Seagulls are the DEVIL!!!!
Melting Slicks
Joined: Apr 2002
Posts: 2,439
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From: Tellico Plains Tennessee
Hey, some of you older guys and gals, like me, remember Red Skelton. He used to do a series of jokes about Gurtrude and Hecliff, two seagulls. Gertrude asks "Hey Hecliff, have you seen the new sports car around town?" Hecliff says, "Yeah, I spotted one just this morning." 
I once went to eat lunch in a restaurant, leaving the top off my C4 on a warm spring day. I came back to a pile of crap in the center of the driver's seat!
I once went to eat lunch in a restaurant, leaving the top off my C4 on a warm spring day. I came back to a pile of crap in the center of the driver's seat!
Team Owner
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 31,796
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From: DFW/Long Island
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
Pro
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 695
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I just moved from Phoenix to Austin. I never parked under a tree in the ten years I've had my C6 in Phoenix, but in Austin it can be unavoidable.
My car got caked yesterday while my wife and I were out in her car. I washed it as soon as I got back but each crap that was hit by sunlight etched the clear.
I broke out my Meguiar's ultimate compound this morning, and it barely made a difference. My orbital is still back in Phoenix, but the ineffectiveness of my manual polishing has me very worried.
I am not exactly sure when I last waxed the car. I usually do it every three to four months depending on how much I drive it and wash it. I just pay attention to how nicely it beads.
It was still beading fine, and I used NXT2 last time. My question is, is there any product that can actually protect your paint from bird ****?
Does opticoat actually protect against it? If so, it would be worth it.
My car got caked yesterday while my wife and I were out in her car. I washed it as soon as I got back but each crap that was hit by sunlight etched the clear.
I broke out my Meguiar's ultimate compound this morning, and it barely made a difference. My orbital is still back in Phoenix, but the ineffectiveness of my manual polishing has me very worried.
I am not exactly sure when I last waxed the car. I usually do it every three to four months depending on how much I drive it and wash it. I just pay attention to how nicely it beads.
It was still beading fine, and I used NXT2 last time. My question is, is there any product that can actually protect your paint from bird ****?
Does opticoat actually protect against it? If so, it would be worth it.
Drifting
Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 1,797
Likes: 441
From: FEMA Region 4
I just moved from Phoenix to Austin. I never parked under a tree in the ten years I've had my C6 in Phoenix, but in Austin it can be unavoidable.
My car got caked yesterday while my wife and I were out in her car. I washed it as soon as I got back but each crap that was hit by sunlight etched the clear.
I broke out my Meguiar's ultimate compound this morning, and it barely made a difference. My orbital is still back in Phoenix, but the ineffectiveness of my manual polishing has me very worried.
I am not exactly sure when I last waxed the car. I usually do it every three to four months depending on how much I drive it and wash it. I just pay attention to how nicely it beads.
It was still beading fine, and I used NXT2 last time. My question is, is there any product that can actually protect your paint from bird ****?
Does opticoat actually protect against it? If so, it would be worth it.
My car got caked yesterday while my wife and I were out in her car. I washed it as soon as I got back but each crap that was hit by sunlight etched the clear.
I broke out my Meguiar's ultimate compound this morning, and it barely made a difference. My orbital is still back in Phoenix, but the ineffectiveness of my manual polishing has me very worried.
I am not exactly sure when I last waxed the car. I usually do it every three to four months depending on how much I drive it and wash it. I just pay attention to how nicely it beads.
It was still beading fine, and I used NXT2 last time. My question is, is there any product that can actually protect your paint from bird ****?
Does opticoat actually protect against it? If so, it would be worth it.
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From: Ft Lauderdale
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I just moved from Phoenix to Austin. I never parked under a tree in the ten years I've had my C6 in Phoenix, but in Austin it can be unavoidable.
My car got caked yesterday while my wife and I were out in her car. I washed it as soon as I got back but each crap that was hit by sunlight etched the clear.
I broke out my Meguiar's ultimate compound this morning, and it barely made a difference. My orbital is still back in Phoenix, but the ineffectiveness of my manual polishing has me very worried.
I am not exactly sure when I last waxed the car. I usually do it every three to four months depending on how much I drive it and wash it. I just pay attention to how nicely it beads.
It was still beading fine, and I used NXT2 last time. My question is, is there any product that can actually protect your paint from bird ****?
Does opticoat actually protect against it? If so, it would be worth it.
My car got caked yesterday while my wife and I were out in her car. I washed it as soon as I got back but each crap that was hit by sunlight etched the clear.
I broke out my Meguiar's ultimate compound this morning, and it barely made a difference. My orbital is still back in Phoenix, but the ineffectiveness of my manual polishing has me very worried.
I am not exactly sure when I last waxed the car. I usually do it every three to four months depending on how much I drive it and wash it. I just pay attention to how nicely it beads.
It was still beading fine, and I used NXT2 last time. My question is, is there any product that can actually protect your paint from bird ****?
Does opticoat actually protect against it? If so, it would be worth it.
Safety Car
Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 4,788
Likes: 683
From: Austin Texas
St. Jude Donor '15
I just moved from Phoenix to Austin. I never parked under a tree in the ten years I've had my C6 in Phoenix, but in Austin it can be unavoidable.
My car got caked yesterday while my wife and I were out in her car. I washed it as soon as I got back but each crap that was hit by sunlight etched the clear.
I broke out my Meguiar's ultimate compound this morning, and it barely made a difference. My orbital is still back in Phoenix, but the ineffectiveness of my manual polishing has me very worried.
I am not exactly sure when I last waxed the car. I usually do it every three to four months depending on how much I drive it and wash it. I just pay attention to how nicely it beads.
It was still beading fine, and I used NXT2 last time. My question is, is there any product that can actually protect your paint from bird ****?
Does opticoat actually protect against it? If so, it would be worth it.
My car got caked yesterday while my wife and I were out in her car. I washed it as soon as I got back but each crap that was hit by sunlight etched the clear.
I broke out my Meguiar's ultimate compound this morning, and it barely made a difference. My orbital is still back in Phoenix, but the ineffectiveness of my manual polishing has me very worried.
I am not exactly sure when I last waxed the car. I usually do it every three to four months depending on how much I drive it and wash it. I just pay attention to how nicely it beads.
It was still beading fine, and I used NXT2 last time. My question is, is there any product that can actually protect your paint from bird ****?
Does opticoat actually protect against it? If so, it would be worth it.
I live in Austin, also, grackles can be a real pain. Good luck.
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$2.50 is super cheap. I think the ultimate compound was more than $10. I'll have to go grab some if the orbital doesn't work. Was thinking I would have to go get some 105, which is like $20.
I have a bottle of no rinse that I've been washing the cars with since I've been stuck in an apartment and detail sprays and mf towels in all my cars.
But if I'm not there to wipe it off it doesn't do me much good.
I actually got hit today while I was at lunch, and wiped it off when I got back and there was no mark. So it does take time, just was too long yesterday.
I actually drove by it and saw the clumps as we were leaving the apartment, but honestly thought they were just leaves. The piles were that big.
I have a bottle of no rinse that I've been washing the cars with since I've been stuck in an apartment and detail sprays and mf towels in all my cars.
But if I'm not there to wipe it off it doesn't do me much good.
I actually got hit today while I was at lunch, and wiped it off when I got back and there was no mark. So it does take time, just was too long yesterday.
I actually drove by it and saw the clumps as we were leaving the apartment, but honestly thought they were just leaves. The piles were that big.