Bird poo etched my paint in 10mins

[fredgroves]

You should come here, you can't move without tripping over them 

[matchboy]

Not in any way saying you don't need to seal the car, was simply saying that bird poo doesn't etch your paint. That is a mate of mines car that is immaculately looked after. Prior to trying wet sanding (on the etch theory) he tried a geat gun and it worked.

Essentially all I was saying is if there is damage caused by bird poo that has been left, the heat gun sorts it.

Regards

Dave

On my mk 6 DBP GTI, a bird shat on the bonnet first thing in the morning, sometime after I'd parked up.  As it was summer, and on one of the odd boiling hot days we had, by the time I'd clocked it at lunch it had 'burned' through the paint.  I had a professional try everything to get rid of the 'stain' (hand print size) but the mark was always there.  So, a heat gun didn't fix it.  But maybe I was just unlucky and that bird had a madras the night before, who knows! #japaneseflag 

[JoeGTI]

Sorry to bump an old thread but this has happened twice now to wifey's GTD which has "special solid paint". The paint is woeful - scratches and swirls if you look at it.

Anyway, 2 lots of birds poo have been removed within 10-15 minutes and yet both have etched the paint. Is this paint different to the old solid paint which seems pretty resistant.

Is a machine polish the only way to get rid of the etching ?

Yes. You'll be wasting your effort and time trying to do anything with them by hand in my experience.  30 seconds with a DA and they'll be gone. Best tool I've ever splurged on.

[Booth11]

Sorry to bump an old thread but this has happened twice now to wifey's GTD which has "special solid paint". The paint is woeful - scratches and swirls if you look at it.

Anyway, 2 lots of birds poo have been removed within 10-15 minutes and yet both have etched the paint. Is this paint different to the old solid paint which seems pretty resistant.

Is a machine polish the only way to get rid of the etching ?

The paint shouldn't make any difference as it's all got the same clearcoat which is what has been etched.

As Joe says, trying to hand polish it out will be a battle, much easier with a DA.  That said, I had various bits of bird poo etching on mine and a couple of those even challenged the DA, but a bit of persistence and it was gone. 

[GTI_Ant]

What is a DA?  I know some say it's a waste of money but I had the GardX treatment from new and the bird cr@p seems to come off without leaving a trace.  So far.

[JoeGTI]

What is a DA?  I know some say it's a waste of money but I had the GardX treatment from new and the bird cr@p seems to come off without leaving a trace.  So far.

A dual action polisher.

In my experience, no wax or sealant will prevent this problem. Leave bird crap baking on the bonnet/roof on a warm sunny day and it will leave a mark that only a DA will remove in my experience.

Not really an issue in the cooler / wetter months obviously.

[GTI_Ant]

What is a DA?  I know some say it's a waste of money but I had the GardX treatment from new and the bird cr@p seems to come off without leaving a trace.  So far.

A dual action polisher.

In my experience, no wax or sealant will prevent this problem. Leave bird crap baking on the bonnet/roof on a warm sunny day and it will leave a mark that only a DA will remove in my experience.

Not really an issue in the cooler / wetter months obviously.

Thank you.  A challenge for chemical engineers to come up with a more resistant finish.

[Brenbo]

Speaking from experience as I live in Cornwall.  You don't need to catch a seagull (aka 'beach chicken').  Just clean your car, they seem to hunt down clean cars in my neck of the woods to crap all over for sh!ts and giggles.  We need to start a cull I think.   

[I wanted a GTi]

I had a direct hit on my bonnet after I had the work done by the Detailer and before I had a chance to get rid of it it rained overnight and it washed it off. I never knew that it could damage the pain in just 10 minutes.

[I wanted a GTi]

Speaking from experience as I live in Cornwall.  You don't need to catch a seagull (aka 'beach chicken').  Just clean your car, they seem to hunt down clean cars in my neck of the woods to crap all over for sh!ts and giggles.  We need to start a cull I think.   

'Beach chicken' I can't stop laughing