Bird poo “shadow” on metallic paint

[Thenewsusieq]

The poo came off ok but all the splatter marks remain as a “shadow” which nothing tried so far has shifted. Last big white hope was Meguiar’s Ultimate Compound Colour and Clarity Restorer but hope was short lived.....

It’s black metallic paintwork on a Vantage S....

Any help gratefully received....

[Cold]

I've got a similar mark etched onto the roof of my V8V too. Bird poo is slightly alkaline so munches away at paint/clear almost immediately.
Some heavy polishing will be required along with some sort of protection reinstatement afterwards so it might be worthwhile delegating the job to a professional.

[legless]

I had something similar a few years ago. Autoglym Paint Renovator sorted it out in the end.

Make sure you re-wax afterwards though.

[Thenewsusieq]

Thanks Legless. When you say re-wax would the wax applied by jet after washing be enough or is this a more focussed application? Of what exactly?

[alpha channel]

Tried clay bar? (I have a tendency to use it with Autoglym Rapid Detailer), even after washing bird crap can leave a residue behind.

As far as bird excrement goes I generally have a small bottle of simoniz car wash tucked up under the stairs, a drop in a mug with hot water then kitchen roll and soak the st off (no rubbing) as soon as I get home, avoids the worst predations of bird droppings.

Just to edit - I would imagine something a bit more focused, I hand wax with Simoniz Orginal wax after a clay bar (and application of Bilt Hambers Auto Balm) rather some spray on applied either by hand or by machine would be best.

Edited by alpha channel on Saturday 11th August 19:19

[Sheepshanks]

legless said:

I had something similar a few years ago. Autoglym Paint Renovator sorted it out in the end.

Daughter had a metallic black SEAT Ibiza and that had a huge splodge across the bonnet which left a faded area. I'm not into detailing and the only thing I had to hand was T-Cut which didn't touch it. Neighbour gave me Autoglym Paint Renovator and it got rid of it easily - I have to say it feels very aggressive compared to T-Cut.

[Thenewsusieq]

Halford’s here I come, fingers crossed, will report back....

[Thats What She Said]

Sounds a bit silly I know, but get a hairdryer on the bird poo etching, and watch it disappear.

[Thenewsusieq]

Thanks Legless. When you say re-wax would the wax applied by jet after washing be enough or is this a more focussed application? Of what exactly?

[Thenewsusieq]

Thats What She Said said:

Sounds a bit silly I know, but get a hairdryer on the bird poo etching, and watch it disappear.

Now that would be a result! Seriously? Might be a while before I can get her close enough to a power point but definitely worth a try!

[Thats What She Said]

Thenewsusieq said:

Now that would be a result! Seriously? Might be a while before I can get her close enough to a power point but definitely worth a try!

As long as it hasnt been there too long.

https://youtu.be/IN1mqoWuQpw

I'd give the hairdryer a go first. If that doesnt work, give Megs Ultimate Compound a go.

[Thenewsusieq]

At least a week but it could be longer, not a car I drive every day

[Thenewsusieq]

At least a week but it could be longer, not a car I drive every day

[Thenewsusieq]

So I thought the hairdryer trick was working but it was only a trick of the light....it wasn’t.

Since then I’ve been to Halford’s and bought an armoury of products. But it’s been raining, so except for a very quick experiment with Megs Scratch X20 (no luck) it’s still crossed fingers for something that works.

[lastofthev8s]

Had a similar problem a couple of months back myself albeit with a Renault Clio that was splattered and removed same day (after 1/2 a day being baked on). Tried lots of things, tcut etc to no avail. Remembered I had some G3 scratch remover which with a lot of elbow grease did the trick.

[Sy1441]

Any compound will remove it, Farecla G3 being my go to product. Used on a DA or sponge pad with some elbow grease.

[mcg_]

I wouldn't have believed that hair dryer trick until recently

I had a courtesy vw golf and it had the biggest bird st land on it whilst i was at work. When i got home i cleaned it off but it left a big mark. Weirdly thought when i took it back a couple of days later it had gone! This was when it was really hot, so that's the only explanation i have