Bird dropping protective paint coating

Bird droppings are eating thru my brand new paint job on the GQ. The paint is acrylic charcoal with a number of coats, 4 colour and 4 clear, in a combination of colour/clear/colour/clear etc.
Can anyone recommend a really good protective coating to stop the etching of the acidic clearcoat? I would prefer a spray on system as opposed a hand wax, rub off one, simply a lot of surface area to go over. I have applied a spray on coating to the body, however the shed starlings are bombing the canopy like its sport.

Have you thought of ceramic coating Phil? Not cheap but the grandson swears by it (he works in the auto restoration business).
My family have it on a couple of their hot rods and I was impressed after their recent trip up to the Summer Nats. They were spotless compared to the other cars in their convoy.

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Originally Posted by jack

Have you thought of ceramic coating Phil? Not cheap but the grandson swears by it (he works in the auto restoration business).
My family have it on a couple of their hot rods and I was impressed after their recent trip up to the Summer Nats. They were spotless compared to the other cars in their convoy.

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Thanks Jack, just off the phone to my local AutoBarn store. They recommend a 'Mothers' Brand Ceramic coating, spray on, microfibre spread wipe. For added protection multiple coats can be applied. I am going to pick up a couple of bottles today, on special at the moment, normally $70 for 750ml, now $49.

Hi Phil, I use Bead Machine and Happy Ending, both by Bowdens on our car. I believe it's a much higher level of protection than you would get from Mothers. Bead machine requires application twice a year and happy ending every other wash

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Bugger Chris, just bought two bottles of Mother's. Anyway I will see how this performs. Keen to get in onto the canopy before the solar panels and the little buggers drp their next load.

Shoot birds or use WD 40 or equivalent. No shit ( pun intended) works a treat for my effin gecko turds. Just wash off.

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Originally Posted by Touses

Shoot birds or use WD 40 or equivalent. No shit ( pun intended) works a treat for my effin gecko turds. Just wash off.

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Thanks, I applied the first coat today, follow up with a second and third I reckon, Its a lot easier than the old Turtle wax for sure!

I like happy ending, LOL. Sorry, could not resist...

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Better get the shovel ready, canopy got its first coat of slipperyness this arvo, turds will be flyin' off instead of sticki'

I can now confirm the Mother's product is a winner. After application of 3 coats on the vehicle and the canopy, not a single bird dropping, obviously works like a dome of invisible protection, stopping the poo hitting the protected surface. i commend this Stargate Version product to all that want a forcefield effect from their paint protection system.

The more I read about ceramic coating the more I wonder what's the point of using it. Does not protect against micro scratches from contact washes. Does not protect from tree sap. Does not protect from water spot. Does not protect from bird droppings. I'm sure just about any wax or sealants, or "old" coatings like Opti-Coat would do better than that.

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The more I read about ceramic coating the more I wonder what's the point of using it. Does not protect against micro scratches from contact washes. Does not protect from tree sap. Does not protect from water spot. Does not protect from bird droppings. I'm sure just about any wax or sealants, or "old" coatings like Opti-Coat would do better than that.

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Mooty, its a free world, use whatever you think meets your criteria. For me, having applied waxes and polishes to all varients of cars for over 40 yrs, the Mother's product meets my needs. I am not against using traditional or older school products as long as they offer an advantage. I can attest that this product works against Starline and sparrow poo - had the vehicle in a shed and multiple hits evey night that would damage the fresh paint. Once the paint system was complete - acrylic - the attack on the paint continued until I used this product - turds away they say - happy with the outcome. It does seem to bead well and sheds water fine, but the main reason was to stop the acidic attack on the new paint job. If you find a product that is a wipe or better still spray on surface let me know, totally over the paste on, rub off effort - mothers still requires this, which is a downer for me, but happy so far.