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linc400 · 05-20-2016, 04:51 PM

I left work to discover my 45th Anniversary had bird crap all over the hood. I washed it off and then tried using detailer on it. I don't know what kind of toxic acid this bird ate, but the stripes have stains on them that won't come out. It actually looks like they have been bleached a little lighter than the rest of the stripe. The paint looked like that too at first, but now it seems to have disappeared. Is there any cure for this, or do I have to either buy new stripes or just live with it? I am so pissed.

Dizzy82 · 05-20-2016, 05:33 PM

If the vinyl stripe is etched your SOL. Try a vinyl safe cleaner and conditioner.

christianchevell · 05-20-2016, 05:46 PM

Your 2012 now has stripes on it that are 4 years old and the stripes if not a glossy stripe would be dull and hard to clean if not kept covered with a vinyl product like black magic, Mcguires, etc constantly...
I would just go out there with my Nufinish mild scratch remover and give it a try and if not just that spot it would clean around it and the whole portion of stripe if is dirty and then spray it with a good vinyl cleaner/ protectant.

Or if its trashed Get out the blow dryer on a hot day if needed and peel it off and then clean up left over adhesive with goop off. I removed my clear bra myself the other day it was nice out and went well.

Rainbow1616 · 05-20-2016, 06:00 PM

Adams VRT. It will make your vinyl stripes look new again.

Kopterman · 05-20-2016, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Rainbow1616

Adams VRT. It will make your vinyl stripes look new again.

+1. This is what I use on mine. Great stuff.

wrtowman · 05-20-2016, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Rainbow1616

Adams VRT. It will make your vinyl stripes look new again.

I concur.

rtcat600man · 05-20-2016, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Rainbow1616

Adams VRT. It will make your vinyl stripes look new again.

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Originally Posted by Kopterman

+1. This is what I use on mine. Great stuff.

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Originally Posted by wrtowman

I concur.

I have been using the VRT on my stripes for 6 years. Best stuff I have found to date. Been recommending that to everyone for all these years.

CamaroDreams76 · 05-20-2016, 08:22 PM

If I was going very extreme with cleaning, I would do a 50/50 mix of water and alcohol and wipe with a mircofiber towel. An APC would be a good start since detail spray didnt work.

The VRT will more than likely cover up the stain, not remove it.

Scalded Dog · 05-21-2016, 12:25 PM

I once noticed a big patch of bird crap on the hood of my shiny black '82 Camaro, but I was on the way out the door for a two- week long training deployment... no time to wash it off, but I had NO idea what kind of damage it would do.

When I returned two weeks later, and tried to clean it off, I found that the evil that birds expel constantly from their evil bird asses is acidic... that stuff ate completely through my clear coat, and well into the paint, leaving a deep pit. The ONLY way to repair that was with a full repaint of the entire hood.

Not sure about what it does on vinyl, but I learned now to get that off ASAP... If I am driving down the road, and a wicked flying devil flops a nasty on the car, I'll pull off the road and wipe it off...

Timbo10835 · 05-21-2016, 05:08 PM

I while back I posted "parking garage stains" after I discovered CLR (calcium lime rust) was the only thing that removed stains from concrete leachate from my car. Its mild, wont hurt your finish and worked like a champ. Might be worth a few bucks to try, can be bought almost anywhere.

linc400 · 05-22-2016, 05:05 AM

Thanks for all the info. I was actually at my Chevy dealer yesterday, and mentioned it to them. They said they didn't think anything could be done. But they said they would try. When I came back, they had washed the whole car, and whatever they used on the spots removed them. I wanted to go back in and ask what they used, but they were busy with people, and I was running late. So I will ask them next time. But I am a happy camper now.

gen5dewy · 05-22-2016, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Rainbow1616

Adams VRT. It will make your vinyl stripes look new again.

any adams product will do your car wonders. actually talked to the owner yesterday at a autoexpo. also get his new clay brick. does wonders

Adam's Polishes · 05-23-2016, 04:52 PM

I always have good luck using Revive hand polish, however be careful it could give your stripes a little bit of shine.

http://adamspolishes.com/shop/exteri...ar-polish.html

05-20-2016, 04:51 PM	#1
linc400 Drives: 2012 2LT 45th anniversary convert Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Chicago Posts: 265	Any way to remove bird stain? I left work to discover my 45th Anniversary had bird crap all over the hood. I washed it off and then tried using detailer on it. I don't know what kind of toxic acid this bird ate, but the stripes have stains on them that won't come out. It actually looks like they have been bleached a little lighter than the rest of the stripe. The paint looked like that too at first, but now it seems to have disappeared. Is there any cure for this, or do I have to either buy new stripes or just live with it? I am so pissed.

