There is not much you can do w/o using something a little more abrasive.
Just make sure you keep a good coat of wax on the truck to prevent it
from happening again, though sometimes this doesn't even help. One thing
you can do is keep a bottle of Quick Detailer (spray wax) a rag and a
plastic bag (to store the rag in) behind the seat and anytime you see
some "ka-ka" wipe it off w/ this. This is one of those special features
you get w/ black paint, it is a very high maintenance color. I wax my
truck once a month and use glaze almost everytime I wash it. This helps
keep the bugs and "ka-ka" from eating the clearcoat, though I have
emerald green so I don't have anywhere near your problem. Good luck.
Erich
sasha wrote:
>
> Anyone else noticed this problem?
>
> I have a 99 in the black clearcoat and a problem with bird kaka spotting
> the finish.
>
> I wash the truck once a week and promptly remove any bird bombs as soon as
> I see them with Meguire's Quik Detailer. But even with every speck of the
> offending material removed from the finish, there is a an "imprint" of the
> splat - like it is acid-etched into the clearcoat. Once washed, the surface
> is smooth and shiny, but the imprint is still there in all its jagged
> glory. Looks like something caustic came in contact with the finish.
>
> I first noticed this "etching effect" with the first wash, so I promptly
> waxed the truck, thinking that would provide protection against it. But
> with each successive splat, there is still "etching". The spots don't fade
> away - they are beginning to add up and it looks like ... kaka!
>
> I have tried to remove them with Meguire's Gold Class Clear Coat Prep and
> Meguire's Deep Crystal Step 2 Polish, to no avail - and yes, I am buying
> stock in the company ; ) Using anything more abrasive on a weekly basis is
> not going to be good for the finish. And trying to cover the spots with a
> colored wax is not an option - this spotting shouldn't be happening.
>
> The truck is garaged during the day and at night, so it is rarely out in
> the sun, which would bake the splats into the finish. And I don't think the
> birds of SW Ohio are more toxic than elsewhere. I just don't get it. Is it
> possible the truck is missing the final coat of clearcoat?
>
> Tamer.
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