Help! Bird dropping stained my paint!

[91maroz]

Hey, so I came outside after work to see bird poop on my hood, no biggie right? I washed it off and there was a stain remaining. I have used detail spray, M ultimate compound, and a LOT of force to no luck. Has anyone else had this issue or have any ways to resolve this?

 

[Chris@Adams]

I always have good luck using Revive.....or you may need to  bump up to PFP &  either 4" Focus pads or a machine......

 

Adam's Paint Finishing Polish Adam's 4" Focus Pad Kit with Drill Adapter

[The Guz]

It more than likely etched it's way deeper than what you can remove by hand.  You will more than likely need to remove it by machine.

[GerryC]

Is it an actual "stain" as in discoloration? Or is it just an outline of where the bird poop was? It may be etched, which requires more force than you can apply by hand.

[Natch02]

4" pad might be the way to tackle this task.

[91maroz]

Thanks, the revive pulled a lot of it out. Im almost positive its etched. I have gotten it to the point where to the naked eye a person probably won't see it, but if you look just at the right angle its still there. I don't have the paint correcting or those pads yet. I have a really tight budget for now.

[The Guz]

That's good to hear.

[Team Adam's]

Good to hear Revive took care of most of it.  As mentioned, it will take some Paint Correcting Polish to take care of the rest of the etching.

 

Do you have a drill in your arsenal?

[91maroz]

yeah I have a drill I can use. I didn't even know Adam's sold the drill tip pads until it was posted to this thread. I will look into them sooner than later.

[91maroz]

Here is an update, I scrubbed it fairly hard with revive. The etching is pretty much gone. My next purchases will be the paint correcting and the drill pads. Thanks for the help everyone!

[Beemer]

Nevermind.  I was suffering "thread confusion".

Edited July 24, 2014 by Beemer

[Team Adam's]

Good news Taylor!!  Revive is non-abrasive, so that's a good sign that you don't have much, if any, etching going on there.

[mntbighker]

I found some bird dropping etching tonight on my NEW car. It occurs to me the best thing is to always be prepared to remove that stuff as quickly as possible. So this begs the question, what are the best things to carry in the car? Obviously you need to be prepared to remove the stuff without grinding in whatever dirt is already on the paint. And lets assume you can't count on a hose being available, but you can carry bottled water of course.

 

Ideas?

[goheels]

Polishing by hand is for the birds.

[TheWolf]

I found some bird dropping etching tonight on my NEW car. It occurs to me the best thing is to always be prepared to remove that stuff as quickly as possible. So this begs the question, what are the best things to carry in the car? Obviously you need to be prepared to remove the stuff without grinding in whatever dirt is already on the paint. And lets assume you can't count on a hose being available, but you can carry bottled water of course.

 

Ideas?

I keep a 36oz bottle of diluted Rinseless Wash (could also use Waterless Wash), and a bottle of distilled water in the truck. Then, if I get bombed, I spray the heck out of it with the Rinseless Wash, and then rinse with the distilled water.

 

Usually, the strong stream from the spray bottle is enough to get it off, without any wiping. You can also keep a plush MF towel in the car, and gently dab at it if the sprayer doesn't get it off.

[mntbighker]

I keep a 36oz bottle of diluted Rinseless Wash (could also use Waterless Wash), and a bottle of distilled water in the truck. Then, if I get bombed, I spray the heck out of it with the Rinseless Wash, and then rinse with the distilled water.

 

Usually, the strong stream from the spray bottle is enough to get it off, without any wiping. You can also keep a plush MF towel in the car, and gently dab at it if the sprayer doesn't get it off.

 

Distilled or RODI water can be surprisingly good solvents. Thanks for the tips. I wondered if a slight base would help offset the acid in the bird crap?