Bird poo etched my paint in 10mins

[Booth11]

DA is a great investment and good for tackling for bird etching, but really need to use it for more than that to make it a worthy investment, and get your money's worth.  I wouldn't be without one.

In terms of sealants and DAs, for those with coatings on their cars, worth bearing in mind that unless you have Gtechniq Cystal Serum on your car, any other ceramic, nano or glasscoat base sealant will be removed if you polish it with a DA.  Crystal Serum, which is pro only application, can only be removed with wet sanding, but not the case with other coatings, even if pro detailer applied.  So if in removing your etching you will also be removing your basecoat if you have one.   

[I wanted a GTi]

This is taking the p!ss now



And then done a return shot on the front wheel

[gtiaps]

This is taking the p!ss now



And then done a return shot on the front wheel

Are u sure they are just " beach chickens " and not 617 squadron in disguise to hit a spoke on the santis they must have been

[Booth11]

This is taking the p!ss now

Kill them!  Kill them with fire! 

[mcmaddy]

I've got gtechnic stuff on mine and bird poo doesn't leave any marks at all.

Gtechniq C2v3?
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It's the new exo ceramic stuff on mine. Haven't a clue what it is just mine was one of the first to have it applied from my detailer. It's fantastic as all I do between proper washes is jet wash the crap off 😁😁

[Restlessnative]

I had a sh!tehawk do the biggest keich/jobby on the roof of my car at work.Strangely enough it was the hottest May day for many years.Must have been about 20 deg.
It had set like a double fried egg,like concrete.
To make matters worse.The gull had obviously decided to sharpen it's beak in a semi circular motion.A nice fine arc of scratched paint.
I moved my car to another spot in the car park after that.Then i found out from others that the gulls were targeting certain colours.Grey was one of them!.

[Brenbo]

Not that I promote animal cruelty.  But an local myth suggests feeding gulls (aka beach chickens) alca selters would the trick.  Apparently they explode?   

Although I suspect being the jerks that they are, they would probably choose to explode all over your car, making the situation of this thread even worse...

[a9wyn]

 I always carry a pack of Autoglym bird poo wipes in the clovebox in the Golf and Beetle especially for incidents like this. They're not the complete answer but handy for a short term solution.

[davegixer]

I'm seriously loosing my sense of humour with bird mess now. It's every day; this morning was 6 separate areas of poo which are easily the size of goose s**t. The roof has areas of dirt from their feet or feathers where they have obviously taken to roosting on my bloody car! It has got to be pigeons, they're everywhere around here.
I should have taken photos for your viewing pleasure (or not) but I was obsessed with removing it all.

I can't see how I can stop them from doing it, seriously, it's every day.

[Brenbo]

Maybe suspend a cat above your car?  But then that would probably mean the cat would poop on your car instead.  Seriously though, I feel your pain.  There is nothing worse than looking out of the window to see a massive pile of bird poo baking in to the paint work of your pride and joy, especially just after you have slogged away cleaning the thing prior to the incident.