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Old May 14, 2013 | 06:06 PM
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Getting sick of the bird crap on my car every day - the volume of it seems to have gone mad lately

I've been sick of it on my XR4x4 for some time and taxed and M.O.T'd my 8v Saff after 17 months in the garage - it's a very very good example and the bird muck is pissing me right off

What protective wax's should I be looking at?

And has anyone got a massive bird of prey they want to bring around
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Old May 14, 2013 | 06:12 PM
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get it off as quick as possible is my advice
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Old May 14, 2013 | 06:14 PM
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Old May 14, 2013 | 06:25 PM
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Yeah - that's good advice

Just fed up of washing it everyday

I'm just wondering if there's something that's heavy duty enough to protect it so I can give it a rest for a day or so
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Old May 14, 2013 | 06:29 PM
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waxes and sealants will help but i am not sure there is anything to stop it burning through
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Old May 14, 2013 | 07:00 PM
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I had to leave my car under a tree that was a roost to a week when working away for a week once! It had bird poo all over the ground so I bought a disposable plastic dust sheet from b & Q and covered it there for a week!

Otherwise ask the guy on her who is a falconer! remember you can only shoot feral pidgins or magpies! as they are classes as vermin!
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Old May 14, 2013 | 07:04 PM
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Wax will help or a ceramic sealant even better,but it will eat through anything overtime,the key is to get it off asap
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Old May 14, 2013 | 07:10 PM
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http://www.egmcartech.com/2011/05/05...ge-your-paint/
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Old May 14, 2013 | 07:13 PM
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ive got the same problem,my cossie is garaged but i park my e36 in front of garage.
it doesnt get used much during the week.
i washed it last night,came home today and counted 9 big shits on it again.
im not wanting to get a cover as where do you store a shitey sheet.
a neighbour keeps pigeons im sure its them.can i shoot them? easy target they they all fly close to each other lol
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Old May 14, 2013 | 07:16 PM
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Great link - Thanks!

And yeah, guess I'm going to be busy washing the fooker most days!

Cheers fellas
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Old May 14, 2013 | 07:19 PM
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I thought of a sheet but like you say where do you put that covered in crap? Wouldn't want to put it in the boot or the garage.

As for the birds one of the neighbours further down the street has hanging feeders etc - which is fine I suppose but i've just never known our cars covered in sooo much crap it's a bit annoying to say the least!

Oh well - there's far worse things in life eh!
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Old May 14, 2013 | 07:26 PM
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Old May 14, 2013 | 08:15 PM
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Rsmat has a bird of prey
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Old May 14, 2013 | 08:19 PM
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Originally Posted by James B
Rsmat has a bird of prey
Afraid he is history on this site, much to the disappointment of many of us on here.
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Old May 14, 2013 | 08:20 PM
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That ka advert is brilliant!!
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Old May 14, 2013 | 08:31 PM
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Originally Posted by naturally aspirated
Afraid he is history on this site, much to the disappointment of many of us on here.

Hopefully he'll be back - seemed like a top bloke to me
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Old May 14, 2013 | 08:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Turbosystems
Load of shit that is,ive seen damage instantly even when bird shit has been removed seconds after its landed.
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Old May 15, 2013 | 04:24 PM
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Why's mat gone?
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