Paint defects

MCDK · Post by **MCDK** » Mon May 27, 2019 11:09 am

Very likely to be bird marks I would think. Yes they arrive all nicely protected but once unwrapped they are at risk or even sitting outside waiting for PDI process to complete it is at risk. I have seen plenty of cars sitting at my dealers with bird poo both new and used so they don't seem too worried about carefully cleaning it off asap. Get the dealer to sort it and if it is an easy fix they should agree no problem on such a new car.

bennachie · Post by **bennachie** » Mon May 27, 2019 11:31 am

Bird lime can very quickly - a matter of 10s of minutes for some powerful stuff at this time of year (fruits berries etc.) mar a topcoat if not removed. Seagull sh1t is particularly aggressive

SAC1 · Post by **SAC1** » Mon May 27, 2019 12:36 pm

Our SEAT Leon recently had what must have been a dump on the bonnet from a low flying albatross!!
it was huge....and needed removing asap.
So a large well water soaked micro towel was left on the affected area for 30 minutes.
Then the worst of the deposit hosed off.
Then spray car polish left to sit for a few minutes.
Then carefully buffed - to ensure no scratching.
Result = as good as new.

it would have been much more difficult to deal with if the Leon ws not regularly polished to ensure smooth panel surfaces.

MCDK · Post by **MCDK** » Mon May 27, 2019 1:19 pm

The Autoglym bird wipes are great to have a box in the glove box. Make removal very easy and safe.

Col M · Post by **Col M** » Mon May 27, 2019 6:03 pm

MCDK wrote: ↑Mon May 27, 2019 1:19 pm The Autoglym bird wipes are great to have a box in the glove box. Make removal very easy and safe.

Blimey what type of bird do you go out with (light interior)?

Fairynuff · Post by **Fairynuff** » Mon May 27, 2019 6:50 pm

There are lots of things I don't know but amongst the things I do know is that there has been no bird poo on the car since I've had it which means that it was on the car prior to the PDI and the people doing the polishing failed to do it properly and the QA people failed to QA it properly the result being my loss of confidence in them and my reluctance to simply let them T-Cut a layer of paint off it.

MikeM · Post by **MikeM** » Mon May 27, 2019 10:43 pm

Fairynuff wrote: ↑Mon May 27, 2019 6:50 pm There are lots of things I don't know but amongst the things I do know is that there has been no bird poo on the car since I've had it which means that it was on the car prior to the PDI and the people doing the polishing failed to do it properly and the QA people failed to QA it properly the result being my loss of confidence in them and my reluctance to simply let them T-Cut a layer of paint off it.

Just curious, if your reluctant to just lift the marr out what do you want them to do

Fairynuff · Post by **Fairynuff** » Tue May 28, 2019 12:23 pm

MikeM wrote: ↑Mon May 27, 2019 10:43 pm what do you want them to do

That is the question I've had to ask myself or to be more specific what can I reasonably expect them to do (which is a bit less than what I want) and having identified that I now believe I am almost there.

bennachie · Post by **bennachie** » Tue May 28, 2019 7:22 pm

Be assured you want it buffing out - you DO NOT want it painted......................................

Fairynuff · Post by **Fairynuff** » Tue May 28, 2019 10:10 pm

bennachie wrote: ↑Tue May 28, 2019 7:22 pm Be assured you want it buffing out - you DO NOT want it painted......................................

I know but the question is . . . how deep do they need to 'buff' and how much is that compromising the integrity of my lacquer protection?

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