Stain on hood
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3rd Gear
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From: Southampton New Jersey
Stain on hood
I have a C7 Shark Gray Metallic Convertible with 550 miles. Over the 4th of July weekend it was hit on the hood by toxic birds___. After removing it, a stain the size of a nickel remains on the hood. It appears it went right through the clear coat. I took it to a body shop and they couldn't get it out and said I may have to repaint the entire hood. I never experienced anything like this before. Any ideas on how to remove this stain short of a repaint would be appreciated.
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I have a C7 Shark Gray Metallic Convertible with 550 miles. Over the 4th of July weekend it was hit on the hood by toxic birds___. After removing it, a stain the size of a nickel remains on the hood. It appears it went right through the clear coat. I took it to a body shop and they couldn't get it out and said I may have to repaint the entire hood. I never experienced anything like this before. Any ideas on how to remove this stain short of a repaint would be appreciated.
I have seen bird droppings etch the clearcoat, but not go all the way through, and I have been able to remove them by hand polishing with 3M new paint polish...
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3rd Gear
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I removed it same day, probably a couple of hours.
