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Location:
new castle
Registered:
July 2005
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bird poo stains
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Thu, 08 September 2005 07:05
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hi this is just a quick question, i've been told (by freind of a friend sorta thing) that if you leave a bird poo stain on your paint on your car it can leave a big stain.
i'm only worried because i have a big piece of bird shit on the side of my celica (that was resprayed about 6 months ago) and its not really in a place to be washed, and was curious if this could damage my paint work in any way??
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May 2002
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Re: bird poo stains
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Thu, 08 September 2005 07:08
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It CAN furk your paint! Carefully rinse it off with warm water or even better warm water with car wash ASAP. I have seen a couple of instances where some bird crap marks had to be buffed out of the clear coat.
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Location:
Cabramatta, NSW
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: bird poo stains
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Thu, 08 September 2005 07:11
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I have a black car and bird poo is my nemesis!!
Left for a day, it'll leave a permanent mark.
Get rid of it ASAP!! I use running water and dab off with a sponge. Rubbing it will scratch the paint.
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Location:
Canberra
Registered:
January 2004
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Re: bird poo stains
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Thu, 08 September 2005 07:20
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bird poo = bad
apparently it's quite corrosive to paint.
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Location:
Potts Point, Sydney
Registered:
October 2003
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Re: bird poo stains
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Thu, 08 September 2005 07:21
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yeh, if you leave it on for a few days, it'll start to fuck your paint up....because it's acidic 
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Location:
new castle
Registered:
July 2005
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Re: bird poo stains
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Thu, 08 September 2005 07:32
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 guess its bad times ahead for me then
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Official Cruise Dude
Location:
liverpool
Registered:
March 2004
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Re: bird poo stains
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Thu, 08 September 2005 08:20
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it will buff out lol
i had to cut the clear back a bit to get a big one out off the side door
bat poo is HEAPS WORSE
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Location:
Cabramatta, NSW
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: bird poo stains
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Thu, 08 September 2005 08:29
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Ooooh... Don't get me started on bat poo... Fark that stuff can destroy paint!!
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I Supported Toymods
Location:
Sydney
Registered:
December 2002
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Re: bird poo stains
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Thu, 08 September 2005 09:08
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I keep quik detailer and a microfiber cloth in the car at all times to combat teh bird p00!
Black car + bird p00 = teh suck!
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Location:
Cabramatta, NSW
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: bird poo stains
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Thu, 08 September 2005 09:29
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| Toobs wrote on Thu, 08 September 2005 19:08 |
I keep quik detailer and a microfiber cloth in the car at all times to combat teh bird p00!
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Clay bar?
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Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
April 2005
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Re: bird poo stains
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Thu, 08 September 2005 10:04
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i never knew what bird sh!t could do to a car until i noticed my car 5 days later that it had actually peeled my paint right off!!!
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Location:
Melbourne
Registered:
March 2004
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Re: bird poo stains
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Thu, 08 September 2005 10:46
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uh oh... i've been parking under powerlines for the last month and have given up on teh battle against p00. d'oh! 
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I Supported Toymods
Location:
Sydney
Registered:
December 2002
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Re: bird poo stains
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Thu, 08 September 2005 10:52
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Yes I've got a clay bar too but I don't use that normally.
I only use it when theres something that won't come off without it... bird p00 comes off pretty easy unless its dried out.
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Location:
Cabramatta, NSW
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: bird poo stains
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Thu, 08 September 2005 10:54
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Nah, I thought what you were mentioning was a clay bar.
Obviously not. 
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On Probation
Location:
launceston tas
Registered:
March 2005
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Re: bird poo stains
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Thu, 08 September 2005 12:58
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pelican shit destroys black ra60 bonnets
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Location:
1st street on the right
Registered:
November 2002
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Re: bird poo stains
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Thu, 08 September 2005 13:21
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But they make a great noise when hitting the ground after getting fried on dodgy street lights. Funnier when they take out someone.
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
September 2004
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Re: bird poo stains
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Thu, 08 September 2005 18:27
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Ahhh I haven't cleaned my car in yonks because I didn't have the funds to change my clutch!
It's littered with bird poo!!  
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Location:
eastern suburbs, melbourne
Registered:
March 2005
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Re: bird poo stains
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Thu, 08 September 2005 23:43
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would waxing your car on a regular basis(every 1-2 months) provide enough protection to stop the deadly bird poo?
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I supported Toymods
Location:
Perth
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: bird poo stains
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Thu, 08 September 2005 23:46
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| Nark wrote on Thu, 08 September 2005 18:54 |
Nah, I thought what you were mentioning was a clay bar.
