How to fix BIRD DROPPING DAMAGE on your car | Car Detailing Tips 

Great video, Josh! I just had the same thing happen on the hood of my 2021 Mazda6. Sat out in the sun too long, and I didn't catch it in time. I tried Koch Chemie Micro Cut with the corresponding pad, and while it made it better, it didn't eliminate it. Problem is, the paint thickness in that spot is 3.1 😳 Just don't feel comfortable bumping it up to a compound. Oh well, like you said, you have be looking for it to really see it anyway. Sure wish manufacturers weren't making the paint so THIN these days...

Great job on video, Josh.....thanks for sharing and stay safe and well! U Da Man!

A bird pooped on my truck last night so bad it seemed personal. My GF thought it was funny i cleaned it off so fast so now ill show her this video as proof of what can happen. Thanks for all the tips and videos Josh!

Great vid thanks - had the exact same issue and went for the compound/polish combo on a black Tesla Model 3 and it worked perfectly. Did it by hand too which worked just fine!

Really good video. Wish I had watched this before I started the deck and hood.

Real helpful video! Been fighting bird poop and other stains for years! My hood on my 2019 es350 is gonna need some work. Got a whole bunch of spots besides poop dont what is was. I'm gonna try this and see what happens.

I sometimes have issues with birds leaving their calling cards but my main problem is trying to keep the neighborhood cats off my cars, always worried about them scratching my paint, great video Josh 👍😁

Finally got to try out the mjjc that i got from your website, combo with cg sticky snowball and i got super thick foam.

Great video Josh! I live in Minnesota and I swear the birds watch and wait for you to finish a detail. 😡 I have a similar 1” polisher and they are invaluable!

Great video as always boss!

I love your videos I think you do an awesome job

I just put a long compression dent in my truck passenger door this morning, It took a massive chunk of paint off as well, Im so mad at myself, you ever done any dent repairs before Josh? I’m curious… great vid man, keep em comin! I got my MJJC and used it twice already and love it! Now I cant use it til I get my door repaired 😞

I think that bird's diet was straight battery acid 😂. Another great video 👍

So assuming the car is ceramic coated, do you have to reapply to the whole car (meaning full decon and prep) or can you just apply to the spot or the whole hood ? Also I was given the advice to use a hair dryer to gently get out etching on small spots. Have you heard of this? Does it actually work ? My car is outside all day while I’m at work but garaged at night, I don’t have a machine polisher yet (new to detailing). Any help is appreciated 👍

For your baby you need a very good car cover!!! Thanks for the video!! Hope all is well!!

Different subject: I just purchased my MJJC Pro V2 cannon from you. Thanks! MJJC no longer includes any extra filters. How often do you swap out filters if you rinse your foam cannon out with water everytime?

What if this panel is ceramic coated and you polish a section of it. Does that remove the coating? If so, do you recoat just that area or the entire panel? Ty

Nice videos. Which brand/product name would you use to add extra protection from the get-go as a preventative method that will last atleast a few months of protection? Hybrid ceramic wax will prevent damage from bird poops?

any suggestion on just a daily cleanup fast wash. Example Did my full detail clean on Saturday, on Monday wife parks undera tree and gets a litte bird poop. What can I do to just clean this spot, with out doing foam and bucket wash.

I have the same issue. I tried with G9 and Sonax PF using orange Griot's pad.... Im new to polishing with less than 15 hours of polishing. I'm tempted to try again with a clean pad with the Makita 3" polisher to see if I can get a little better improvement. I also have spots that I can't identify. Its a 08 Honda that was neglected and its hard to find information on this situation

Will you still be using the turtle was hybrid solution or who you still recommend it

Great video! I have the same issue on my q50. I apparently did not go as agressive as I should have to get it out.

Another great tutorial Josh. Do you put any kind of coating over the area that you just polished the turd out of?

I dont remember which video it was you did, but can you link the clay disc you recommend.

Curious. Did you have a coating on the car? If not, would that have made any difference?

Hey Josh. Would Kcx Greenstar be fine to wipe bird poop away. I tried at 5:1 but It left a white powdery residue look. I caught the bird poop incident right away so thank God it didn't hurt my paint on my vehicle

I'd just hit that with the edge of a wool pad on a rotary and be done in 10 seconds. The mini cordless makes more sense for tighter areas though. Good demonstration.

I missed a small bird dropping on a couple of the satin trim pieces on my brand new 2024 Nissan Z. I don't believe the trim pieces, namely the driver side window molding and the rear "katana blade" are clear coated. The window molding is satin black (I think) and has a small scar. The "katana blade" trim is some sort of silver but the bird dropping left a very faint orange stain that I can't wipe off with simple detailing solution in-a-bottle, even with a soft tooth brush. How would you attack these two situations?

