Bird poop help
Discussion
So, I’ve just moved and unfortunately I need to park under some trees. This could be for up to 12 months because I plan on moving again but there is nowhere else in the car park that is not under a tree.
I’ve had the car ceramic coated, so I’m hoping that will protect from any tree sap. My detailer says it will.
My main issue is bird poop. I had about seven hits this morning and it’s took me an hour to get them all off this afternoon after being set by the Sun.
This is not good, and I do not have time to do that every day. I don’t have access to a hose pipe so I’m having to do this with a cloth, hot water and a bottle of water to rinse everything away.
Is there anything I can do to prevent me having to clean bird poop off my car every day for an hour?
I thought about maybe getting a cover, but that could scratch my paintwork just putting it on the car
Any suggestions, recommendations?
If there’s nothing I can do and I’m really gonna have to go through this every day. What product can I use on my car to help me get this off because warm water on a cloth is not helping? It’s taking too long because I’m trying not to damage the paint work
I’ve had the car ceramic coated, so I’m hoping that will protect from any tree sap. My detailer says it will.
My main issue is bird poop. I had about seven hits this morning and it’s took me an hour to get them all off this afternoon after being set by the Sun.
This is not good, and I do not have time to do that every day. I don’t have access to a hose pipe so I’m having to do this with a cloth, hot water and a bottle of water to rinse everything away.
Is there anything I can do to prevent me having to clean bird poop off my car every day for an hour?
I thought about maybe getting a cover, but that could scratch my paintwork just putting it on the car
Any suggestions, recommendations?
If there’s nothing I can do and I’m really gonna have to go through this every day. What product can I use on my car to help me get this off because warm water on a cloth is not helping? It’s taking too long because I’m trying not to damage the paint work
MDMA . said:
Move. HTH.
Absolutely nonsense advice. Honestly.Install this on your roof. HTH
In all seriousness a good technique for removing it is eget a jumbo roll of kitchen paper and soak a few sheets and put that on top of the crap. It will soften it and make it easy to wipe away without damaging the paint.
Be very careful how you remove it… it can have grit in it so scrubbing at it might damage the paint.
The sooner you remove it the better.
Soak with a wet sponge for a few minutes.
Ceramic coat is good but not a ‘silver bullet’… needs careful maintenance just like paint to keep it at its best.
The sooner you remove it the better.
Soak with a wet sponge for a few minutes.
Ceramic coat is good but not a ‘silver bullet’… needs careful maintenance just like paint to keep it at its best.
Auto Glym make specific bird crap remover wipes. I'd never heard of them until recently but I bought some.
You're supposed to set the wipe down on the dropping and wait, then wipe it away without scrubbing (because of grit in the crap).
I tried them today and they work okay.
Halfords have them on "buy one pack, get another half price" right now.
This time of year is worst for me because the house is surrounded by trees and the rooks and jackdaws are nesting, which attracts the goddam gulls hoping to predate on the hatchlings.
Also, I read recently that they target red cars in preference to others.
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ds.
The familial Volvosaurus is red of course.
You're supposed to set the wipe down on the dropping and wait, then wipe it away without scrubbing (because of grit in the crap).
I tried them today and they work okay.
Halfords have them on "buy one pack, get another half price" right now.
This time of year is worst for me because the house is surrounded by trees and the rooks and jackdaws are nesting, which attracts the goddam gulls hoping to predate on the hatchlings.
Also, I read recently that they target red cars in preference to others.
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ds.The familial Volvosaurus is red of course.
Only 7 hits! You should try living in an area with a starling murmuration. For about three weeks in the spring and autumn we have this and it is a nightmare. If you are on the flight path like my daughter and son-in-law, the amount of guano produced by these flying stbags is prodigious! They have a hose pipe permanently connected during these weeks and use it both evening and early morning after the birds have either roosted for the night or left the roost to feed. If I had shares in a car cover manufacturer, I would be able to buy a new car! The number of new car covers that appeared this spring was impressive.