Obviously not.
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Quick detailer is like a light wax spray to keep everything clean and shiny.
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Location:
new castle
Registered:
July 2005
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Re: bird poo stains
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Thu, 08 September 2005 23:49
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i'd have to feel sorry for anyone living in a pelican prone region.
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I Supported Toymods
Location:
Sydney
Registered:
December 2002
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Re: bird poo stains
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Fri, 09 September 2005 01:31
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| justcallmefrank wrote on Fri, 09 September 2005 09:46 |
| Nark wrote on Thu, 08 September 2005 18:54 |
Nah, I thought what you were mentioning was a clay bar.
Obviously not.
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Quick detailer is like a light wax spray to keep everything clean and shiny.
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There is a quik detailer kit that has a clay bar in it (i have one), this is probably what Nark was thinking about.
In that kit the quik detailer is used as a lubricant for the clay bar so that you don't scratch your paint, however, quik detailer is also available and useful on its own.
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Location:
new castle
Registered:
July 2005
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Re: bird poo stains
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Sun, 11 September 2005 07:32
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if anyone actually cares i washed the bird poo off and to my surprise not a mark there 
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
September 2004
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Re: bird poo stains
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Sun, 11 September 2005 08:29
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| havabeer wrote on Sun, 11 September 2005 17:32 |
if anyone actually cares i washed the bird poo off and to my surprise not a mark there
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SAME!!
My bird poo was on for about a month as well.
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I Supported Toymods
Location:
Sydney
Registered:
December 2002
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Re: bird poo stains
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Sun, 11 September 2005 08:32
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Probably depends what the birds have been eating... e.g. birds eating berries would probably be bad, birds eating mcdonalds would probably eat through the panel in next to no time.
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
August 2004
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Re: bird poo stains
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Sun, 11 September 2005 08:38
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Hahaha bird poo. I had this huge one the size of a fist on the front guard of my car. Didn't notice it till night, used hot water and paper towels to try and get rid of it. In the morning i noticed i had succeeded in scratching the fuck outta the paint. Moral of the story: don't clean bird shit off your car at 1am. With paper towels.
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Location:
Campbelltown
Registered:
November 2003
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Re: bird poo stains
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Mon, 12 September 2005 02:05
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I haven't really had any problems with bird poo eating into my paint and trust me my car and others at my house have shit all over them from the birds in our huge gum tree out the front.
The worst is the bat shits cos they are huge and runny. Generally i just wet the car down, then wash it as normal with a nice soft sponge warm soapy water.
My car has been egged twice once at the local shopping mall and once at school (a large group of cars were egged as a muck up day prank). Both times i managed to catch it befor it set in and cleaned it off.
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Location:
Melbourne
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: bird poo stains
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Mon, 12 September 2005 04:09
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If ya give ya car a light waxing every time you wash it, and a hand polish every 3 months or so, it should be fine.
With bird poo degreaser works really well to get it off. degreaser+microfibre for the win.
And you know, technically, this is professional advice seeing as I work at a carwash
Grant.
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Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
February 2003
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Re: bird poo stains
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Mon, 12 September 2005 04:57
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bat shit seems to be the most corrosive crap that i've encountered (chook, bird, duck, possum). On he boot of a negected RA23, the baked-on bat shit bonded with every layer of paint - when it was eventually removed i discovered bare metal
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Registered:
May 2002
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Re: bird poo stains
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Mon, 12 September 2005 06:53
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| Quote: Corona RT142 |
My car has been egged twice once at the local shopping mall and once at school
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Why does this not surprise me 
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Location:
Campbelltown
Registered:
November 2003
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Re: bird poo stains
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Mon, 12 September 2005 06:56
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well considering pretty much every car out the front where mine was parked was also egged it was hardly a targeted incident. not to sure about the shops but there were a few eggs elsewhere, and considering it was at minto mall it didn't really surprise me.
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Registered:
May 2002
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Re: bird poo stains
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Mon, 12 September 2005 06:58
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Corona RT142 how come you weren't on the cruise yesterday? I thought the lure of the twisties in the Kangaroo Valley would have ensured your appearance.
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Location:
Campbelltown
Registered:
November 2003
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Re: bird poo stains
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Mon, 12 September 2005 07:01
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| ke382TG wrote on Mon, 12 September 2005 16:58 |
Corona RT142 how come you weren't on the cruise yesterday? I thought the lure of the twisties in the Kangaroo Valley would have ensured your appearance.
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was doing an assignment for uni i had planned to come but couldn't.
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