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holdupr -> RE: Dried Bird Droppings? (7/13/2006 12:50:53 PM)
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I don't mean to revive an old post, but it was almost like fate when I joined this forum because this was the first thread on the list! I have a 2004 Mazda 3, and I work long hours at my job so it's really easy for me to look past little things on the car here and there. I recently spotted a spot of what looked like faded bird poop on my trunk. It looked like the rain and perhaps previous car rinses had faded it enough so that it didn't look exactly like bird poop so I must have overlooked it. Well, I washed it off with a wet cloth, I had to rub a little because it really was on there. Many sites claim that leaving it on for a long time will ruin the paint, but it doesn't really look ruined to me. I can tell that the residue has been there for a pretty long time but it wasn't a big clump of it. It was a superficial, clear colored, hardened substance that is really hard to see just walking by the car. It is obvious to me that most of the bird poop had been rinsed away from the rain or previous car rinses, so it must be pretty common for car paint survive a bird poop attack.. right? I'm just really not seeing this "etching" or "fading" or "damage" that almost every forum and website claims that would be occuring. It bothers me because it makes me wonder if I'm not looking hard enough. But how hard should you have to look for something like that? I'm not going to flip my lid over something that doesn't show up... what is etching? Why is it so commonly understood that bird poop would damage your car? Do they mean LARGE amounts of bird poop would damage your car? Cause the amount on my car was first of all hardly visible, and secondly, didn't have a lot of substance to it. It was a very thin layer of clear, dried poop. I want to take it seriously though because I don't want damaged paint on such a new car. But I also don't feel like I should have to overanalyze my car on a daily basis either. I work at a hospital and I hardly ever get time to eat lunch let alone go out and scour my car for imperfections. I try to wash it when I can, and I am extremely safe and aware behind the wheel. I never thought bird poop would be such a big deal like the websites are saying. It's freaking me out even when I'm not seeing anything? I also have a small clump of bird poop on a plastic trim, that won't scratch right? Whatever acids that are in bird poop shouldn't ruin plastic.. I'm actually really surprised that it is known to ruin paint. I would venture to say that 85% of the people in my community that own new cars have some sort of debris on their car for weeks at a time, including but not limited to bird poop. And the cars still look very nice. Either people are exaggerating the power of bird poop, or I just haven't had a good minute to search my car for this alleged "damage". Or I just lucked out? I just don't understand and I would like to understand for future reference. I always knew it was important to clean up bird poop right away, but I thought that it was because it's just so gross to look at. I didn't even know that a bird had pooped on my car until I saw it just now. I can't be the only person that loves their car, but not enough to give it constant examinations, can I? And when people don't examine their cars, they overlook things like bird poop... and to know that simply overlooking a square inch of your car can lead to damage is more than offputting!
thanks!
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