Failing a cover OP, I would use the aforementioned soaked kitchen towel method. Whatever you do, don’t leave it too long, it really does etch the paintwork remarkably quickly.
tbags is prodigious! They have a hose pipe permanently connected during these weeks and use it both evening and early morning after the birds have either roosted for the night or left the roost to feed. If I had shares in a car cover manufacturer, I would be able to buy a new car! The number of new car covers that appeared this spring was impressive.Failing a cover OP, I would use the aforementioned soaked kitchen towel method. Whatever you do, don’t leave it too long, it really does etch the paintwork remarkably quickly.
wyson said:
Thanks, unfortunately, I’m in a hotel. I don’t think that would go down well.Radec said:
Any quick detailer spray should get it off but key is to acting fast and not letting it sit so it etches the paintwork, but that's easier said than done.
Is some sort of fabric tent/canopy/car port an option?
I’m out all day and I see it when I come home. It’s already cooked on in the Sun by that point. I’ll try and get some spray. I’m in a hotel unfortunately so a tent/canopy/carport won’t be an option.Is some sort of fabric tent/canopy/car port an option?
Sheepshanks said:
I just cover the poop with a suitable size bit of kitchen roll, then wet it with water from a bottle, leave it a minute or two and then usually it just basically dissolves.
I tried that and that was okay on a couple of places, but some of them were serious cow pats which is why it took over an hour and I don’t have that every dayScabutz said:
Absolutely nonsense advice. Honestly.
Install this on your roof. HTH
In all seriousness a good technique for removing it is eget a jumbo roll of kitchen paper and soak a few sheets and put that on top of the crap. It will soften it and make it easy to wipe away without damaging the paint.
Yes, you would think but some of them were serious cow pats and were not for budging. This is why it took me over an hour. Had about 7 of them.Install this on your roof. HTH
In all seriousness a good technique for removing it is eget a jumbo roll of kitchen paper and soak a few sheets and put that on top of the crap. It will soften it and make it easy to wipe away without damaging the paint.
Error_404_Username_not_found said:
Auto Glym make specific bird crap remover wipes. I'd never heard of them until recently but I bought some.
You're supposed to set the wipe down on the dropping and wait, then wipe it away without scrubbing (because of grit in the crap).
I tried them today and they work okay.
Halfords have them on "buy one pack, get another half price" right now.
This time of year is worst for me because the house is surrounded by trees and the rooks and jackdaws are nesting, which attracts the goddam gulls hoping to predate on the hatchlings.
Also, I read recently that they target red cars in preference to others.
bds.
The familial Volvosaurus is red of course.
I’ll have a look for some. My car is grey. And I got seven splats in one day. Serious cow pats some of them.. hard work can’t do that every day, but I’ll give the wipes a tryYou're supposed to set the wipe down on the dropping and wait, then wipe it away without scrubbing (because of grit in the crap).
I tried them today and they work okay.
Halfords have them on "buy one pack, get another half price" right now.
This time of year is worst for me because the house is surrounded by trees and the rooks and jackdaws are nesting, which attracts the goddam gulls hoping to predate on the hatchlings.
Also, I read recently that they target red cars in preference to others.
b
ds.The familial Volvosaurus is red of course.
Mr.Chips said:
Only 7 hits! You should try living in an area with a starling murmuration. For about three weeks in the spring and autumn we have this and it is a nightmare. If you are on the flight path like my daughter and son-in-law, the amount of guano produced by these flying stbags is prodigious! They have a hose pipe permanently connected during these weeks and use it both evening and early morning after the birds have either roosted for the night or left the roost to feed. If I had shares in a car cover manufacturer, I would be able to buy a new car! The number of new car covers that appeared this spring was impressive.
Failing a cover OP, I would use the aforementioned soaked kitchen towel method. Whatever you do, don’t leave it too long, it really does etch the paintwork remarkably quickly.
Yes, I know there’s nothing worse. Unfortunately, I’m in a hotel so no chance of a house pipe. It would certainly have made the job easier I can tell you. All I had was a soft cloth, hot water and an empty plastic bottle that I kept filling up to pour the crap away. Some serious cow pats that were not for budging. I certainly don’t have an hour to do this every night.tbags is prodigious! They have a hose pipe permanently connected during these weeks and use it both evening and early morning after the birds have either roosted for the night or left the roost to feed. If I had shares in a car cover manufacturer, I would be able to buy a new car! The number of new car covers that appeared this spring was impressive.Failing a cover OP, I would use the aforementioned soaked kitchen towel method. Whatever you do, don’t leave it too long, it really does etch the paintwork remarkably quickly.
Your car would need to be perfectly clean to put a cover on it. The tiniest grain of something between the cover in the car and it’s going to scratch the paint work. You can’t win.
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