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asmith10 · 01-10-2010, 08:43 PM

I had a bird poop on the car a day ago, and though I intended to clean it off once i got home, other matters popped up and I wasn't able to get to it until this afternoon when I washed and waxed it. I got the poop off, but there is a spot left behind that not matter how hard I scrub, it won't come out. It still shows up after being waxed as well. How do I get it to go away?

scythezo6 · 01-10-2010, 11:58 PM

Wash the spot with some diluted dawn and water to remove the wax, rinse, clay bar the spot using car soap/water as a lube, wash the spot again with your car soap, rinse then rewax. That's what I'd do.
The wax wont remove the spot but rather cover it with a layer of wax. The spot left behind is probably a mineral deposit of some sort left behind from the poop, or from the acidity/basicity of the poop reacting with your clear coat. Claying should knock it off, unless its really reactive seagull poo that Ive heard can burn your clear coat. More extensive treatment would be needed then.

Junkman2008 · 01-11-2010, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by scythezo6

Wash the spot with some diluted dawn and water to remove the wax, rinse, clay bar the spot using car soap/water as a lube, wash the spot again with your car soap, rinse then rewax. That's what I'd do.
The wax wont remove the spot but rather cover it with a layer of wax. The spot left behind is probably a mineral deposit of some sort left behind from the poop, or from the acidity/basicity of the poop reacting with your clear coat. Claying should knock it off, unless its really reactive seagull poo that Ive heard can burn your clear coat. More extensive treatment would be needed then.

Exactly. Those more extensive measures would be something like the PC and a polish like Adam's SHR or Zaino's PC Fusion. When you clay, make sure you apply pressure and scrub at the spot. This is contradictory to what you will read on the Internet but the grade of clay that is sold to the average consumer is NOT going to damage your paint. If anything, it will merely mar the paint if you don't keep it lubricated enough but can be easily remedied with a quick pass of the PC and a scratch removing polish.

Here's a quick video of my claying process.

How to Clay

Do you have access to or own a PC-7424?

DangerZL1 · 01-11-2010, 12:52 PM

I've successfully removed bird poop marks by using a clear coat cleaner and a swirl remover. As long as the poop didn't etch too far into the clear coat, it will get a lot of the damage out, and if your lucky, all of it. On the other hand, I have a spot on the roof of my car where bird poop ate down to the primer coat. Wax by itself isn't likely going to get all the damage out.

Chris@glimmerglass · 01-12-2010, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by DangerouSS

I've successfully removed bird poop marks by using a clear coat cleaner and a swirl remover. As long as the poop didn't etch too far into the clear coat, it will get a lot of the damage out, and if your lucky, all of it. On the other hand, I have a spot on the roof of my car where bird poop ate down to the primer coat. Wax by itself isn't likely going to get all the damage out.

Wax won't get any of the damage out unless it is a cleaner wax. The clear coat would have to be cleaned thus requiring claying, polishing, etc., as mentioned above.

2LTRS · 01-16-2010, 02:08 PM

Bird poo is some nasty stuff, it actually eats the clear coat - therefore requiring you to follow the steps already posted.

I always keep a quick detail spray in my trunk with assorted micro fibers for such an occasion, because the quicker you get the poop off of it the less damage it will do.

SS_in_Black · 01-16-2010, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by 2LTRS

Bird poo is some nasty stuff, it actually eats the clear coat - therefore requiring you to follow the steps already posted.

I always keep a quick detail spray in my trunk with assorted micro fibers for such an occasion, because the quicker you get the poop off of it the less damage it will do.

+1. I also keep a bottle of water for rinsing first then using the spray.

asmith10 · 01-17-2010, 12:00 PM

Ok wierd thing happened. Like I said the mark was still there after I washed and waxed it that night. The next morning it was gone..I couldn't find a single trace of it!

scythezo6 · 01-17-2010, 01:23 PM

I came by and buffed it out. You owe me $10 plus travel.

Junkman2008 · 01-17-2010, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by scythezo6

I came by and buffed it out. You owe me $10 plus travel.

Were you the mystery buffer or a mystery in the buff?

01-10-2010, 08:43 PM	#1
asmith10 Drives: Camaro 2LT/RS IBM Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Louisiana Posts: 314	Bird Poop Mark I had a bird poop on the car a day ago, and though I intended to clean it off once i got home, other matters popped up and I wasn't able to get to it until this afternoon when I washed and waxed it. I got the poop off, but there is a spot left behind that not matter how hard I scrub, it won't come out. It still shows up after being waxed as well. How do I get it to go away?

01-10-2010, 11:58 PM	#2
scythezo6 Virologist in the making Drives: 2010 VR SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: El Paso TX Posts: 2,865	Wash the spot with some diluted dawn and water to remove the wax, rinse, clay bar the spot using car soap/water as a lube, wash the spot again with your car soap, rinse then rewax. That's what I'd do. The wax wont remove the spot but rather cover it with a layer of wax. The spot left behind is probably a mineral deposit of some sort left behind from the poop, or from the acidity/basicity of the poop reacting with your clear coat. Claying should knock it off, unless its really reactive seagull poo that Ive heard can burn your clear coat. More extensive treatment would be needed then. __________________ Victory Red 1SS/RS Ordered - 8/4/09 & Joined Camaro5.com family 6000, Delivered to the customer - 12/21/09

01-16-2010, 02:08 PM	#6
2LTRS Detailing Connoisseur Drives: 2010 Rally Yellow 2LT RS Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Lakewood, ca Posts: 1,131	Bird poo is some nasty stuff, it actually eats the clear coat - therefore requiring you to follow the steps already posted. I always keep a quick detail spray in my trunk with assorted micro fibers for such an occasion, because the quicker you get the poop off of it the less damage it will do. __________________

01-17-2010, 01:23 PM	#9
scythezo6 Virologist in the making Drives: 2010 VR SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: El Paso TX Posts: 2,865	I came by and buffed it out. You owe me $10 plus travel. __________________ Victory Red 1SS/RS Ordered - 8/4/09 & Joined Camaro5.com family 6000, Delivered to the customer - 12/21/09

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DangerZL1 Drives: 2023 Black ZL1 Auto Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: FEMA Region 4 Posts: 2,935	I've successfully removed bird poop marks by using a clear coat cleaner and a swirl remover. As long as the poop didn't etch too far into the clear coat, it will get a lot of the damage out, and if your lucky, all of it. On the other hand, I have a spot on the roof of my car where bird poop ate down to the primer coat. Wax by itself isn't likely going to get all the damage out.

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asmith10 Drives: Camaro 2LT/RS IBM Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Louisiana Posts: 314	Ok wierd thing happened. Like I said the mark was still there after I washed and waxed it that night. The next morning it was gone..I couldn't find a single trace of it!