Bird Crap --
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From: Beautiful Down Town "SWINDLEHURST" Long Island NY
Bird Crap --
I've had a few dropping over the years - but nothing special 
Lately the vette is starting to look like a Zebra
This morning I saw a birdy standing next to the door -- giving himself the stink-eye in his reflection
Then he pops up an starts "Pecking" at himself
If there was any paint worth protecting -- I'd have to put the cover back on - every single day ----- I don't even know where the dam thing is
It truly must be near "TEOTWAWKI"
Lately the vette is starting to look like a Zebra
This morning I saw a birdy standing next to the door -- giving himself the stink-eye in his reflection
Then he pops up an starts "Pecking" at himself
If there was any paint worth protecting -- I'd have to put the cover back on - every single day ----- I don't even know where the dam thing is
It truly must be near "TEOTWAWKI"
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Marco has a couple spots on the hood I didn't catch in time, and it ate into the clearcoat. Big spots too....I swear this bird had irritable bowel syndrome. And I don't know what caustic solution they are eating, but this stuff was like battery acid on the clear coat....etched it badly.
Car is in the garage 99% of the time too....that's the real kicker. And these flying rats still managed to nail it.
Car is in the garage 99% of the time too....that's the real kicker. And these flying rats still managed to nail it.
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Bird Crap
We have a neighbor who likes to feed the birds--hence they are all over the place. Now that is all well and good--until they come over to our patio and crap all over the furniture and table, grill, lights, etc. I could blast them with a shotgun, but I'd have to be out there all day, and I only have 1000 rounds of 12 ga. shells. So I decided on a more sane solution. I bought a fake owl statue. I placed it out on our patio table and I move it around every other day. Guess what?---No more birds anywhere near our patio! They no longer come to feed at our neighbors free lunch either! Problem solved!
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I bought a fake owl statue. I placed it out on our patio table and I move it around every other day.
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Dont park under pole, trees, bird cages. Once the paint is damaged the best you can do is clean, polish, wax or take it to the paint shop.
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I think HOT PAINT makes bird poop etch faster. Last year I had just finished polishing and putting a fresh coat of Rejex on. Car looked like a mirror! Went to lunch with a friend and parked too close to one of those super high signs. It was a hot sunny day and when I came out of the resturant there was a fresh turd cooked onto the front bumper. Went right back in and got a cup full of fresh water to rinse it off. Too late; it had already eaten through the fresh wax and into the clearcoat. Still there today after polishing and working with it. Dull spot about the size of a dime. Bird must have had paint stripper for lunch!
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From: Beautiful Down Town "SWINDLEHURST" Long Island NY
I wanted to get one pecking at the vet
But
I present --- "Where's the Birdy"
( click-ie the bird-ie )
But
I present --- "Where's the Birdy"
( click-ie the bird-ie )
Last edited by RICEKILA; Mar 22, 2012 at 07:52 AM.
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The neighborhood cats do keep them in check. There are a couple of feral cats milling around....not uncommon to find dead birds in the yard. And who am I to complain? I've got a shovel and a garbage can.
What irritates me is that the Vette spends less than 2% of it's life outdoors, and still got nailed. One of the neighbors must be feeding the birds. Maybe I should put up a bird feeder with some crushed Alka-Seltzer in it. Pop goes the weasel.
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Especially the Canadian variety that hibernate in Mexico
The neighborhood cats do keep them in check. There are a couple of feral cats milling around....not uncommon to find dead birds in the yard. And who am I to complain? I've got a shovel and a garbage can.
What irritates me is that the Vette spends less than 2% of it's life outdoors, and still got nailed. One of the neighbors must be feeding the birds. Maybe I should put up a bird feeder with some crushed Alka-Seltzer in it. Pop goes the weasel.
The neighborhood cats do keep them in check. There are a couple of feral cats milling around....not uncommon to find dead birds in the yard. And who am I to complain? I've got a shovel and a garbage can.
What irritates me is that the Vette spends less than 2% of it's life outdoors, and still got nailed. One of the neighbors must be feeding the birds. Maybe I should put up a bird feeder with some crushed Alka-Seltzer in it. Pop goes the weasel.