05-20-2016, 05:33 PM	#2
Dizzy82 Drives: 2011 1LT/RS A6 RJT SuperCharged Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: 87114 Posts: 3,503 View My Garage	If the vinyl stripe is etched your SOL. Try a vinyl safe cleaner and conditioner. __________________ Power is worthless without control. *The 2nd* protects the 1st.** BMR sub frame brace, BMR tunnel brace, LSR sways, LSR CM ca & tl, Sphon ExD el, GM tower brace, Megan EZ Streets, Goodridge Stainless Steel Braided brake lines, PowerStop D/S rotors & pads, Doug Thorty Ceramic Shorties, Magnaflow x-pipe, MRT V2.0, KICKER PowerStage sub & amp, Infinity speakers & tweeters, Viteese Throttle Controller, Viteese Paddle Shifters, ACS T2 Splitter, ACS T2 Ports/Quad LED lights, VDI kit, Havoc diffuser, IPF ECU/TRANS tuned, IPF/KPE Supercharged. 364RWHP/297RWTQ

05-20-2016, 05:46 PM	#3
christianchevell old school chevy rodder Drives: 2013 2SS/RS Manual,DM exhaust,CRT Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Oregon Posts: 5,588 View My Garage	Your 2012 now has stripes on it that are 4 years old and the stripes if not a glossy stripe would be dull and hard to clean if not kept covered with a vinyl product like black magic, Mcguires, etc constantly... I would just go out there with my Nufinish mild scratch remover and give it a try and if not just that spot it would clean around it and the whole portion of stripe if is dirty and then spray it with a good vinyl cleaner/ protectant. Or if its trashed Get out the blow dryer on a hot day if needed and peel it off and then clean up left over adhesive with goop off. I removed my clear bra myself the other day it was nice out and went well. __________________ 2021 Wild Cherry ZL1 A10, Sunroof, Data, Carbon, Nav, RotoFab Dry CAI, Elite x2, Borla ATK, Driveshaft shop

05-20-2016, 08:22 PM	#8
CamaroDreams76 Tri-County Camaro SWFL Drives: 2013 IOM 2SS/RS/1LE Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: South West FL Posts: 3,070 View My Garage	If I was going very extreme with cleaning, I would do a 50/50 mix of water and alcohol and wipe with a mircofiber towel. An APC would be a good start since detail spray didnt work. The VRT will more than likely cover up the stain, not remove it. __________________ Just bolt ons........ https://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=343023

05-20-2016, 06:00 PM	#4
Rainbow1616 Drives: 2011 Inferno Orange Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 1,368	Adams VRT. It will make your vinyl stripes look new again.

05-21-2016, 12:25 PM	#9
Scalded Dog Drives: 2011 1LT Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Crestline, CA Posts: 3,029	I once noticed a big patch of bird crap on the hood of my shiny black '82 Camaro, but I was on the way out the door for a two- week long training deployment... no time to wash it off, but I had NO idea what kind of damage it would do. When I returned two weeks later, and tried to clean it off, I found that the evil that birds expel constantly from their evil bird asses is acidic... that stuff ate completely through my clear coat, and well into the paint, leaving a deep pit. The ONLY way to repair that was with a full repaint of the entire hood. Not sure about what it does on vinyl, but I learned now to get that off ASAP... If I am driving down the road, and a wicked flying devil flops a nasty on the car, I'll pull off the road and wipe it off...

05-21-2016, 05:08 PM	#10
Timbo10835 Drives: 2014 LS Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: NH Posts: 28	I while back I posted "parking garage stains" after I discovered CLR (calcium lime rust) was the only thing that removed stains from concrete leachate from my car. Its mild, wont hurt your finish and worked like a champ. Might be worth a few bucks to try, can be bought almost anywhere.

05-22-2016, 05:05 AM	#11
linc400 Drives: 2012 2LT 45th anniversary convert Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Chicago Posts: 265	Thanks for all the info. I was actually at my Chevy dealer yesterday, and mentioned it to them. They said they didn't think anything could be done. But they said they would try. When I came back, they had washed the whole car, and whatever they used on the spots removed them. I wanted to go back in and ask what they used, but they were busy with people, and I was running late. So I will ask them next time. But I am a happy camper now.

05-23-2016, 04:52 PM	#13
Adam's Polishes Drives: The shiny ones. Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: In the detail shop! Posts: 5,979	I always have good luck using Revive hand polish, however be careful it could give your stripes a little bit of shine. http://adamspolishes.com/shop/exteri...ar-polish.html