Bird poop

[criket]

Today I was washing and waxing my wifes SUV. It's a Kia Borrego, 4x4, black in color. I know the car has been in a hail storm and that's where most of the chips are from.

BUT I also noticed BEFORE I washed it that there were a few spots of bird poop. I thought, eh, no big deal. I'm gonna wash them off. The actual bird poop did come off but there is still spots on the paint where it was at. I scrubed and scrubed but there is still spots on the paint.

So I went ahead and waxed it. I thought well maybe the wax will help. It didn't.

Can bird poop mess up your paint if there for a period of time?

[Matt]

I've seen bird poop take paint down past the primer... I try to wash it off as soon as possible.

[NeilSmith]

Yes it can. I really depends on what the birds are eating. If they eat something really acidic like blue berries , then their droppings are going to be acidic also. We have all seen what acid rain does to paint and glass, same outcome with the bird droppings.

[criket]

Thanks for the responses guys. I guess I need to take better care of my wife's car.

[Bigredmariner]

Yeah some poop can be extremely acidic and will etch your clear coat. Not much you can do about it, once in a while you will get lucky and be able to polish the clear back to normal. Unfortunately more times than not it's ruined.