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Old Mar 16, 2015 | 12:11 AM
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Well, there's your excuse to wash your C7......
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Old Mar 16, 2015 | 10:20 AM
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You need to keep a can of Fukken in your car with a few rags.

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Old Mar 16, 2015 | 10:46 AM
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Originally Posted by USARMYTTT
So we go to Costco, I of course park out in the "back 40", no cars around and I come out to THIS!!!! Some seagulls will die because of this. Thank goodness I already had some cleanup spray and a microfiber rag in the the back of the car.
My first though was some Ahole had thrown something on the car.
LOL LMAO Like my farther said "lucky elephants don't fly"
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Old Mar 16, 2015 | 12:49 PM
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What do you all keep in your truck to clean off droppings? I have a bottle of water and MF towel but wonder if I should be using something else?
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Old Mar 16, 2015 | 12:55 PM
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Originally Posted by gregb1812
What do you all keep in your truck to clean off droppings? I have a bottle of water and MF towel but wonder if I should be using something else?
A good detail spray (I like Adam's) is much better than plain water. The lubricants in it make it much less likely to scratch the paint.
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Old Mar 16, 2015 | 06:58 PM
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[QUOTE=USARMYTTT;1589190041]So we go to Costco, I of course park out in the "back 40", no cars around and I come out to THIS!!!! Some seagulls will die because of this. Thank goodness I already had some cleanup spray and a microfiber rag in the the back of the car.
My first though was some Ahole had thrown something on the car.

It has happened to me too, I always carry a spray bottle filled with water and a micro fiber cloth in both my cars, best to get the toxic stuff off ASAP after you notice it. I also do a walk around my cars after I get home to be sure.
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Old Mar 16, 2015 | 07:14 PM
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any rinseless product mixed in a spray bottle, is much cheaper and more effective than quick detailer....hands down....
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Old Mar 20, 2015 | 01:57 PM
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We feel your pain! And we want to see the rest of your bird crap covered 'Vettes too!
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Old Mar 20, 2015 | 02:42 PM
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Old Mar 20, 2015 | 07:06 PM
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Sure enough, after reading this, I walk out to my car.... BAM, a pillar of poo
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Old Mar 21, 2015 | 12:05 AM
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If seagulls are the Devil then Grackles are his legions.
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Old Mar 21, 2015 | 01:25 PM
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Search, "bird droppings and car paint." It's like nature designed bird poop to ruin a car's finish. When I drove my new to me C6 home I parked it in the driveway so my wife would see it upon arrival home from work. She came in the door and the first thing she said is, You've got a ton of bird crap all over your car! It looked like a flock of crows decided to target my car and it was baked on from the hot summer sun. The quick drying is probably what saved the paint. After washing it took a lot of rubbing compound to get past the etching.
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Old Mar 21, 2015 | 05:57 PM
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The seagull just wanted to put a deposit
on a C7.

(that joke's been around, no doubt)

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Old Mar 21, 2015 | 07:16 PM
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I got nailed by the sea and got it off hood in 20 min. Still can see defect if you look real real close under a flourescent light.

really crappy. ;@)
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Old Mar 21, 2015 | 08:28 PM
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Seagulls? Seagulls are nothing compared to wild turkeys on the East end of Long Island....

this was my car back in 2009

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...is-a-mess.html
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Old Mar 21, 2015 | 09:26 PM
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Old Mar 22, 2015 | 12:11 AM
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Sounds to me like you need to sit out on your front porch and eat a big plate of scrambled eggs and let the birds know what you're capable of!



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Old Mar 22, 2015 | 12:32 AM
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Originally Posted by USARMYTTT
So we go to Costco, I of course park out in the "back 40", no cars around and I come out to THIS!!!! Some seagulls will die because of this. Thank goodness I already had some cleanup spray and a microfiber rag in the the back of the car.
My first though was some Ahole had thrown something on the car.
Most folks think blue birds sre the cutest sweetest little critters. Bluebirds of Happiness u might say? Not me! They see the approaching the vehicle driveway and launch an all out attact reminiscent of a Hitchcock movie. Flying in mass all around the car and especially fighting the windows They even follow the car into the garage and all the while whitewashing the car in bird poop in a matter of minutes
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