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I thought I would share how I have been handling removing bird droppings and other crud from the paint.
You park somewhere and it's 90 degrees out and when you return you find a present from one of our feathered friends that has dried as hard as a rock on your shiny paint.
The easiest way is to remove the bird droppings is as quickly as possible as the longer it sits the greater chance of it etching into the paint and leaving a permanent mark but as we all know sometimes that isn't possible.
Resist the urge to remove or scrape it off dry. You will probably scratch the paint.
Take a small rag or paper towel and soak it in water or, even better, some detailing spray and soak the rag. Fold it up into a small square that overlaps the dropping and gently press it down over the spot and let it sit. How long depends on how long it's been there. Just check from time to time, keep the rag soaking wet and wait until the dropping has completely liquified.
After it has liquified gently remove the dropping with the rag and you should have a nice clean spot with no scratches. If there is a stain left over after removing it will take some extra work with some polish or polishing compound to return it to normal.
Time is the key. The quicker you remove it the less chance it will leave a mark.
You park somewhere and it's 90 degrees out and when you return you find a present from one of our feathered friends that has dried as hard as a rock on your shiny paint.
The easiest way is to remove the bird droppings is as quickly as possible as the longer it sits the greater chance of it etching into the paint and leaving a permanent mark but as we all know sometimes that isn't possible.
Resist the urge to remove or scrape it off dry. You will probably scratch the paint.
Take a small rag or paper towel and soak it in water or, even better, some detailing spray and soak the rag. Fold it up into a small square that overlaps the dropping and gently press it down over the spot and let it sit. How long depends on how long it's been there. Just check from time to time, keep the rag soaking wet and wait until the dropping has completely liquified.
After it has liquified gently remove the dropping with the rag and you should have a nice clean spot with no scratches. If there is a stain left over after removing it will take some extra work with some polish or polishing compound to return it to normal.
Time is the key. The quicker you remove it the less chance it will leave a mark.