10 min Bird Poop Etching Repair

[RedXray]

Somehow I missed this bird dropping on my hood and of course after seeing it "this is going to leave a mark"

Hit it with M105 and sure enough it had etched into the clear coat.

I cut a small piece off a 3M Trizact 3000 sanding pad backed with a small piece of cardboard. Fresh water in a spray bottle then with gentle pressure I sanded out the etching. This step took less than a minute with just a small amount of water. Hand rubbed the 3000 marks out with M105, SF4500 then Blacklight. It took longer waiting on the blacklight to haze/bond than the repair itself. No need brake out the buffer or having to wash a pad. Then topped with the usual products used earlier on the truck.

P3000 > M105 > Menzerna SF4500 > CG Blacklight > CG V7 > Souveran Liquid Wax

Poop etch




Sanded




waiting on blacklight to haze/bond




Finished




Products used: (V7 not shown)

[fly07sti]

Great save. I love your garage to btw. If my garage/man cave was as plush as yours, my wife would divorce me because she'd never see me!

[lawrenceSA]

Great save. I love your garage to btw. If my garage/man cave was as plush as yours, my wife would divorce me because she'd never see me!

[Mask]

+2

[addysdaddy]

did u soak the 3000 grit paper for long or just used the water from the spray bottle?

[Sicoupe]

Nice save! cant even tell now

[RedXray]

did u soak the 3000 grit paper for long or just used the water from the spray bottle?

The 3M Trizact P3000 isn't a sandpaper product. It's more of a rubbery like 1/4" thick abrasive pad. So much nicer to use than the traditional wet/dry sandpaper.

So to answer your question... no I didn't soak the product and just used a small amount of water from the spray bottle.

[Kamakaz1961]

Beautiful work!!

[Mask]

Both your detail studio and hand craft skills are awesome ^^

[RedXray]

Great save. I love your garage to btw. If my garage/man cave was as plush as yours, my wife would divorce me because she'd never see me!

Thanks!

when y'all are older... believe me, you'll both enjoy your own space

Both your detail studio and hand craft skills are awesome

Thanks poop repair is my specialty

Started out as a raw building to shoot cars in on the side, when I was about 35. Fifteen or so years later decided to insulate and drywall. Then it was AC/Heat, then the bar, then...