By any chance do you know the shelf life of polishes? I have a brand new 6 year old polish/compound and was wondering if it's safe to use on my car.

Thanks for the valuable info, my car is white so I think this color stands out at birds eye view were darker colors tend to blend in with surroundings such as trees, grass dry or green and bushes cause I have a car parked on both sides of my car but it's my car that gets bombed, they even hit my car before I can finished drying the car after a wash ya it's that bad.

These are pro solutions and good ones at that...... however it was a long weekend, a massive amount of Bird crap landed on my car and I did not want to let it sit for days or a week feeling it may do further damage. I had a white car. (Not sure what the outcome would be for a dark paint car?). The chunky part of the poop I got off. Not issue there. What was left was light green stains literally that looking like ink or something. I tried soap and water and a sponge. No change. I tried Turtle wax and some buffing. Did not help at all. I tried Baking soda and water. Did not do anything. I tried Baking soda and vinegar. Nothing. I tried Goo B Gone. No change... no effect. NOTE I chose a small bird poo stain for all these down near the side front fender in the most inconspicuous spot to test all these. In case any of them left some damage or abrasive marks in the paint. I recommend the same. If the situation allows for that. Finally what worked? A mixture paste of Oxy Clean Powder mixed plain hot water. Not so hot that it burns your fingers. I mixed it to a wet version of a paste. I tried applying and rubbing the stains using make Up Remover pads (those white round ones).... I tried a cloth.... it seemed the best way to do it was using my plain old fingers. I would apply a dollop and simply firm but a gentle firm.... rub it with my thumb or fingertips around and over each poo splatter. The more you kept rubbing the fainter and fainter the stain got. It does take some elbow grease and time. It took me around 45 to 55 minutes to do around 35 - 40 splatters ranging from the size of a dime to the size of a pea. But they all came out. Every now and then I would mist the whole area with water. You do not want the paste dry or chunky.... nor too thin.... a little wetter than toothpaste consistency. After I rinsed and rubbed everything with a soft towel and you could see some of the areas where I rubbed with the oxyclean but I am sure a going over with a good car wax with hint of rubbing compound would even out the small few areas I could see a bit of a difference in shine. Would I recommend this for anyone with a prestige car or Hot rod or show car? maybe not? But your everyday homeowner with a run of the mill regular car, SUV or whatever should find this to do the job. Again it is not the work of a pro like this author here but it worked enough for my liking on our white Honda Accord. Hope this helps. Note get bird poop off a car as fast as possible. Every day or hour your leave it lets the high acid content in Birds poop permeate the clear coat and even into the paint if left long enough. Cheers

Great video!! Could you give some hints or do a video about what to do when you get tree sap on the hood?

enjoyed the video, I need the name of the tool if possible.

Will this work if the clear layer came off? Doesn’t look like damage to actual paint.

Before trying this, I'd like to suggest that you apply some WD40 to the area, leave it for a few seconds and then polish with a soft cloth. It worked for me.

hey josh can i use nano car scratches on my car?

I have a bunch of fine black spots stuck all over my car. It doesn't come off with normal washing and my fingernails don't do anything to them. What are they and is a claybar my best option since it's so much of my car? Is this the brake dust ppl talk about?

Hey mate, love your work!👍🏻. I’ve got a similar problem but only noticed it after my car bonnet had been ceramic coated! What would you recommend? You can only see the etching in certain lights but it’s still doing my head in. Any advice would be appreciated!!👍🏻

How does bird poop etch the clear coat? Like don’t we have the technology to create paints and clear coats that can combat bird crap by now?? Yet we can land on the moon and send massive telescopes into space, no problem. Just amazing

Can you do a video on how to wet sand safely? I have so many of these bird etchings from previous owners of my car and I am just looking for the best was to remove them safely, I’ve tried 1000-3000 grit sanding then the other steps followed and still wasn’t that much better. I was also pretty conservative with sanding though

Love the channel and all your wisdom on this business. I have a quick question, I own a Detailing business myself but have yet to find a product that gets the scratches from the inside plastic/ceramic trim on the car. I personally own a 2018 Audi A6 that has tons of scratches on the inside of the car. Do you have any experience restoring that?

Would recommend checking out Autoglym's heat pads first before doing any polishing (can't remember the name of them). Pretty sure Forensic Detailing tested them out a little while back. I've used them twice now with great success.. saves shaving off clear coat.

