Poor paint quality. Paint stains with bird poop almost immediately

[frank69]

So I have the black obs color model 3.

I have gotten it professionally waxed and I have the front clear bra.

I noticed the other day I got a bird poop on the side of my door. It was probably there for only a few hours with about 75 degree weather now a days. I got home and wiped it off with a detail spray. I noticed from the side that it stained the paint.

And yes, it was probably only a few hours from when I got the poop dropped on my car. Such poor paint quality.

My detailer even told me that the paint on the Tesla Model 3 is the poorest he's seen with dirt between the paint and clear coat.

Guess they must have painted these under the tent on a windy day...lol

 

[JPP]

So I have the black obs color model 3.

I have gotten it professionally waxed and I have the front clear bra.

I noticed the other day I got a bird poop on the side of my door. It was probably there for only a few hours with about 75 degree weather now a days. I got home and wiped it off with a detail spray. I noticed from the side that it stained the paint.

And yes, it was probably only a few hours from when I got the poop dropped on my car. Such poor paint quality.

My detailer even told me that the paint on the Tesla Model 3 is the poorest he's seen with dirt between the paint and clear coat.

Guess they must have painted these under the tent on a windy day...lol

Even with great paint & clear coat, bird poop can quickly burn the paint. How long ago was your last wax job? And this is why many folks on many makes/marques of vehicles use a SiC polymeric aftermarket coating (like cQuartz or OptiCoat Pro) to protect from just this kind of damage.

 

[ewoodrick]

I'm going to suggest that you professional wax job probably wasn't that good, that's one of the reasons to get a car waxed.

 

[TW14 9LF]

I had the exact same problem on my 2008 BMW 550i. The car was Carbon Black, which is pretty close to the Obsidian Black (looks deep blue or purple under some lights). A bird pooped on the roof, and was there for about two hours. When I cleaned it off, the paint was stained.

Wonder if the paint color is somehow magnifying the effect of the chemicals in the poop?

Keith

 

[tomas]

Not a Tesla issue. I had this happen with Jaguar XF. One bird made a stain that never came out.

 

[03DSG]

So I have the black obs color model 3.

I have gotten it professionally waxed and I have the front clear bra.

I noticed the other day I got a bird poop on the side of my door. It was probably there for only a few hours with about 75 degree weather now a days. I got home and wiped it off with a detail spray. I noticed from the side that it stained the paint.

And yes, it was probably only a few hours from when I got the poop dropped on my car. Such poor paint quality.

My detailer even told me that the paint on the Tesla Model 3 is the poorest he's seen with dirt between the paint and clear coat.

Guess they must have painted these under the tent on a windy day...lol

Believe it or not there is bird poop that is less acidic and won’t stain even if left on for a long time. Then there is the bird poop you got hit with. High uric acid content. Happened to me on my Explorer. Cleaned it off the same day but it had etched the paint permanently. A good detailer may be able to polish it out for you. This is why I had mine ceramic coated.

 

[BerTX]

Part of the issue with Tesla paint is a byproduct of manufacturing in California. Environmental laws limit options when it comes to solvents that can be used in automotive paint. That is part of why there is a grand total of ONE automotive assembly plant in California, reopened after other brands abandoned it.

 

[OptAdam]

And this is why getting a ceramic coating is really important if you really care about the quality of your paint . Bird poop will not etch Opti-Coat Pro

 

[hiroshiy]

With my previous model S with *full* XPEL wrap, a bird poop literally melted the wrap! Fortunately the paint was not affected but needed to reapply the film again.
So it is essential not to park the car under the trees or anywhere beneath objects that birds can stay on.

 

[EVDRVN]

And this is why getting a ceramic coating is really important if you really care about the quality of your paint . Bird poop will not etch Opti-Coat Pro

What did you pay for that?

 

[EricUSC]

Polish out the stain and get the entire car ceramic coated.

 

[Gavyne]

Uric acid from bird droppings will eat through a full professional grade coating of ceramic. Ceramic coating simply provides you with a bit more time to wipe off the bird droppings. So make sure you don't coat your car with ceramic then think it's ok to just let the bird droppings sit. The uric acid from bird dropping is very corrosive, make sure to always wipe them off right away. And wipe carefully, since some bird droppings also include small rocks.

btw frank posted this exact thread a few months ago. Not really sure what he expects to hear different this time.

 

[hiroshiy]

Melted XPEL by a bird poop

 

[OptAdam]

Uric acid from bird droppings will eat through a full professional grade coating of ceramic. Ceramic coating simply provides you with a bit more time to wipe off the bird droppings. So make sure you don't coat your car with ceramic then think it's ok to just let the bird droppings sit. The uric acid from bird dropping is very corrosive, make sure to always wipe them off right away. And wipe carefully, since some bird droppings also include small rocks.

btw frank posted this exact thread a few months ago. Not really sure what he expects to hear different this time.

I have left bird poop on my car for weeks on end in 100 degree days and it has never ate through the coating. Stained it yes but after a couple of days the stain goes away. It has never fully ate through the coating.

 

[Gavyne]

I have left bird poop on my car for weeks on end in 100 degree days and it has never ate through the coating. Stained it yes but after a couple of days the stain goes away. It has never fully ate through the coating.

The uric acid levels are different in bird poop, you simply got lucky