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Old 18 March 2013, 01:27 PM
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So I'm pretty lazy when it comes to car cleaning, typically not cleaning the car for several months at a time. I do however appreciate the detrimental effect that bird cr*p has on modern car paint finishes especially if it gets baked on so without resorting to a full on wash how do you remove it without risking the dreaded swirl marks? Just hose it off? Use a jet washer?

I'm thinking about investing in a snow foam thingy at some point, I guess giving it a rinse followed by foam, and rinse it off again is a quick way to remove the worst of the dirt? Appreciate you can't dry a car after this as there will still be some dirt but it'll undoubtedly get rained upon some time after that

I know I should put more effort into looking after my pride and joy but a demanding toddler and a long list of DIY jobs means my weekends are taken up with other stuff
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A good snow foam would work well and loosen up the bird crap,

I am selling my foam lance and snow foam

http://www.autobritedirect.co.uk/ind...onnectors.html

the lance cost me £45 and has only been used once so like new, the foam is -

http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acata...avalanche.html

the foam has been used once and only put half an inch in foam lance bottle so basically it's a full bottle, this cost £30 plus I will include the pump dispenser that cost £3 total package £78

will also chuck in a couple of other snow foam samples

would like £55 for the lot please and as I says it pretty much brand new £5 delivery
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I had a similar problem mate where birds just loved to crap on my freshly washed car! Not sure if its because the black car in the sun attracts them. Anyways I bought some autoglym bird dropping wipes which seem to work well and you can tackle the dirt at a early stage before it starts sticking to the paint. Hope this helps

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Ps the fitment is for a karcher but can be changed
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Will also include the sample you can see on the right, I have 2 samples
Old 18 March 2013, 02:51 PM
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Why are you selling the lance Shane ?
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Why are you selling the lance Shane ?
I just don't use it mate as for some reason I have 2 lol
Old 18 March 2013, 03:02 PM
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i have a black car and when iv washed it birds love it! my quick way is using the demon shine spray,spray on-wipe off with a cloth
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Whatever you use to remove a sh*te attack remove it as soon as possible because it DOES STAIN if you look closely enough
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soak a paper towel and leave it on the poo, 5min later it should just lift off with a little quick detailer to stop any scratches.

how much do you want shane?
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