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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 11:36 PM
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Ok so washing my car today... and as I was drying I saw this. Dunno what it is. It's like when you see oil on wet asphalt. Kinda blue-ish. Anybody got an idea what it might be? All the pictures are clickable.



Old Jan 15, 2008 | 11:38 PM
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maybe sun burn?
Old Jan 15, 2008 | 11:39 PM
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sunburn or bird doodie did something bad to it?
Old Jan 15, 2008 | 11:42 PM
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the bird poop might have been on there too long, thus getting that stain...
Old Jan 15, 2008 | 11:42 PM
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orbital buffer and some 3m rubbing compound should clear it up
Old Jan 15, 2008 | 11:43 PM
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Originally Posted by 2_much_tc
the bird poop might have been on there too long, thus getting that stain...
For sure
Old Jan 15, 2008 | 11:43 PM
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x2^ Then use 3M polish.

If you cant get 3M go Turtle wax (the little cans not the squirt bottle) Auto Zone. (one can is red and one is green)
Old Jan 15, 2008 | 11:50 PM
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that looks very similiar to a cat paw, maybe a cat got into something on the road and jumped on ur parked car....

maybe just a splatter effect of poo at closer inspection
Old Jan 15, 2008 | 11:59 PM
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i had a similar "mysterious" stain too. . .
more than likely it was a bird who had the runs!
(i'll post some pics tomorrow on how the poopie
actually burns ur paint job if not cleaned off on time)
Old Jan 16, 2008 | 12:51 AM
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^ Please dont!
Old Jan 16, 2008 | 05:20 AM
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looks like an animals paw print, cat, racoon, possum?

doesnt look like splatter from poop it wouldnt form like that, definately looks like a paw print.
Old Jan 16, 2008 | 05:47 AM
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it's JESUS
Old Jan 16, 2008 | 06:03 AM
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lol you had a small photo shoot of that spot i see
Old Jan 16, 2008 | 06:14 AM
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yea.... looks like bird dookie...

clay, polish, polish more....... polish maybe more... and wax.

next time if bird go dookie.. clean it up ASAP.
Old Jan 16, 2008 | 06:18 AM
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Lawl @ bird poop photoshoot.
Old Jan 16, 2008 | 08:10 AM
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Poopie photoshoot ftw. Haha. I thought it was that too (poop), but I've had on other parts of the car, in hotter temps, for longer periods of time with no burn marks. Hmmm Oh well, I'll get to buffing it out soon. I need to polish most of the car anyways. Thanks for all the input guys.
Old Jan 16, 2008 | 08:13 AM
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yeah man thats bird crap, i had a couple on my car, but with a good detail they come out, thats my only complaint about the scions is the paint is pretty thin compared to my integra and my xtreme
Old Jan 16, 2008 | 11:25 PM
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this was caused by a birdie who really had to take a runny sh*t
and i never really cleaned it off. i heard about "stories" on how if u dont
clean the poop off asap, it WILL burn ur paint job under the scorching sun!!
( it may look fresh, but its about 8-9 months old)
Old Jan 16, 2008 | 11:32 PM
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oh yeah. . . wtf. . . how did this poopie stain get here?



(yes, yes my car is dirrrty because its been raining for the past couple of days)
Old Jan 16, 2008 | 11:49 PM
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lol...this has now become the bird poop thread



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