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Old 06-06-11, 09:37 AM
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Hey guys I washed my car and went to the diner with my car to enjoy my car's beauty on a hot summers day when I came out I've noticed a bird poop on. So I went back home to clean it off and by the time I did it. It was to late, it burned through my clear coat. Does anyone know what I could do to fix this?

Old 06-06-11, 09:45 AM
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Keep Meguiars Quick Detailer with a microfiber cloth in ur trunk. THis way when u spot it u can take it off right away.

Maybe someone has some advice for you to treat this.
Old 06-06-11, 09:56 AM
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hmmmm thats strange. usually if not removed right away it just leaves etching. which then can be removed with a clay bar. i would try a clay bar over the area or some kind of swirl/scratch remover.
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It seems like it went through my clear coat
Old 06-06-11, 01:15 PM
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I don't think it went through your clear but it did etch the paint. This happened to me with saltwater dripping on my car all day on the same spot in the underground garage at work.

When I got home and washed off the salty residue a spot just like that was left on my roof. The best way to describe it was like a chalkboard. QD did not do anything to it. I used some scratch X 2.0 on it and within 2 applications and passionate rubbing, the etching was gone. Nice shiny clear like nothing ever happened. Put back a coat of sealer on it and you could never tell it was there.

It looks bad now but trust me it will be ok. I didn't even need to break out the buffer to fix it...
Old 06-06-11, 07:26 PM
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Meguiar's Ultimate Compound or Meguiar's ScratchX2.0 should remove it. Apply a little to a towel or applicator and rub into the paint repeatdely until it starts to dry, the buff off.
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Benbendx, please see the thread called Bird Droppings ---Ask the Experts. I started the thread a few weeks ago for the same problem. Ultimately, I used Meguiar's Scratch X 2.0 and it solved the problem. However, there is a lot of great information on that that thread. You will not only enjoy reading it, but you can ultimately solve the problem.
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Man same thing happened to me last week. Washed the car ,went out to dinner, came out bird crap all over the car. I wasn't even parked under a tree.
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