Ricky352
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I've been keeping my last couple of cars in the garage at the house, but my new car doesn't fit in there. I never really had a problem with bird poo so didn't give it much thought, but now that the car sits outside all the time beside a tree full of birds it's constantly covered in crap 
It annoys me, but not to the point were I will clean it off straight away, but probably every couple of days I'd get the crap off.
Just wondered how you folks felt about it. Is it really as bad as everyone makes out?
[Edited on 19-05-2013 by Ricky352]
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nibnob21
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I won't necessarily clean it off straight away. But it gives me an incentive to wash the car sooner than I perhaps would have done.
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Nic Barnes
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I try and clean it off within a day or 2. I had a bit on an old car I didn't wash off for a couple of weeks and it are into the paint work.
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Nic Barnes
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Ate
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Ricky352
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Ah, so it really can make a visible difference if left for a long time.
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Ian W
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In the summer when it's sat there getting baked on I clean it off as soon as I can (i.e when I get home from work).
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BeetleGav
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I get it off ASAP. Bloody fabric roof is a bastard after its been targeted. My driveway seems to be a fly past at the moment so it's getting covered every morning 
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neil h
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quote:
Originally posted by Ricky352
Ah, so it really can make a visible difference if left for a long time.
Yeah, bird shite is acidic so it tends to etch the paint if you leave it too long. Usually polishes out though.
Personally it depends on where it is and how much. If its a lot or somewhere visible it gets washed off when possible. If not, then when ever.
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NathanR
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I try and get it off soon as I see it when I get home from work in the evenings! Left one on the bonnet for about a week in the sun and its "etched" into the paint! Need to get the polisher out and compound it back !
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Kyle T
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Keep some quick detailer type product to hand and get it wiped off gently.
Luckily no trees/lamp posts near me - but at work it can get smothered if I get a naff parking spot.
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Jed D
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i just tend to leave it til it rains 
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NathanR
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Unfortunately one of my neighbours who is a foul , fat disgusting excuse of a woman feeds the seagulls so theres about 30-40 seagulls flying around all day so its a rarity for the car to go a week without getting shat on!
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JoshSRi
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I always remove it as soon as I see it.
My paint seems to etch really easily, so I have to.
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Y869 SRA
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quote:
Originally posted by JoshSRi
I always remove it as soon as I see it.
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Generation
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My car was parked up for 7
Months without a wash once. Washed last week
And not a single bird poo on it. Neither does the run about either :/ not many birds in eased (insert joke)
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l88fty
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Luckily my B sits in the garage most of its life, so it's very rare it gets bird shite on it - however incase it does I always keep a pack of wipes in the car, it can do more damage than people think to your paint work :/
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baza31
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Cut tree down
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Sean-B
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I had this problem so I had the tree removed. Sap is as big a problem as bird crap
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richc
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3 options
Shoot the birds
Get a cat
remove the tree
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Generation
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Garage it?
Use a cover?
Cat won't do anything, when birds are in the sky :/
[Edited on 20-05-2013 by Generation]
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Ricky352
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Won't fit in the garage Generation.
Also thought about shooting them with an air rifle, but its at the front of the house and some of the nighbours have young kids so don't think it would be appropraite.
Tree will be getting cut down. There were two up until a couple of months ago when i cut the other one down. EDIT: They are always on the roof as well though.
Must say I'm sligtly surprised that most people have ticked option one rather than option two. Those wipes do look like a good idea though.
[Edited on 20-05-2013 by Ricky352]
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JoshSRi
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I would cut my problem tree down, but I think my dad would have something to say about that.
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Anty
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Bird pooo, segal ones are the worst !! i should know, actully got pood on in the street lol
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mwg
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Get rid as soon as I see it and I'm able to.
When I went on holiday a bird shit on my spoiler whilst I was away so could have been there for days, I came back washed it off and it had burnt the paint Nothing I could do about that though
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Walshyposse
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Do a peter griffin, wait until the bird washes it's own car and wait in the tree until it's finished, then take a fat dump on its bonnet and see how they like it.
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