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W&W guru's, I've got a problem. The Misses went to SC last week and her Mini Cooper S was the target of a nasty Bird shat attack. It's looks to be etched into the clear coat. Clay bar took the surface contaminates off, but it's still screwed. Any suggestions on fixing this?
If you have a porter cable (or a rotary) I'd get a medium cut pad with your favorite polish and work the area. Then hit it again with a less abrasive pad (like an edge blue) and a finishing polish. That should knock out the etching and leave a squeaky clean surface for your wax/sealant.
If you don't want to do that, get some decent microfiber applicators and some Scratch-X, with some elbow grease you might be able to work that out.
the acids in bird poo cause the etch... it actually eats a hole in the clear.
as crvtec says, the only solution is polish- to remove the clear down to the bottom of the etch, or to remove the edges of the etch to make the etch invisible.
i always start with the least aggressive polish first... in your case, i would start with a swirl remover- maybe even a glaze- my goal would be to remove the edges of the etch so that light is not reflecting off of them (and then it becomes invisible). this is the least aggressive solution. if it doesnt work, then i would "step-up" to a fine cut compound. that would likely do the trick... if not, you have to go to a full compound. you always step-down after a compound.... if you dont, you will have compounding haze.
I worked on it some with Scratch X this afternoon. The edges are knocked down, not gone yet. I'm going to work it some more tomorrow at work, with a PC. (Benefit of working at a dealer)
05-27-2007, 08:33 AM
Bird crap attack
Polish will get that turdstain right out.
