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Old Jun 16, 2005 | 09:49 PM
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How do you keep birds from crapping on your car?

I've tryed everything short of putting the cover on it at work.

They have 1300 other cars to pick from where I work, Why me?

I park in the clear, under trees, even under the bridge. Nothing works.

Is it that they just like white cars?

This sucks, didn't their parents tell them not to get to close to the cool cars.

I hate having to wash it everytime I take it to work. It makes me have to wax it more.
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Old Jun 16, 2005 | 10:00 PM
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Bird crap is like paint chips....your gonna get them.
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Old Jun 17, 2005 | 08:02 AM
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Interesting comment. I think your right, they do like white cars.
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Old Jun 17, 2005 | 08:24 AM
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you ani't seen nothing. After I got my 87 Ruby nice and shiny I took the top off and drove down to the beach-every friggin Seagull in the area came after me-I'm not kidding, it was like they were carpet bombing me-luckly I escaped without any head injuries-friggers
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Old Jun 17, 2005 | 08:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Terry Posten
Is it that they just like white cars?
when I chosed my vette I said: "I want it black" !
-beppe-
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Old Jun 17, 2005 | 08:36 AM
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Hire Ralphie from "A Cristmas Story". I here hes a crack shot and he has an official Red Ryder Carbine Action 200 shot range model Air Rifle! As long as he doesn't "shoot his eye out" I think those birds are doomed.
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Old Jun 17, 2005 | 08:48 AM
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Try a Car cover
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Old Jun 17, 2005 | 09:18 AM
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Originally Posted by conv90
when I chosed my vette I said: "I want it black" !-beppe-
They target black too!!
Dont park near telephone poles, under trees, in a driveway........HMMMM
portable garage
To me a lot of protectorant ZAINO, or really any type of polymers in large quantities at least stops it from etching the paint. Yes mine is white, and my 03 yukon is black, I find that birds do not discriminate !!!
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Old Jun 17, 2005 | 10:49 AM
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Get even with them; toss some bird sead around your car...laced with rat poison.

That should drop the local "flying $hit-house" population enough to protect your car.
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Old Jun 17, 2005 | 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by 65Z01
Get even with them; toss some bird sead around your car...laced with rat poison.

That should drop the local "flying $hit-house" population enough to protect your car.
Thanks for the laugh, I really enjoyed that!!!
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Old Jun 17, 2005 | 11:37 AM
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the only thing you can do is to travel with a bottle of detailer's spray and a microfiber towel to clean it up ASAP.
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Old Jun 17, 2005 | 11:41 AM
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BB gun......target practice.....bye-bye birdies.
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Old Jun 17, 2005 | 12:31 PM
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I think they like bright aqua metalic even more.
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Old Jun 17, 2005 | 12:43 PM
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They are Ford Mustang lovers. It is all a plot.
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Old Jun 17, 2005 | 04:33 PM
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[QUOTE=Terry Posten]How do you keep birds from crapping on your car?

Don't park it.
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Old Jun 17, 2005 | 04:56 PM
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You need to look at this from the half full philosophy ......... count your blessings and thank goodness that cows don't fly
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