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Old 07-04-2005, 08:42 PM
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Nature vandalized my Z. I had a huge bird sh*t mark on my rear fender. The bird must have been a huge motherf***** because this wasn't a drop of sh*t. It was the area of a normal size hand. I didn't notice til last night, but I was too drunk to clean it right away and now I paid for it because there is a dull etched stain and it's very grainy. I used cleaner wax and nxt wax, but it still looks like crap. Have a nice day.
Old 07-04-2005, 08:58 PM
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i bet that bird was saving up its crap for a z... i swear they target our cars. birds are evil. throw rocks at them.
Old 07-04-2005, 09:28 PM
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Hey doodeitstom,

I had the same problem last summer. Especially in the TX heat, birdsh!t can be very unforgiving. Here's what I did and it seemed to work. Go to your local Pepboys or Autozone and pickup "Meguiar's Scratch X". Clean the area and apply this stuff. I did 3-4 applications until the dull etched stain disappears. When you run your hand over the area you just applied the stuff with, it'll seem very slick. From that point, you'll wax the car as many times as you want and it's like brand new. Good luck.
Old 07-05-2005, 10:16 AM
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One time a bird $hit on my car while I was dryng it at the car wash..Sheesh! What does it take to keep a clean car these days?
Old 07-05-2005, 10:24 AM
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One time I was at UH, and I was at the parking booth getting a parking permit. A bird dropped a big poop that hand sized like yours!

It was brown and green. But luckily for me it landed on my windshield! hehe.
I quickly wiped that crap off with a wad of napkins.
Old 07-05-2005, 10:29 AM
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Yeah, birds do target our cars for some reason. I parked mine at work and when I came out it looked like a birds *** had exploded on my car. There were at least 25 spots of poop all over it. It hate birds.
Old 07-05-2005, 10:31 AM
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It always seems to happen just days after you washed the car.
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Originally Posted by rbaggett1
Hey doodeitstom,

I had the same problem last summer. Especially in the TX heat, birdsh!t can be very unforgiving. Here's what I did and it seemed to work. Go to your local Pepboys or Autozone and pickup "Meguiar's Scratch X". Clean the area and apply this stuff. I did 3-4 applications until the dull etched stain disappears. When you run your hand over the area you just applied the stuff with, it'll seem very slick. From that point, you'll wax the car as many times as you want and it's like brand new. Good luck.
Hey bagget, thanks for the info. I have just tried this several times over and no luck. Looks like I will have to buff it out professionally. Jeez, the crap was on their for just a day too. I am going to start carrying around detailer spray and microfiber towel.
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Originally Posted by boma
One time I was at UH, and I was at the parking booth getting a parking permit. A bird dropped a big poop that hand sized like yours!

It was brown and green. But luckily for me it landed on my windshield! hehe.
I quickly wiped that crap off with a wad of napkins.
Urrggg, my ex-financee went to UH. Bad memories. I hope the birds $hit on her car forever. Hehehe
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I've notice a whole lot of bird pee on my Super Black. I park away from trees (and everything else for that matter) and clean the car every time I take it out. Sure enough when I get home there's clear stains here and there.

Curses!
Old 07-05-2005, 03:19 PM
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Ok, just for kicks. I decided to scratch X for the umphteenth time and then added several coats of nxt. It's not there anymore, unless you look extremely close and even then it is still faint. I'll live. =)
Old 07-05-2005, 03:35 PM
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Duude...I shoulda took pictures of my bombing. Mine happend yesterday afternoon. I just paid 40 bucks for a full service wash, vacuum, detailing, and wax. They did a very good job. Then only after 2 hours my brother told me I got bombed. I was pretty upset at that moment after spending so much to get it cleaned and waxed. Once I got out there it was pretty bad. I mean literally 6 very large bird poop bombs from the passenger side headlamp to the roof of the driver side. These birds were out to get me...
Old 07-05-2005, 03:36 PM
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Duude...I shoulda took pictures of my bombing. Mine happend yesterday afternoon. I just paid 40 bucks for a full service wash, vacuum, detailing, and wax. They did a very good job. Then only after 2 hours my brother told me I got bombed. I was pretty upset at that moment after spending so much to get it cleaned and waxed. Once I got out there it was pretty bad. I mean literally 8(yes I counted) very large bird poop bombs from the passenger side headlamp to the roof of the driver side. These birds were out to get me... the nearest tree was about 20 feet away. Oh and BTW after the fireworks were over I could help but run over a dead dog (i think thats what it was) and got blood and flesh all over the side of my car. It was dark and it couldn't be avoided, everyone was running over this thing, it looked pretty beat up.

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Old 07-05-2005, 05:53 PM
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Hey guys, good tip I found while dealing with this. I had my gloss etched pretty bad by bird crap also. Buy 3M's fine rubbing compound at Pep boys ($6.99). Then follow up with 3M Perfect IT III (I used Meguires Scratch-X instead since I already had it). Wax and it'll get rid of 95%. Essentially you are wet micro sanding the gloss coat to get rid of the etching.

Do a search on "bird crap" in the detailing forum and you should find the post for it if you need more information.

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Old 07-05-2005, 05:58 PM
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Why dont they go target ricers? Who cares if they crap on their car... heck the ricers will probably claim it helps with aero dynamics and gives them 5hp.
Old 07-05-2005, 07:14 PM
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Originally Posted by engiNERD350Z
Hey guys, good tip I found while dealing with this. I had my gloss etched pretty bad by bird crap also. Buy 3M's fine rubbing compound at Pep boys ($6.99). Then follow up with 3M Perfect IT III (I used Meguires Scratch-X instead since I already had it). Wax and it'll get rid of 95%. Essentially you are wet micro sanding the gloss coat to get rid of the etching.

Do a search on "bird crap" in the detailing forum and you should find the post for it if you need more information.
I just checked mine and there is a stain that won't go away, WTF damn birds!!! I've never used clay bar before but do you think this will get rid of it 100%?
Old 07-06-2005, 07:28 AM
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i have a bird **** stain that messed up the paint job, now it looks grainy, and it won't fix no matter how much i polish/wax it.

must have been some atomicsh!t or something...
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A nice BB gun will solve many of problems.
Old 07-06-2005, 09:47 AM
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Originally Posted by elms350Z
I just checked mine and there is a stain that won't go away, WTF damn birds!!! I've never used clay bar before but do you think this will get rid of it 100%?
I don't know about claybar. It is more to take off dirt/grit stuck on top of the clearcoat/paint. The 3M rubbing compound I suggested above will micro sand it to even out and get rid of it. I highly suggest it.
Old 07-06-2005, 02:07 PM
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I got shitted on today also, freaking the side was 5" in diameter on teh center of the hood. Gotta nxt the crap outta the car...

I cant believe birds can crap that much.

ravi


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