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Old Apr 30, 2006 | 05:48 PM
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Every day when I leave work I go out to my car and there is always some huge pile of bird **** on the hood or the roof. I go home and get out some detailer spray and get the **** off. BUT the car has sat outside in the sun for 8 hours and the place where the **** was is always dull as hell and if you rub your finger over the place the crap was its always a difrerent texture than the rest of the paint.

Is the **** eating into the clear?

what can be done to resolve these and get these "spots" out? and Prevent it from "staining the paint" .. BTW is use NXT every few months and quick wax after washing


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Old Apr 30, 2006 | 05:56 PM
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why take the **** off? just shoot them mother ******* birds. you paid good money for your car, and shouldnt let no bird **** on it. damn I wish I had an ls1 instead of this lt1
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Old Apr 30, 2006 | 06:00 PM
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Yes, if the droppings are left on the paint too long, it can/will etch the paint. At that point, it will require a paint polish to remove the etching.

NXT has very limited durability in my experience. If that's what you like to use, I would recommend applying it at least once a month.
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Old Apr 30, 2006 | 06:01 PM
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Invest in a cheap car cover that is water proof. That way it won't soak through it onto your paint. That stuff will eat into the clear. It did on my hood and it was only on there for like an hour I think that bird crapped pure sulfuric acid or something.
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Old Apr 30, 2006 | 06:01 PM
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lol... I try to put bakin soda on bird ****... I've always heard it will neutralize the acidic properties of the ****. Im no scientist though... I know it would have to be on the paint along long time before it did any major damage though.
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Old Apr 30, 2006 | 06:07 PM
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Stop parking under trees.
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Old Apr 30, 2006 | 06:19 PM
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Originally Posted by ZaneO
Yes, if the droppings are left on the paint too long, it can/will etch the paint. At that point, it will require a paint polish to remove the etching.

NXT has very limited durability in my experience. If that's what you like to use, I would recommend applying it at least once a month.

doyou mean NXT wax or just detailer.
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Old Apr 30, 2006 | 06:30 PM
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sorry man, this made me LOL. It can mess up the paint but its usually fixable. Claybar the car, polish and use a good protecting wax
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I hate birds. They seem to hate anything shiny. There are NO trees where I park and I park in the middle of the lot and STILL wind up with bird crap on my car it seems like about every time I drive it. I keep the Meguiars detailer spray in the car and clean it off as quickly as I can. I haven't had any that left lasting spots on the paint though.
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Old Apr 30, 2006 | 07:01 PM
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Originally Posted by rgaynor85
doyou mean NXT wax or just detailer.
The wax.
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Old Apr 30, 2006 | 10:27 PM
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Originally Posted by ZaneO
The wax.

I agree... but then again i use NXT... looks great.. just need to use it more often (which basically means once every 6 months for my car)
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Old Apr 30, 2006 | 10:51 PM
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get a car cover
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Old Apr 30, 2006 | 11:22 PM
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Originally Posted by H8 LUZN
I agree... but then again i use NXT... looks great.. just need to use it more often (which basically means once every 6 months for my car)
Oh wow, you shouldn't be using NXT then. Try something that lasts longer, like a good sealant, like Zaino, Klasse, and there are others. Oh ya and layer.
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Old May 1, 2006 | 12:20 AM
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Originally Posted by KrazyDan
Stop parking under trees.
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Old May 1, 2006 | 08:59 AM
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can u mix wax and sealant like put 1 on top of the other or only can use 1
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Old May 1, 2006 | 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by rgaynor85
can u mix wax and sealant like put 1 on top of the other or only can use 1
You can use a carnuaba wax over a sealant if you like. It is usually done to add "depth" to the sealant.
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Old May 1, 2006 | 10:32 AM
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LOL at responses. I park in the middle of a large lot. Definantly not under the oak tress where most of the bird area and all the sap.

Guess Im going to have to try and wax more often. Going to look for something that will provide me with some more protection as well.
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Old May 1, 2006 | 11:41 AM
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I ******* hate when i get **** on my car, last summer i had the t-tops out and parked in front of my house away from the tree and the bird or birds took a **** right in the middle of the t-top like 3 or 4 times but it didn't get on the interior i was pretty lucky.
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Old May 1, 2006 | 12:32 PM
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is nxt carnuba wax, and how do sealants work ive never used one. do u use it every couple months and layer it up like wax or just use it once and ur done for a long time
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Old May 1, 2006 | 04:47 PM
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3 tbsp baking soda in 1 pint of warm water. rub that on the area to neutralize the acid in the bird ****.
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