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Birdshoot!

mardatha
mardatha Posts: 15,612 Forumite
in Motoring
Husband found his car splattered in bird sh$t this morning and it has really marked the bonnet. New car, metallic black paintwork, but this has burned right in. He is asking if anybody knows the best thing to remove it...:D

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  • harveybobbles
    harveybobbles Posts: 8,973 Forumite
    A gun. Won't get rid of the stains, but it will stop the bird doing a big !!!!!! mess on the car again...

    However, you can buy "fallout remover" from Auto Smart/Glym. Possibly Halfrauds too...
  • anewman
    anewman Posts: 9,200 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    edited 13 May 2009 at 8:05PM
    Really need to wash and wax the car regularly and remove bird droppings as soon as they are spotted. You can buy bird dropping remover which is usually a spray you apply to the droppings and then rinse off with water. Rubbing bird droppings with a cloth can exacerbate the effect.
  • mardatha
    mardatha Posts: 15,612 Forumite
    OK ta. He is always washing/polishing but we never had a car with black metallic paintwork and it seems to have really marked it and he's going mad. I will tell him ty !
  • gilbert_and_sullivan
    gilbert_and_sullivan Posts: 3,238 Forumite
    Ditto black BMW in our family, i told the owner not to leave bird droppings on the car especially in the sun...too late the bonnet is ruined and will need respraying.

    Personally i wouldn't have a black car as a gift.
  • Bowdyjan18
    Bowdyjan18 Posts: 316 Forumite
    Try claying it :)
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