Bird attacks Saving your car's paint from bird poop

Source: E.R. Ronny

Bird poop on your car paint is as big a deal as running out of water in the toilet. It's fundamentally evil, yet, in both cases, you don't really understand the impact till after the incident has passed.

Bird poop on paint leaves marks as it dries. Some say it is the uric acid that etches marks while others say it is the warm paint that cools around the spattered droppings. Either way, the blemish is nasty. It's nastier for darker colors because those reflect the marks more prominently.

What to do? The simplest is to grab hold of specific cleaners to tackle the problem. But we never have specific cleaners on hand as we don't live in an ideal world. So get hold of plain old water, soak a tissue or wad of newspaper. This is yet another adovcation for keeping old issues of The Daily Star around. Let the poop soak. Lift up and inspect damage. Whatever you do, don't scrub.

If you end up with two-week old poop that has left a nasty mini map of Africa on your paint, it's time to apply some rubbing compound to buff out the marks. This will gently smooth out layers of your clear coat to remove the unevenness. But prevention here is better than cure.

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