Bird Dropping Removal

[LRD VDR]

This is for those of us who don't or didn't know how to remove those nasty bird droppings that get baked into your clearcoat. A few days ago I took my Mach to work only to find after 12 hours that I had a bird dropping about the size of a quarter on my hood that had gotten baked on by the hot sun.

I carefully removed it even though it was pretty hard and dry. I then wash off the surface which left the spot etched in the clearcoat. I tried using a clay bar, light clearcoat compound, they didn't work.

I finally took out a piece of 2000 grit sandpaper and color sanded the spot lightly. It left the area scratched pretty good after using some 3M Foam Pad Glaze, it looked like a million bucks again. Spot and all came out. That is all. :mick:

[Swingle007]

nice!!!! good to know...birds here aim for mine!

[LugNutz]

damm birds, I washed and polished the 93 today and took it out to the street for some pics and got nailed on the hood... :lmao:

[MRS. LRD VDR]

Well now I have heard it all, trust me guys he worked very hard on getting that darn spot of the car. hm She(the Mach one) sure get's alot of attention. Wonder how many others get left aside for the Mustang in the other halfs life... :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

[Orange97GTVert]

Birds fight over black cars!! I have heard them before, watched them butt the other one out of the way :lmao: Glad it came off!

[Shane361]

Just got stationed here in South Texas and birds LOVEEE to POOP on my Cobra!!! It took my 30 minutes with claybar to get a certain spot off. After that I waxed the entire car and then did it again. Now the POOP wipes off easily. I think WAX is the KEY..and alot of it-Shane

[88GT]

This is for those of us who don't or didn't know how to remove those nasty bird droppings that get baked into your clearcoat. A few days ago I took my Mach to work only to find after 12 hours that I had a bird dropping about the size of a quarter on my hood that had gotten baked on by the hot sun.

I carefully removed it even though it was pretty hard and dry. I then wash off the surface which left the spot etched in the clearcoat. I tried using a clay bar, light clearcoat compound, they didn't work.

I finally took out a piece of 2000 grit sandpaper and color sanded the spot lightly. It left the area scratched pretty good after using some 3M Foam Pad Glaze, it looked like a million bucks again. Spot and all came out. That is all. :mick:
That's how to do it, but it would have been a bit easier if you would have used a fine cut compound rather than glaze. I bet that is the shiniest spot on the car though. :mick: 3M rocks

[LRD VDR]

That's how to do it, but it would have been a bit easier if you would have used a fine cut compound rather than glaze. I bet that is the shiniest spot on the car though. :mick: 3M rocks
Pretty much Darren. I need to 3M the whole car when I get a chance. :mick:

[88GT]

Pretty much Darren. I need to 3M the whole car when I get a chance. :mick:
When you go to buy the stuff, tell them what you are trying to do. There are alot of products. Not all are for machine polishing. :mick:

[LRD VDR]

Will do Darren. Thanks for the advise. :mick: