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Wash + Zaino + Dinner Out = Bird Poop

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Old 05-21-11, 07:09 PM
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Default Wash + Zaino + Dinner Out = Bird Poop

It just figures, doesn't it? The handicap parking spots were under trees. I'll spare you the pics.
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Originally Posted by caddyowner
It just figures, doesn't it? The handicap parking spots were under trees. I'll spare you the pics.
I'd wipe and re-polish the section it pooped on. Leave it to the birds to crap all over a freshly waxed car. If I leave my dirty car under a few trees, I'll never see any bird poop, but once I wash it, I could park my car in the middle of the salt flats and birds would make a special trip to drop a few good ones.
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just wash it off since the sun wasnt bright enough to fully heat up the paint and expand it.

its been said in the detailing forum that bird poop doesnt have enough acidity to fully desolve a cars clear coat, its just that when its hot the clear coat expands. so when the clear starts to cool down and theres fresh bird poop on there it will go back to original form around the bird poop.
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Yes, I cleaned it with detailing spray as soon as we arrived back home. It mainly hit glass.
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Oh no! I hate it when that happens...birds/bugs have no appreciation for other people's cars. I always wipe my front bumper down after some highway driving to
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Oh no! I hate it when that happens...birds/bugs have no appreciation for other people's cars. I always wipe my front bumper down after some highway driving to prevent bugs from sticking on.
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Yeah them birds always bombs away around here too. Especially a clean car.
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Originally Posted by TJW98LS
If I leave my dirty car under a few trees, I'll never see any bird poop, but once I wash it, I could park my car in the middle of the salt flats and birds would make a special trip to drop a few good ones.
This is so true!
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Originally Posted by CarGuy89
Oh no! I hate it when that happens...birds/bugs have no appreciation for other people's cars. I always wipe my front bumper down after some highway driving to prevent bugs from sticking on.
I use this stuff before a trip...Rain-X Bug & Tar Protective Shield

http://www.rainx.com/Products/Bug_Tar/Shield.aspx

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Originally Posted by MDEC
I use this stuff before a trip...Rain-X Bug & Tar Protective Shield

http://www.rainx.com/Products/Bug_Tar/Shield.aspx
Very nice! Thanks for the tip, I'll be sure to check it out.
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just drove my car out of the carwash, and same ***** happens as I'm driving...
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Birds always love my clean car....nothing to do for it but get it off the paint asap. At least its on the protective wax.
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"Wash + Zaino + Dinner Out = Bird Poop"

Dang. Rx for disaster. Maybe if I change the recipe by using Blackfire Wet Diamond? But just to be safe I will change the formula: Bird Poop>Wash>Wax = Dinner Out via my wife.
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Originally Posted by CarGuy89
Oh no! I hate it when that happens...birds/bugs have no appreciation for other people's cars. I always wipe my front bumper down after some highway driving to prevent bugs from sticking on.
That is so true! I always wipe my front bumper after I drive on the highway.
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Originally Posted by monkeybutt
"Wash + Zaino + Dinner Out = Bird Poop"

Dang. Rx for disaster. Maybe if I change the recipe by using Blackfire Wet Diamond? But just to be safe I will change the formula: Bird Poop>Wash>Wax = Dinner Out via my wife.
Or: Wash + Zaino + Dinner - Bird poop = 0. if you subtract bird poop then you erase that entire day...weird huh?


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