Protecting paintwork from (lots of) bird crap
Discussion
Starlings, bloody starlings! I could rant on about them but for whatever reason, this winter where the wife works has now been attracting swarms of these lovely creatures.
Which is obviously not doing her paintwork much good!
Unfortunately, due to time constraints (as well as having a life) we're unlikely to wash the car more than once a week, so is there much out there I can use to protect the paintwork? Car is a bmw x1 if it makes much difference & as much as we love it I don't see the fun in waxing & polishing it every week
I do however have the usual selection from halfords in the garage, autoglym stuff etc an I'd be willing to buy anything that came highly recommended
Which is obviously not doing her paintwork much good!
Unfortunately, due to time constraints (as well as having a life) we're unlikely to wash the car more than once a week, so is there much out there I can use to protect the paintwork? Car is a bmw x1 if it makes much difference & as much as we love it I don't see the fun in waxing & polishing it every week
I do however have the usual selection from halfords in the garage, autoglym stuff etc an I'd be willing to buy anything that came highly recommended
If I were you I'd park somewhere else, bird droppings really are terrible for print work 
Otherwise, after polishing, get a few layers of sealant then wax on. This may help a little, but ultimately you need to get the poop off. Autoglym do handy little sachets of bird poo remover which I keep in the glove box.
Otherwise, after polishing, get a few layers of sealant then wax on. This may help a little, but ultimately you need to get the poop off. Autoglym do handy little sachets of bird poo remover which I keep in the glove box.
Thanks for the speedy reply
However, if it was as simple as parking somewhere else you might imagine we'd have simply done that. In the interests of the thread, parking elsewhere is not an option.
Neither I'm afraid, is removing each plop with those autoglym wipe things. For one, when she leaves work it is dark. Apart from that, have you seen the amount of s
t a flock of a few thousand starlings make? Removing each ste individually by hand would either result in bankruptcy by way of all our combined earnings going towards purchasing those little wipes, or (perhaps worse) my tea not being on the table due to her extending her working day even further to include a couple of hours each evening cleaning up each bird crap one by one.
Neither of those two options appeals greatly I'm afraid. Which leaves me back with a weekly pressure wash and trying to find something to protect the paintwork with
As a side note, I'm led to believe this will only be a problem through the winter months while they are nesting before they bugger off come spring.
However, if it was as simple as parking somewhere else you might imagine we'd have simply done that. In the interests of the thread, parking elsewhere is not an option.
Neither I'm afraid, is removing each plop with those autoglym wipe things. For one, when she leaves work it is dark. Apart from that, have you seen the amount of s
t a flock of a few thousand starlings make? Removing each ste individually by hand would either result in bankruptcy by way of all our combined earnings going towards purchasing those little wipes, or (perhaps worse) my tea not being on the table due to her extending her working day even further to include a couple of hours each evening cleaning up each bird crap one by one.Neither of those two options appeals greatly I'm afraid. Which leaves me back with a weekly pressure wash and trying to find something to protect the paintwork with
As a side note, I'm led to believe this will only be a problem through the winter months while they are nesting before they bugger off come spring.
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