Ted K

I had to park under a tree yesterday when I went to work as there were no other spots, and when I got back to my car, a bird had left three little gifts for me on my hood. I am normally very careful when I remove bird droppings, and sprayed all three spots with One Grand Quick Detailer to remove them. However, one was particularly stubborn and dried, and rather than WAITING LIKE I SHOULD FOR THE STUFF TO PENETRATE AND SOFTEN, I rubbed at it to remove it. Well low and behold, when I walked out to the garage this morning, I had some small scratches 2 inches long in that section of the hood. I imagine I can remove it with some 3M IHG combined with P21S Multi Surface Finish Restorer. If not, I'll try some Meguiars Fine Cut Cleaner. But it just pisses me off that I scratched the car cause I wasn't careful.

Thanks for letting me vent. I'm sure this has happened to many other also.

djillusion

sorry to hear ted

TTS_4_to_A6

did a great job at removing them, it also removed the outline of the bird turd that etched the paint. It took about 5 applications, not using much pressure and the marks came out. I also used a combination of fluorescent and incandescent lighting sources to make sure the finish looked nice.

Ted K

early, and since I have an appointment this evening, I'll blow outta here in early afternoon so I have 45 minutes or so to take care of it.

BMr Etr

You guys ever try that stuff on TV where the guy scratches the hood with a quarter?

Genuine NCC170S4

Scam. He had a pencil hidden in his hand. The scratches on other cars are white--out paint.

Tostao

Duh... next time use simple H20

LI-S4

I have some Santorin paint left over from the M3 spoiler, if all else fails..

Ted K

combined with P21S Multi Surface Finish Restorer. Then polished with P21S polish and followed with Blitz Wax. Looked great outside, and then when I moved it in the garage under the floresent lights, I saw it again, although faintly. So I took a chance, and broke out the Meguiars Fine Cut Cleaner (like a really mild compound). I only use this in extreme cases, but it was a bad group of scratches. Did one round of this, and then repeated the steps above. Took it out this morning in daylight, and you can't see a thing (thank goodness). You can still see it in the garage under the artificial lighting if you look carefully, so I'm going to give Larry Reynolds at Car Care Specialties a call to get his thoughts. I will probably leave it alone as who really examines there car under these lighting conditions.

Ted K

is meant to clean the car's surface. I just didn't give it enough time to penetrate or use enough. I learned a valuable lesson.