Ok here we go...

I klassed my car last night and she came out beautiful. Well today I had to go to Orlando for some function with my wife so I figured, hell what better way to kill off the 1200 miles. :evil2 Only 20 more to go. :evil2

At any rate... While parked in the parking lot for 4 hours a bird pooped on my hood. Normaly no big deal, right? Wrong!!! It seems to have either sooked into the paint or just into the SG and I can't seem to get it out. Now my M is only 1 week and 2 days old I need to get this stuff out. Any suggestions? Thanks in advanced...

Bird poo is bad joss. It's usually highly acidic so it etches paint very easily. You could try the 50/50 vinegar/water soaked towel placed on the spot, but I've got a suspicion you're going to have to break out the compound to get below the layer that was etched.

If the bird dropping is acidic, why put vinegar on it? Wouldn't you try to neutralize the acid with baking soda?

If you think it might just be in the SG, you might try AIO on the spot then re-applying some SG. I had a drop of bleach diluted with water etch they layers of SG on my car. That worked for me in that case.

If the bird dropping is acidic, why put vinegar on it? Wouldn't you try to neutralize the acid with baking soda?

If you think it might just be in the SG, you might try AIO on the spot then re-applying some SG. I had a drop of bleach diluted with water etch they layers of SG on my car. That worked for me in that case.

I'm assuming he's washed the car, so the dilution should have taken care of any acid that was left. The vinegar should dissolve/loosen any deposits that would be in the paint (remember some birds eat stones/sand/dirt to assist in breaking up their food, so you get high Calcium and other mineral deposits).

At the end of the day, I'm still betting he's gotta get the compound/scratch remover out.

I'm assuming he's washed the car, so the dilution should have taken care of any acid that was left. The vinegar should dissolve/loosen any deposits that would be in the paint (remember some birds eat stones/sand/dirt to assist in breaking up their food, so you get high Calcium and other mineral deposits).

At the end of the day, I'm still betting he's gotta get the compound/scratch remover out.


I see, you're recommending the vinegar solution to remove any minerals that may have been depositied ans small, undisolved particles.

We don't get many sea birds around here.

I see, you're recommending the vinegar solution to remove any minerals that may have been depositied ans small, undisolved particles.

We don't get many sea birds around here.

It's not just sea birds. Typically any bird that eats berrys will use sand and stones to help digest the stuff. Only carnivorous birds and parrots don't do this.

Of course there was that bird the dropped the bomb in the middle of the front windshield tonight while I was on the way to get gas. Looked like tomato juice...guess they had a fondness for something odd. We were talking when it hit and just cracked up at the size of it. I joked that that must have been the rare Florida alligator mosquito! I was glad it hit glass, not paint!

I...Of course there was that bird the dropped the bomb in the middle of the front windshield tonight while I was on the way to get gas. Looked like tomato juice...guess they had a fondness for something odd. We were talking when it hit and just cracked up at the size of it. I joked that that must have been the rare Florida alligator mosquito! I was glad it hit glass, not paint!

Here's another war story...

About 10 years ago I was driving in the left lane on the Interstate in town. In the center lane there was a tractor-trailer with one of those 40 foot livestock trialers full of cattle. It was the kind of trailer made of horizontal aluminum slats. Anyway, just as I start to overtake the trailer, one of the cows inside with their butt up against the slats takes a crap. That "dropping" covered about half the windshield and right fender of my 944. Talk about timing. I don't think that caused any paint damage, but it was a mess. Since then I give those trucks a wide berth. :)

Here's another war story...

About 10 years ago I was driving in the left lane on the Interstate in town. In the center lane there was a tractor-trailer with one of those 40 foot livestock trialers full of cattle. It was the kind of trailer made of horizontal aluminum slats. Anyway, just as I start to overtake the trailer, one of the cows inside with their butt up against the slats takes a crap. That "dropping" covered about half the windshield and right fender of my 944. Talk about timing. I don't think that caused any paint damage, but it was a mess. Since then I give those trucks a wide berth. :)

:lol of all the luck.

-mike