Hi
Can anybody suggest something that will remove a bird dropping stain from the paintwork of my car. I've managed to get most of it off, I tried autoglym polish and also coloured polish but it's left a stain on the trafalgar blue paintwork, and as I only had the car resprayed a few weeks ago i'm pretty gutted.
Bird droppings are very caustic (I think its acidic??) and need to be washed off ASAP, with plenty of water, before it dries. I try to avoid parking the car under trees of any other form of pirch and whilst I know some birds let one go on the move, it lessens the odds against me.
Now that the damage is done, I think T cut or something similar is the only option. One thing to bear in mind is that if a car has a good layer of polish, dirt etc doesn't stick so well to it. I use Simoniz Original wax (The solid wax in a yellow tin) as a finish polish. It's now often considered too much like hard work but I think it's still the best. When you wash the car, the dirt just glides off .
I wash with turtle wash and wax and then give it a good coat of auto glym high definition wax, which brings it up a treat. I usually keep the cover on while it's stationary at home as the garage already has an mgb roadster which had a complete respray last year in it.
I know birds need to dump but I only had the respray done a few weeks ago and it cost me £2 grand, so that's why i'm being a bit niffed. Thanks for the advice and I'll definitely give it a go when the sun goes off as it's baking here in Kent at the mo.
If extending the garage is not and option and you don't have the height to store the MG above the Morris, a car port roof in front / at the side of the garage could be an inexpensive way to protect the car, not only from birds but from weather in general.
My next door neighbour has finally (Aged 75) realised that working in the open is not ideal but clearing his shed (Containing his lathe etc) was going to be a big job. He has constructed a car port quite cheaply and by linking it to the shed and the fence the other side, its more of less fully enclosed. He's now getting carried away and has made doors for it but thats another matter (I hope the council don't decide he needs planning permission). To be fair, its not bad and all bolted together.
Well I spat on the stain and then TCut it and it came off a treat, so the car's been washed, waxed and polished and looks great.
I've just replaced the carpets and parcel shelf as they had both seen better days and am pretty pleased with myself . I want to thank all of you who have given me advice regarding these jobs and you know who you are.
Happy motoring and enjoy your Morris's
Peter
how wierd did you feel spitting on your car! I was polishing a 51 plate saab tonight and had to do the same thing!
Was having a play with my new electric DA/Buffer today and I dont think ill ever buff to a shine manually again!
when polishing I clean the car with a stronger than usual depergent mix to strip the wax off. then if there are scratched panels or tired paint I hit it with rubbing compound/T-Cut/Safe-T-cut. Then a coat of carnuba wax for depth (or several if I fancy it), then over the top of that a coat or 3 of Auto Glym super resin polish, then a coat or 2 of the silly super high gloss stuff that Auto Glym do.
Before I used to do the car in sections i.e. the doors on one side, then the front end, then the roof, then the rear, then the other side. with the polishing Machine I can put a coat on all over the car and then follow it with the machine without worrying about not being able to get the polish off.
When I wax cars I tend to do an extra layer of each step on the roof, bonnet and boot lid. These panels will fade fastest as they always face the sun. it also makes the beading last longer.
polo2k wrote:how wierd did you feel spitting on your car!
A bit weird, but then it has given me a bit of a headache with leaking windows etc, but at least it did the job. Anyway everythings hunky dory and the car looks smart
My Fiat was supplied with a can of 'Bird Lime Neutraliser' (along with some Acid Rain Neutralising Shampoo!). Apparently the acid in bird droppings can etch into the paint work and unless you remove it fully it can get reactivated when wet and continue to etch into the paint work. The product is a ph balanced mousse which neutralisises the acid and it seems to work, although I haven't used it on my Minor.
Thanks for that Louise
I googled the product and there it was, so will purchase a kit for the next time it happens.
I love this site as you can always get answers on almost anything even bird poo
I've managed to get most of it off, I tried autoglym polish and also coloured polish but it's left a stain on the trafalgar blue paintwork, and as I only had the car resprayed a few weeks ago i'm pretty gutted.
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but then it has given me a bit of a headache with leaking windows etc, but at least it did the job. Anyway everythings hunky dory and the car looks smart 
