bird poo damage

[jaz4uk1]

Only washed it a few times possibly 4 since September as I am afraid of putting more swirls. It came with some.
Been driving 35 years owned cars from rovers in the 90s to Hyundai, Toyota 00s, audi, bmws since. My last bmw had for 5 years from new and it was as good as new when sold in fact the dealer put it straight into the showroom it was mint, couple of stone chips I sorted no swirls scuffs, nothing just a great looking and shiny car.

Definitely never had bird poo stain until now.
Went to Scarbough this weekend and the Tesla must have been a seagull target, more white than red, and me running out trying to remove it just in case but worried I may scratch it. No its a car and not a delicate item.

Also got stone chips about 6 now took 3 weeks to get drcolourchip touch up paint not used yet as Tesla UK has no paint. Got rash by rear sills (got front mud guards) and scuff on front bumper by the air intake from possibly a stone. SO the plastic may be a bit soft as well.

Always had scotch guard or other last 6 cars all BMW 5 Z4s and last M2

Use autoglym shampoo, super resin polish, resin top coat and anything else Did a session 1st wash.

Use power wash to start, shampoo with microfibre cloth, power wash, dry off with microfibre cloths. wheels last. All cloths machine washed. Will try 2 bucket with rinse first then shampoo bucket. Or power foam?

Seem to get lot of mess inside the doors and boot as well.

 

[J0J0]

Found this. Haven't tried it personally.

 

[Tonytheteslà]

Hi all, thought I'd add to this thread.

Unfortunately my 2019 M3 has suffered some bird poo (I think) damage to the bonnet/bumper and wing. Mostly the paint has come right off to leave the primer visible underneath, but there is also some etching as well.

I believe the bonnet will need a respray, hopefully the bumper/wing can be repaired as its mainly etching.

I contacted Tesla to see if this could be covered under warranty as I remember there being paint issues in the past, no dice. I've been getting quotes for between £1-2k, including from Tesla Dartford who seem to have a specialist paint repair department.

Any recommendations for paint shops in the London area? Would it be worth investing a bit more and get a ceramic coating done as well?

Would be interested to hear your thoughts, Cheers.

 

[roblab]

What I've learned in my 78 years of living is that... Chit happens. I had a big blop of bird poo on my window just yesterday, so that I had to get a piece of paper and slide under it to get it off. At least it was the window. But we had PPF installed the day we bought the car. Don't leave home without it.

 

[drpheta]

That's unfortunate the damage was so drastic. Once it's repaired you should look into PPF. Ceramic will definitely help as well, but it's not as durable as a we think. I've seen ceramic coats get etched through with enough poo exposure.

Personally, I'd go the PPF route.

 

[Perscitus]

Sadly even PPF + Ceramic/Nano coatings will not save you from the acids and or salts in bird poo.

They will buy you a bit more time to remove it before too much damage is caused but always at a cost of some sacrificial layer going bye-bye.

Be it a decrease in glossiness, smooth texture/finish or actual etching of PPF, clearcoat, paint layers.

 

[drpheta]

Sadly even PPF + Ceramic/Nano coatings will not save you from the acids and or salts in bird poo.

They will buy you a bit more time to remove it before too much damage is caused but always at a cost of some sacrificial layer going bye-bye.

Be it a decrease in glossiness, smooth texture/finish or actual etching of PPF, clearcoat, paint layers.

Full PPF will definitely protect. Ceramic alone won't in the long run.

 

[heavyD]

Full PPF will definitely protect. Ceramic alone won't in the long run.

It will protect but bird *sugar* will etch the PPF. If you have self healing film like Xpel Ultimate and clean it off early enough the film may heal itself in heat as I can attest from personal experience. It's all about getting to it as soon as possible as the longer you leave it on paint or film, the worse it gets.

 

[drpheta]

It will protect but bird *sugar* will etch the PPF. If you have self healing film like Xpel Ultimate and clean it off early enough the film may heal itself in heat as I can attest from personal experience. It's all about getting to it as soon as possible as the longer you leave it on paint or film, the worse it gets.

Replacing one PPF panel is far easier and cheaper than respraying a few panels (cause you can't just spray one panel without it mismatching). Also added benefit of chip and scratch protection with the PPF.

 

[heavyD]

Replacing one PPF panel is far easier and cheaper than respraying a few panels (cause you can't just spray one panel without it mismatching). Also added benefit of chip and scratch protection with the PPF.

Absolutely as ppf is a sacrificial layer of protection. I was just stating that ppf isn't immune to damage from bird crap. Not many people are going to want to replace an entire hood piece of ppf for one or two bird dropping spots so at the end of the day if you want to keep your car looking its best you should still take action as soon as possible when you spot bird dropping on your film.

 

[chuckecheeseli]

Bird pooped on my wife's Y and was left for a few days, with some time outside in the elements too. I just tried to clean it but there's an area that's not coming off despite regular car shampoo, TarX, and Nu Finish polish on the panel. I can't tell if what's remaining is raised, on top of clear coat, or depressed within the clear coat. So is the general consensus that bird droppings can etch clear coat in just a manner of days? If so, is getting the panel paint corrected the only fix? Any solution for an amateur DIYer like myself?

 

[Black306]

Heat gun; no joke. Obviously, do it slowly as to not burn the paint, but I’ve gotten a few bird-dropping-paint issues removed with a heat gun.

 

[Apprunner]

I’ve seen bird pop etch clear coat in less than a day in the hot sun. Actually many times as I was in detailing as a kid. I always check all my cars at end of day for the bird bombs. I usually PPF the entire car if I actually care about the car

 

[chuckecheeseli]

Heat gun; no joke. Obviously, do it slowly as to not burn the paint, but I’ve gotten a few bird-dropping-paint issues removed with a heat gun.

It worked! 90% is completely gone, the remaining 10% is effectively invisible, but I can find it since I know where to look. Lighting on the photos is vastly different but I took a pic anyway.

THANK YOU! And @J0J0 for the same post earlier.