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    Re: How to safely remove a dried bird dropping

    How about dead bug on the car? Do they have the same thing? do i remove it the same way, dried dead bug.

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    Re: How to safely remove a dried bird dropping

    ***Update***

    Below is another reason to lift bird droppings off instead of wiping them off posted by Michael Stoops the Admin on MeguiarsOnline.com I've never owned any pet birds so I didn't know about the need for gravel or stones with bird food for digestion which can cause a potential problem with instilling scratches into car paint if a bird dropping is wiped off. I always like to give due credit where credit is due so I've simply quoted him off of MOL and added it to this reply.

    How to safely remove a dried bird dropping - Thread on MOL


    Quote Originally Posted by Michael Stoops

    Another reason why you should lift the bird dropping off of the paint rather than wiping, is because of how birds digest food. If you've ever had a pet bird you know that you need to add gravel to their food seed.

    Birds require gravel and/or even small stones to help them grind up and digest food, primarily seeds that are swallowed whole and need to be literally ground down in the gizzard.

    Inevitably, some of this gravel, sand or other abrasive particulate matter is going to be passed through their system and end up in that dropping on the hood of your car.

    Simply wiping the dropping off the paint can potentially lead to a grinding of this particulate against the paint, which is obviously not a good thing.

    Just thought the above made a nice addition to this article.


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    Re: How to safely remove a dried bird dropping

    Quote Originally Posted by onexvi3tboi View Post
    How about dead bug on the car? Do they have the same thing? do i remove it the same way, dried dead bug.
    I don't know all the substances that would be inside of a bug before it died and dried on your car's finish but it would be a good idea to use the same technique to first soften the bug to make it easier to remove than to simply try to scrub the bug off.


    See this page for techniques for removing a single dried bug or a lot of dried bugs...


    http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/...g-spray-3.html

    Here's just one picture from the webpage above...





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    Re: How to safely remove a dried bird dropping

    Thanks again,Mike! Where did you get that cup of water from? LOL

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    Re: How to safely remove a dried bird dropping

    Quote Originally Posted by kronos View Post
    Thanks for sharing the technique Mike. I do have a question though.

    Do all bird droppings have the same affect on paint? E.g., the little yellow bird dropping vs. the nasty white and greenish pigeon dropping.

    Not all birds are the same, if you park under where an Owl or other meat eating bird sits you will get bones and other hard substance in the dropping. Mike's hint in cleaning is best. I use the same technique for when the cat has a fur ball.
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    Re: How to safely remove a dried bird dropping

    I would say that it depends on what he bird ate last! Like say for instance he ate at McDonalds just before release. That could be very bad.
    But, if he just ate at a farm stand, then that would be much more gentle!
    Don't you agree?

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    Re: How to safely remove a dried bird dropping

    ***Update***

    Here's this technique used on a real, dried bird dropping. When I originally wrote this article I had to use simulated bird dropping.

    Dried bird dropping



    Take a clean microfiber polishing cloth, fold it four ways to create a thick, plush wiping cloth.



    Wet the cloth with water until the entire cloth is saturated but not to the point where water is running down the hood. The idea is to have plenty of water present to soak into the dried bird dropping.







    Allow some time to go by to let the water do it's work...





    Let's take a peek...




    Yep, it's liquid again...



    Carefully scrunch the microfiber towel around the dropping and lift straight up...



    Now dispose of the microfiber towel in a safe way...



    That's how you safely remove a dried bird dropping... now wash the area clean.





    Note: For health safety reasons it's a good idea to wear gloves when doing this.



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    Re: How to safely remove a dried bird dropping

    Thanks for the update Mike.

    I have a question, when you are scrunching up the towel, do you let the towel do the work by having your fingers outside the poo and letting the movement of the towel pick it up, or are you fingers on or around the edge so you can sort of squeeze the poo into the towel?
    Jacob

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    Re: How to safely remove a dried bird dropping

    Quote Originally Posted by timaishu View Post
    Thanks for the update Mike.

    I have a question, when you are scrunching up the towel, do you let the towel do the work by having your fingers outside the poo and letting the movement of the towel pick it up, or are you fingers on or around the edge so you can sort of squeeze the poo into the towel?

    My fingers are pushing the towel under and the lifting the dropping upward.



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    Re: How to safely remove a dried bird dropping

    The million dollar question is what should you do with the used towel?

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