repaint bird crap damage?

[ptownTSI]

On my hood i have about 3 or 4 spots of bird poop damage. I am the second owner and it looks like the first didnt take much care of it. I've polished/waxed, last time i used meguiars gold class, just wanted to get a coat of something on it after driving it home from texas.



this latest time i claybarred (big improvement), and used NXT wax. While it looks shiny nothing can cover up the serious paint defects, i could have used zaino and because the paint is damaged nothing would have been better.



can these be repainted themselves, i.e. sanded and spot repainted then cleared, just touched up lightly with a toothpick and touchup paint, then smoothed/polished, or does the entire hood need to be repainted?



I have a dark charcoal paint job called by Jeep a "Deep Slate" it is a metallic.

 

[Bill D]

I won't say it's impossible they could be wet sanded down and polished back up but from what I hear a body shop usually want to do the whole part. My understanding is that you'd probably have to do a bit of asking around until you find a place willing to just focus on those isolated spots.

 

[ptownTSI]

the problem is that you cant really sand something down on the paint because its too thin and the bird crap already ate down to the primer.

 

[Bill D]

Oh, I didn't realize it's down to the primer, in that case, yeah total repaint.

 

[ptownTSI]

do other people on here have this same problem or are you all blessed with smaller issues such as oxidation or swirl marks?



also, what is best to protect against bird damage. When i repaint i want what will PROTECT the best, not necessarily give the best shine. I definitely do not want any bird poop etching afterwards.

 

[Bill D]

There's been much recent discussion on the forums regarding this issue. Lots of points made. As a general rule of thumb, a sealant ( I use Klasse) appears to offer better protection from the environment in general. One thing appears to be certain, the best way to avoid potential etching from the bird crap is to treat, clean and remove it ASAP, as in drop everything and tend to it immediately. Not always possible of course. Etching depends on the amount of time it's on the finish, temperature, darker the color of paint,the more at risk and what the bird had to eat.

 

[ptownTSI]

yeah i'm very anal about getting bird crap off my paint ASAP. The problem is that the previous owner must have let it sit on there for awhile. (more than 2 weeks i would assume)

 

[ptownTSI]

is zaino just a sealant? so klasse would do that same wet look shine?

 

[Bill D]

Zaino and Klasse are both sealants. Both produce very nice shines