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Old 17 May 2008, 06:23 PM
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Default Bird Lime - Serious Damage...

Went away with work for a week.
Came back, my immaculate 07 plate STI was covered in bird crap.

Washed it off straight away, and most was fine, but two large (1" diameter) and one small (1/2" diameter) patches with serious spider like cracks remain.
Looks terrible. Couldn't believe it.

The car is just over 6 months old.
What joy do you reckon I will have with Subaru?

Cheers!
Old 17 May 2008, 07:01 PM
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NIL joy I reckon
Old 17 May 2008, 08:38 PM
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try gettin some scotchguard bird lime neutrulizer i use it all the time mate and it did the trick but the crap was only a couple ov days old.or buy a air rifle that will do it
Old 17 May 2008, 08:54 PM
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Bird crap is extremely nasty stuff, very corrosive. I left some on the soft top of a previous car, and it actually partly bleached it after about a week. I'm a lazy git when it comes to cleaning my car, but seagull **** gets washed of pretty quick.
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It will need machine polishing or at worst even wet & dry then machining.
Old 17 May 2008, 10:42 PM
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not great paint - mine's 7 years old, shat on all the time and never had that. got to be worth a go under warranty (I'd show them the rubbish paint and not fess up to the bird ****) - good luck.
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Thanks guys, will keep you informed...
Old 19 May 2008, 06:12 PM
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I get 2 or 3 bird craps on the car each day at this time of the year. Last year I left one on for about 3 days, that ate into my paintwork and looks a right mess. I wipe them off asap now, i'll be doing exactly that in a bit
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Originally Posted by Flaps
I get 2 or 3 bird craps on the car each day at this time of the year. Last year I left one on for about 3 days, that ate into my paintwork and looks a right mess. I wipe them off asap now, i'll be doing exactly that in a bit
Same here.....the lttle tw*ts are nesting in my guttering above my front door and the parent birds sh*te on my car as they fly in and out of the nest!!!

I run the gauntlet as I come and go from the house!!! lol
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