Hey Josh idk if you know but I just saw that hot wheels yes hot wheels releases a soap and waxes and a bucket like chemical guys maybe you can check it out and make a review on that

If it's fresh bird droppings, heat gun or even a hair dryer works great ;)

Hey Josh hope all is well I get it youre keeping it simple and staying within the system of Yellow pad to yellow polish and blue with blue. Do you think the yellow pad with blue compound would of done anything decent or would it of been a waste of time and jumping blue and blue to save headache & time thank you!

i heard heat gun may fix this kind of damage?

Yeah i work at a auto body repair shop detailing and the local Toyota dealership always brings the new cars with bird poo damage. There's so little clear on new cars these days. I panic inside when they tell us they're bringing one up for me to have a go at. Sometimes we have to paint. I honestly try to save the day but you cant win them all.

The Rupes and not the Maxshine Mini? I figured this would be the perfect time to cash in on that partnership and test out their new polisher.

If you catch a bird dropping early early enough, what works better without scratching or marring the paint? QD, waterless, or rinseless solution?

Hi. What would you recommend to do if your car is ceramic coated and this happens? Thanks.

Hey boss I just detailed a car with this problem, I used my polisher exactly how you did

Hey Josh great video. Question for you, was this car ceramic coated? If it wasn’t ceramic coated would the bird poop still create this much of a problem?

How long the bird drop was there for. ?

I'm at Automotive painter and the clear coat isn't as thick as you think it is on some of these cars

Can you do a video on tree sap? We park under a pine tree and on very hot days we have to move out our driveway so no sap gets on my wifes car, she messed up the paint in one spot trying to remove it

Next time try a heat gun to heat the paint. In many cases it will cause the damage to disappear without polishing

Just a quick question, won’t that spot u worked with the polisher stick out like a sore thumb compared to the rest of the hood? Wouldn’t u need to do a quick polishing pass over the whole panel to even it out, so it all looks the same? Or is that only a possibility and necessary on some cars where the existing finish is more oxidized and swirled.

l heard Cormorant bird poo is the most damaging

I was always under the impression that the high end coatings would prevent that kind of damage from occuring.

I got one on my dark blue mx5 last year when it was left for a couple days at a friends as it had a puncture, found a nice big bird poo on the bonnet when I came back. I lightly polished it and it is barely visible but didn’t want to go chasing it much as the paint is quite thin already.

Bro just today , I had a bird poop 💩 on my black m340i , I tried polishing it by hand , no luck 😢

So...what do I need to do in order to fix an etching (quarter size on hood) that went all the way down to the primer in a few spots of that quarter sized etching? Thanks.

Dude super easy fix no joke grab a heat gun heat it up back and fourth safely then wait couple seconds to cool down and repeat and the etching will disappear I swear to you

I thought a sealant would have protected the clear coat.

Polishing it's just a waste of time under those circumstances. Just start with 2500 grit and then medium polish with a 50/50 polishing pad. It makes it invisible.

Could you wet sand it off Josh?

Try using boiling water on the just makes them disappear like magic

If the damage is old forget it, improvements can be made but you can't get it all out, no way!

Spray some apc to clean it up

Try a heatgun before removing paint

What about cat pee damage?

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I live on East Coast 5 min from ocean. I honestly think the seagulls aim for cars.

I did a clay bar the affected area after a wash then clean the clay bar off. Then I use C4 and P4 from chemical guys and resolve that nonsense high PH bird shit

just a tip, turn ur levels down when recording, u are clipping :) or just get that zoom f2 (it has 32 bit float) so u dont have to deal with adjusting levels while recording, you will always be able to recover in post, need some help let me know, im local

F’n birds! Gettin to fly around and crap on stuff. I hate em too;)

Can you not just use WD40?

Note to self: 4:50

What's a minute....the man who promotes MaxShine but using a Rupes. Let me guess...Do what I say, not what I do🤣🤣🤣

5 minutes with a hot air gun used sensibly re-flows the clear coat. You literally watch the etch disappear in front of your eyes.

Suddenly, your turtle wax duel on the bonnet of the porshe will not have a result??. Birds love to poop on shiny things, some scientists even think that some birds are smart enough to really harm humans by pooping on their cars 🤣 . Unfortunately it happens to everyone. I have an old peugeot 205 turbo diesel for all day, and I had bird poo staying far too long on the right wing, the clear coat had even swollen and the clear coat to jump, suddenly it didn't there was nothing left to save 😢, just a brushstroke and clear coat and voila, luckily it wasn't one of the cars I take care of the most!

“Just tap it in...”

Is it possible to do this by hand?

The truth comes out, stupid birds! Jk, great video!

🅿🆁🅾🅼🅾🆂🅼 🤷

Bird shit, you can say it.

Just wet sand it

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2nd

Birds aren’t real.

I went to the extreme and chopped down all volunteer mulberry trees around the house. They will not be dropping purple poops all over my vehicle!!!