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 cornish_pug
Regular  Location: Marazion Registered: 18 Dec 2009 Posts: 368 Status: Offline |
Post #1
Having problems with bird droppings from seaguls. I've not got metalic paint just a flat black, & seagul droppings keep attacking my paintwork leaving a dull rough patch underneath. I've used various scratch removers but none i've used work. I've heard of wet sanding but not sure how to go about it.Any tips on how to remove the stains is welcome  ________________________________________ Team Diesel |
 Posted 16th Sep 2011 at 17:29
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owain
Seasoned Pro  Location: Essex Registered: 20 May 2009 Posts: 9,185 Status: Offline |
Post #2
Get a shotgun, prevention is better than cure  There'll be products that help, but essentially the alkalinity of the poosplats erodes the surface, and nothing short of a respray will ever get that lacquer back. Wet sanding's risky, do you have a dual action polisher or anything? ________________________________________ Membership expiring soon, get in contact on our new little forum project. |
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Posted 16th Sep 2011 at 19:38
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cornish_pug
Regular Location: Marazion Registered: 18 Dec 2009 Posts: 368 Status: Offline |
Post #3
Yeah I have a polisher but the pads fly straight off  ________________________________________ Team Diesel |
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Posted 16th Sep 2011 at 23:07
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beez_neez_gt
Seasoned Pro  Location: @ de limit of adhesion ! Registered: 14 Oct 2008 Posts: 2,916 Status: Offline |
Post #4
Wet a paper towel with warm water, place it on the poo and wait ten or so min and it should easily wipe off.________________________________________ Pug fee`ver,Pick a Bogey, buy a Pug. Black 306 GTI 6 Standard, was 60k mileage, bargain!! Clicky: [url =http://www.306gti6.com]click here[/url] remove the space between [url & = |
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Posted 17th Sep 2011 at 09:10
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cornish_pug
Regular Location: Marazion Registered: 18 Dec 2009 Posts: 368 Status: Offline |
Post #5
beez_neez_gt wrote: Wet a paper towel with warm water, place it on the poo and wait ten or so min and it should easily wipe off. I can get the s**t off the paintwork but its the dull faded mark it leaves behind which is the pain  ________________________________________ Team Diesel |
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Posted 17th Sep 2011 at 15:22
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monkeyman
Seasoned Pro  Location: Sunny St Albans Registered: 01 Oct 2008 Posts: 1,955 Status: Offline |
Post #6
Auto Glym Super Resin Polish, or maybe Autobalm wax might bring back some of the gloss, but sanding is far too course. Try some Megs ScratchX but use lightly.________________________________________ Spanner Monkeys Monkey SpannerForum Search Clicky |
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Posted 17th Sep 2011 at 16:43
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judge dead
Regular  Location: Scotland Registered: 30 Jul 2011 Posts: 397 Status: Offline |
Post #7
i hate birds (the flying kind) you've got it easy the guy who parks next to my car has a whole seed setup in his boot and he feeds pigeons from it next to my car so i got plenty of multicolourd seeded bird shits all over my car 24-7 |
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Posted 17th Sep 2011 at 21:22
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cornish_pug
Regular Location: Marazion Registered: 18 Dec 2009 Posts: 368 Status: Offline |
Post #8
monkeyman wrote: Auto Glym Super Resin Polish, or maybe Autobalm wax might bring back some of the gloss, but sanding is far too course. Try some Megs ScratchX but use lightly. I've heard of that Scratch X it's "suppose" to be good stuff but i've seen youtube videos that don't rate it very highly. Worth a try though  . ________________________________________ Team Diesel |
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Posted 17th Sep 2011 at 21:28
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beez_neez_gt
Seasoned Pro Location: @ de limit of adhesion ! Registered: 14 Oct 2008 Posts: 2,916 Status: Offline |
Post #9
Bird poo has a strong acid to it, so it should really be taken off as soon as poss, especially on darker coloured cars.As i dont know what the thickness of the paint is in that area, it could be lacquer thats gone, you could use a paint thickness gauge before trying any compound to get rid of it. ________________________________________ Pug fee`ver,Pick a Bogey, buy a Pug. Black 306 GTI 6 Standard, was 60k mileage, bargain!! Clicky: [url =http://www.306gti6.com]click here[/url] remove the space between [url & = |
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Posted 18th Sep 2011 at 00:06
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cornish_pug
Regular Location: Marazion Registered: 18 Dec 2009 Posts: 368 Status: Offline |
Post #10
beez_neez_gt wrote: it could be lacquer thats gone My paintwork doesn't have lacquer. Never did from the factory. ________________________________________ Team Diesel |
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Posted 18th Sep 2011 at 14:32
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beez_neez_gt
Seasoned Pro Location: @ de limit of adhesion ! Registered: 14 Oct 2008 Posts: 2,916 Status: Offline |
Post #11
Surely its got some clear coat as standard ?If it has not, then its burnt the paint and a respray of the area would sort it out, using compound would make it look worse. ________________________________________ Pug fee`ver,Pick a Bogey, buy a Pug. Black 306 GTI 6 Standard, was 60k mileage, bargain!! Clicky: [url =http://www.306gti6.com]click here[/url] remove the space between [url & = |
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Posted 18th Sep 2011 at 16:55
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