Best way to remove bird crap?

[yeyo82]

Hello there, I was wondering what's the best way to remove it. I wash my car and make it look great just to go to sleep and wake up to a big bird crap on my car. Sometimes multiple! I can't wash it 3 or 4 times a week so I was wondering what's the best way without washing it everyday? Also water spots. It seems whenever I wash it a few hours later a rain cloud passes by just to dump water and then gets sunny. It's starting to annoy the hell out of me!

[JonMiles]

QD will help.

[yeyo82]

Yeah I was just looking around here and saw jossy92s post involving that product. Well at least about the bird crap. Does the QD work on water spots even after the rain or does the car need to be clean?

[Blackthorn One]

A waterless wash product like Poorboy's Spray and Wipe is great to keep your car clean between washings. I would use that first for droppings, because of it's lubricity, assuming that the car isn't otherwise completely dust free, and then use a QD like Griot's Speed Shine, which cleans really well, and leaves behind a nice shine because it has some wax in it. I keep my car covered, and use a Cal car duster before covering it, and it stays nice. Qd works on water spots, but the car must be dirt free because QDs lack lubricating ability to prevent scratches from rubbing if the car isn't clean.

[yeyo82]

Oh ok I didn't know about the QD not having enough lubricants in it. What's a good waterless wash product? How's that wet paint stuff if I may ask?

[Shane731]

Here's some good reading for you:

Tips & Techniques for using a Spray Detailer to Remove Light Dust, Fingerprints and Smudges (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/tricks-tips-techniques/23128-tips-techniques-using-spray-detailer-remove-light-dust-fingerprints-smudges.html)

The difference between a Normal Car Wash, a Waterless Car Wash, a Rinseless Car Wash and a Spray Detailer (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/hot-topics-frequently-asked-questions/23645-difference-between-normal-car-wash-waterless-car-wash-rinseless-car-wash-spray-detailer.html)

How to safely remove a dried bird dropping (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/how-articles/23231-how-safely-remove-dried-bird-dropping.html)

[Blackthorn One]

Oh ok I didn't know about the QD not having enough lubricants in it. What's a good waterless wash product? How's that wet paint stuff if I may ask?
A good waterless wash product is PoorBoy's Spray and Wipe, which is quite thick, with a lot of lubricity, that cleans dust and dirt safely without scratching, and has a fairly strong watermelon candy scent. Grit's Garage Spray On Car Wash is excellent as well, with a lot of lubricity, which seems thinner than the poorboy's, with a pina colada scent. They both leave behind a nice shine, and clean safely, however, there always seems to be some particles left behind, in my experience, that I always have to clean up with Speed Shine. I've used Adam's warerless wash, and haven't been super impressed. It cleans very well, but doesn't seem to have the lubricity of Poorboys or Griots, and doesn't leave behind a very nice shine. Those are the only ones I have used. When my Adam's runs out, I will be buying more of the Griot's or the Poorboys. Griot's bottle has a great sprayer, though, while the Poorboy's splatters a lot and doesn't spray very evenly. What wet paint stuff were you referring to?

[Shane731]

Also:

How dirty is too dirty to safely use a rinseless wash? (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/hot-topics-frequently-asked-questions/23602-how-dirty-too-dirty-safely-use-rinseless-wash.html)

[Blackthorn One]

Here's some good reading for you:

Tips & Techniques for using a Spray Detailer to Remove Light Dust, Fingerprints and Smudges (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/tricks-tips-techniques/23128-tips-techniques-using-spray-detailer-remove-light-dust-fingerprints-smudges.html)

The difference between a Normal Car Wash, a Waterless Car Wash, a Rinseless Car Wash and a Spray Detailer (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/hot-topics-frequently-asked-questions/23645-difference-between-normal-car-wash-waterless-car-wash-rinseless-car-wash-spray-detailer.html)

How to safely remove a dried bird dropping (http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/how-articles/23231-how-safely-remove-dried-bird-dropping.html)
Wow, that's great bird dropping info!

[yeyo82]

Thanks CieraSL I'll get right on that. It's called wet paint glaze.

[AeroCleanse]

I use ONR at QD strength. Works great if your paint is already protected.