Birds do not know any hygiene labels and do their "business" everywhere and also like on cars. Removing the bird droppings can be difficult.
- If the car is parked outside, it can quickly happen that a bird does its business.
- Removing the bird droppings can be difficult.
- There are a few things car owners should keep in mind to avoid leaving ugly stains.
Home office instead of the trip to work, walking instead of a trip by car to relatives: Corona has a significant impact on our mobility. As a result, your own vehicle is parked in one place for much longer than usual. However, this increases the risk of it being hit by bird droppings . Car owners who have to park their vehicle outdoors should therefore check their car regularly. The bird's legacies are not only unattractive to look at, they also attack the paintwork.
Bird droppings on the car: paint particularly vulnerable in the sun
The birds' excretions are very aggressive and eat their way into the paint *, especially when the car * is in the sun. One of the reasons for this is that the surfaces of the vehicle paintwork become softer and expand under the sun's rays. If it gets cooler, they contract again and ensure that dirt and bird droppings adhere firmly to the paint. Vehicle manufacturer Ford, which carries out tests in the laboratory with artificial bird droppings to optimize paint resistance, advises car owners to clean their vehicles of such contaminants as quickly as possible .
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This is the best way to remove the bird droppings
If the remains are still fresh, a sponge , lukewarm water and a pH-neutral shampoo help to remove them. More stubborn dirt can be removed from specialist dealers with car care products . In the case of large-scale soiling, it is advisable to wash the car completely *, soaked-in stains should be soaked beforehand. You can put on a wet handkerchief or newspaper. Then you should let it soak for about 15 minutes.
Occasionally, a visit to the car wash with a subsequent polish is recommended . However, this should never be done in the blazing sun. Otherwise the polish dries out too quickly and can also attack the paint, causing it to fade. In addition, later rubbing and polishing is much easier as long as the lotion is still moist. It is therefore advisable to always work on a section after the other.
In no way should dried scrap residues be scraped off dry, otherwise scratches can be caused. The water in the car wash could not be enough and the brushes could only scratch the paint further.
Elfriede Munsch / SP-X
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