How to remove damage from bird poop

[Tony_M3]

Parked at my office in the morning and as I’m walking back to my car, I see my car has been assaulted by a bunch of birds that just ate Taco Bell.

I immediately washed the car the second I got home but it was very sunny today and unfortunately I think the acid from the bird poop etched its way into the carbon fiber roof. I’m aware that bird poop can damage paint but I didn’t think it could happen after only a few hours of exposure.

Does this look like it can be fixed with polishing? The photos make it seem worse than it actually is; you have to look at the right angle to see it but the surface does not feel smooth at all.

[abrandonment]

Wow.. that was some very acidic shit.

[jg4c]

Originally Posted by abrandonment

Wow.. that was some very acidic shit.

Not helpful at all, but made me LOL!

[Burrcold]

Don't listen to advice on here, just bring it to a detail shop and see what they can do. Looks like it can be polished out, but who knows. You may want to ppf the roof assuming they are able to fix it.

[NKOTB2015]

I've had great luck getting rid of bird poop etching on my car using a heat gun...no polishing or wet sanding required. I posted a vid in the general forum. Mine was on the regular body panels, not CF

[Westside Guy]

Originally Posted by Burrcold

Don't listen to advice on here, just bring it to a detail shop and see what they can do. Looks like it can be polished out, but who knows. You may want to ppf the roof assuming they are able to fix it.

I totally agree that the OP should not do this on his own. Hopefully a good shop can resolve the issue.

If it is fixable and PPF is too expensive, at the very least a ceramic coating will add a little protection.

[Tony_M3]

Took it to a shop yesterday and they did a test spot and were able to get it out. The photo I posted makes it definitely seem worse than it is.

I decided to just leave the car there and get it ppf’d to avoid any damage in the future.

[Burrcold]

Originally Posted by Tony_M3

Took it to a shop yesterday and they did a test spot and were able to get it out. The photo I posted makes it definitely seem worse than it is.

I decided to just leave the car there and get it ppf’d to avoid any damage in the future.

Great to hear!

[Westside Guy]

Originally Posted by Tony_M3

Took it to a shop yesterday and they did a test spot and were able to get it out. The photo I posted makes it definitely seem worse than it is.

I decided to just leave the car there and get it ppf’d to avoid any damage in the future.

Glad they were able to remove the damage. This reminds me of the famous line from Lady Macbeth, "Out Dam Spot"!

Did you just put PPF on the CF roof or the entire car?

[Tony_M3]

Originally Posted by Westside Guy

Glad they were able to remove the damage. This reminds me of the famous line from Lady Macbeth, "Out Dam Spot"!

Did you just put PPF on the CF roof or the entire car?

Just the roof; I already have ppf on the full front end

[MADBMWX5MC]

Just curious, how did the shop fixed it? Did they share that info?

[335i54n]

^ like any clear damage, polish it. probably could have rub that out yourself

[Joralemon st.]

Originally Posted by abrandonment

Wow.. that was some very acidic shit.

Ahahaha, why is this so funny?)))

[Tony_M3]

Originally Posted by MADBMWX5MC

Just curious, how did the shop fixed it? Did they share that info?

Originally Posted by 335i54n

^ like any clear damage, polish it. probably could have rub that out yourself

They polished it out, it came out pretty easily with a machine polisher. I tried to polish it by hand before I took it in but had no luck.