Thread: Paintwork stains from mud and bird poo

Originally Posted by BMKal

Should have dropped in to clear the remains of a bird from mine Leonie. We drove past Mt Barker yesterday morning on the way across to Tassie.

I hit a crow the other side of Adelaide on the way across. It bounced off the windscreen, then hit the bottom of the roof rack, and spread itself all over the roof under the rack. All cleaned up now though.

You hit a crow! That's hard to do!

Originally Posted by Epic_Dragon

even an $85 k + car needs its paint work to be looked after and maintained it is a better quality paint used on more expensive vehicles and a more correct application. if the poop was left on for even a couple of days and car was parked in sun anywhere, it is bad news for your paint. auto glym is fantastic, professional grade and is what we used at work. wash your car and apply that regularly after a wash. be aware that if a cutting compound is ever used, it takes a thin layer of paint away each time. polish and wax adds a film. what ever you do, do not use a scotch bright pad or the likes (you know the hard side of your dishwasher sponge type thing) as that scratches and scuffs paint. haha the amount of times cars would come in as people had used those to get stuck into stains, tree sap, bird poop etc! i am over the top with my paintwork. been slack lately. but i normally like to apply auto glym high res polish every second month after a wash. and every time i do the quick wash using the wash bay things i always use the spray wax afterwards just so i know there is some sort of barrier protecting my cars paintwork. i am a fully qualified spray painter though so always carry water and soft rags in the car (or baby wipes) just to wipe bird poo especially off as soon as it happens. nasty stuff that comes out of birds! :O
the clay bars work well too as will not harm your paint. especially for industrial downfall. can find normalyl find those cheaper at paint supplies shops.

Yes, We always have a very damp cloth kept in a plastic bag in case of "emergency".
Pickles.

Originally Posted by Dagilmo

You hit a crow! That's hard to do!

There was a group of them. Must have been startled and flew off a bit of road kill. All but one got out of the way.

Originally Posted by jonesfam

You blokes have "Car Detailers"?
I have kids that get $5 for washing the car, other than that it stays dirty.
Jonesfam
PS $5 on top of their pocket money.

Yes, its a sinful pleasure! We're on tank water, so during a drought can't spare the water for something non-important like washing cars. His hourly rate is a lot less than mine, so I reckon its worthwhile.

One of the things I always get the detailer to do is apply the paint treatment sold by the stealers...

He charges a couple of hundred dollars. Interestingly he contracts for the stealers for the same thing. He was telling me one stealer he works for charges $1800 for what he does, on very high end performance cars normally painted red. The same stealer was also the LR dealer.

Originally Posted by theresanothersteve

Yes, its a sinful pleasure! We're on tank water, so during a drought can't spare the water for something non-important like washing cars. His hourly rate is a lot less than mine, so I reckon its worthwhile.

One of the things I always get the detailer to do is apply the paint treatment sold by the stealers...

He charges a couple of hundred dollars. Interestingly he contracts for the stealers for the same thing. He was telling me one stealer he works for charges $1800 for what he does, on very high end performance cars normally painted red. The same stealer was also the LR dealer.

yes

Just thought I'd update you all on my battle against the bird poo. It turns out the car was never delivered with a layer of polish. Would a layer of polish be expected as part of the dealer delivery charge? There were signs the plastic protective layer had simply been removed and the car washed. I ended up getting a detailer to go over the car with a clay layer and the car has been as resistant to mud splashes and bird poo as my other non-Land Rover cars.