acidic bird s**t
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From: Clarington, Ontario
acidic bird s**t
Normally my bike is covered but this past week was riding it everyday as the weather was really nice...
went out to the bike and on the right side of the gas tank there was a quarter sized blob of bird crap sitting there baking in the sun. Probably had been there for a few hours. Bird crap is very acidic depending on what they eat and using a lot of water and soap (have to be careful as bird crap has grit in it and can scratch paint) I got it off and the acidity in it etched the paint!
Hand polishing had no effect so I had to break out the Porter-Cable polisher and go for it. It took an hour of buffing to smooth out the paint and polish out the damaged area.
On the scoot I had used Klasse AIO cleaner and then a coat of Klasse Gloss Sealant. I was going to be layering up the sealant before throwing on numerous coats of wax to protect over the winter during storage.
First time I had paint etched as normally I have numerous layers of wax on my vehicles. Wax won't protect completely but slows down the damage until the crap can be removed.
Just a reminder, don't let bird dung sit on the paintwork any longer than you have to..I even carry a quick detailer spray and microfibre cloth in the saddlebag.
went out to the bike and on the right side of the gas tank there was a quarter sized blob of bird crap sitting there baking in the sun. Probably had been there for a few hours. Bird crap is very acidic depending on what they eat and using a lot of water and soap (have to be careful as bird crap has grit in it and can scratch paint) I got it off and the acidity in it etched the paint!
Hand polishing had no effect so I had to break out the Porter-Cable polisher and go for it. It took an hour of buffing to smooth out the paint and polish out the damaged area.
On the scoot I had used Klasse AIO cleaner and then a coat of Klasse Gloss Sealant. I was going to be layering up the sealant before throwing on numerous coats of wax to protect over the winter during storage.
First time I had paint etched as normally I have numerous layers of wax on my vehicles. Wax won't protect completely but slows down the damage until the crap can be removed.
Just a reminder, don't let bird dung sit on the paintwork any longer than you have to..I even carry a quick detailer spray and microfibre cloth in the saddlebag.
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