Problem found after washing car

[jreyes19]

Well, not sure how long ago but a bird pooped on my car and Iforgot about it (i know I should be ashamed of myself), and as I was washing my car I found like a clear bubbly texture as if the poop dried clear, I tried scratching it off but it is very difficult. Please tell me this isn't my clear coat



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[danewilson77]

Damn dude. That's horrible. I think it destroyed your clearcoat.

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[nike001]

Seems like you're gonna have to wetsand that

[webster]

ugh that sucks! sorry to hear....i wonder how long it sat dried on the car to do that?

[BimmerWill]

That sucks bro...def looks like a wet sand is in your future...when was the last time you sealed/waxed it? Washed it?

Boo on the poo!!!

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[jreyes19]

Not sure how long it was there but last time I washed it I didn't wax it but I did use wash and wax and dry and wax I believe (but that is no substitute for a real waxing), so once I wet sand do I have to re-clear that area?

I'm thinking of taking it to a guy I know who can fix that and while I'm at it getting him to do a touch up on some small chips in paint, and buy the towhook cover I'm missing for him to paint too....

What do you guys think?

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[M0nk3y]

wetsand can take it out...depending on how deep it is. I fixed my E46 when it happened.

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[JupiterBMW]

WTF did that bird eat???

Wetsand gently, buff and go from there... It'll be fine.

[Stu]

That same shit happened to me on my headlight (no pun intended. No wait, pun fully intended)!! I had to get a 3M restoration kit to get it out. It was nuts.

[das boots]

Better take care of it now before the acid goes inside the CC and eats the paint. Ask me how I know.......

[ryankokesh]

How do you know?

[mLuMaN83]

I found a few small areas that had rust repair done on mine after about the 4th wash after I got it. But I thought of it this way, if the previous owner cared enough to fix small rust damage, they must have taken at least decent car of her before I got her. lol?

But yeah, I think you might be alright if you get on it sooner than later.

[midlandtech]

Never seen bird poo do that before is the clear coat really that thin/fragile on our cars?


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[Marcus-SanDiego]

Bird crap destroys paint.

I carry this and this:

http://www.detailedimage.com/wax.php?id=13407&url=detailedimage.com/Meguiars-M43/Ultimate-Quik-Detailer-P386/22-oz-S1/

http://www.detailedimage.com/wax.php?id=13407&url=detailedimage.com/DI-Microfiber-M13/Ultra-Plush-Two-Sided-Towel-P105/16-x-16-S1/

If any poop lands on my car, I immediately pull that stuff out of the trunk and wipe it off. In San Diego, especially near the beach, we have a lot of seagulls. The poop is huge and it is acidic. Starts eating through clear coat right away.

[jreyes19]

So what sand paper grit would i I need?

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[Jesse M]

So what sand paper grit would i I need?

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When I wetsand, I like to use 1800 with some soapy water in a spray bottle. After it's nice and smooth, follow up with some Megs 105 on a surbuff with a DA, then I use a Lake Country tangerine pad with Megs 205 to polish. Finish it off with blackfire .. BAM. Perfect paint, everytime. I've worked in a body shop for years, so I have a bit more experience. But if you feel uncomfortable, try 2000, and take your sweet ass time.

[jreyes19]

Ok I found this
m105 and m205 http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Meguiars+M105+M205+

And I can buy the sand paper, ifi dont already have it, I have to check. And it should be ok to polish with any wax? Like dodo juice

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[danewilson77]

I'm thinking this will help.

http://www.zhpmafia.com/forums/showthread.php?254-DIY-Wet-Sand-a-Body-Panel-on-your-BMW-330-ZHP&highlight=sanded+trunk

[das boots]

How do you know?

This......is what happens. One of the POs just left it alone. Ate it all the way through the clearcoat and into the paint.

[MrMaico]

That looks nasty JR, hope it comes off ok for you. Just a couple of hours ago I stopped at a local boat ramp for a bit, maybe 15 minutes, and came back to my car to find 2 small spots of bird shit on the hood. Luckily I got it off with some window cleaner before it even dried. After seeing these pics I just went out and hit that area with some wax just to make sure I got it all off.

Barry

[johnrando]

I have something almost exactly the same on my hood from the PO. Fortunately, it will be painted soon.

[jreyes19]

UPDATE!!!!!! Lol

After going at the bird poop with 3000 grit I got all visible signs of the poop out, but obviously it left that entire area dull, I tried dodo juice to no avail, so I went ot and bought megs ultimate compound and it worked


nite my only concern in if I look at the area in a glare I notice I can still see the very faint outline of the poop, but I can't feel it, so I came to the assumption that it may have molded our waited a little tter clear coat, but no damage to paint or car

Here are the pics


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[danewilson77]

Excellente

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[nike001]

A porter cable matched with a wool pad & some Megs 105 would have gotten that area all shiny again after using the sand paper

[jreyes19]

I looked for it at advanced auto and this was all that I could find and me being impatient bought this and luckily it worked like a charm and brought the area back to it's original shine

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[JupiterBMW]

I'm a big fan of the Meguiar's Ultimate lineup. I too have the Compound and used it to remove haze across the entire roof of my previous car. It was so glossy compared to the rest of the car that I went and did the whole car just to make it look good. Such a beautiful wet look after that!

Nice work! :thumbsup

[jreyes19]

Thank You
I am more than pleased with it and am finding places to use it now