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    Polish or wax to help remove/stop bird poo.

    What's better to protect paint a bit, from bird poo? Although the paint on my car looks okay, the clear coat is lifting in a few spots and when a bird poo's on it, it takes a lot of effort to remove it.
    So would putting a polish on it make removal easier, or a wax coat, like turtle wax or whatever.
    There's actually a bird poo stain on the boot that won't come off scrubbing with a sponge, (last owner didn't really do car care other than mechanival) and u sorta want to protect the rest of it.
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    try a light buff with something like meguires ultimate compound, then protect it with a light coat of autoglym super resin polish and/or a wax. the protection coat will stop stuff from sticking to the paint. my 2c
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    Thanks sss4me. But you've given me a choice with the "and/or" part. I will try that autoglym stuff you mention though. Suppose it can't hurt.

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    Quote Originally Posted by yakabot View Post
    Thanks sss4me. But you've given me a choice with the "and/or" part. I will try that autoglym stuff you mention though. Suppose it can't hurt.
    i use both the autoglym (1st) and meguires nxt gen tech wax (2nd) on mine. both are idiot proof, just dont use too much.
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    Thanks again. Was just doing some research about them. Polishing sorta cleans it up and the waxing puts a protective coating. Sweet. Haven't had a car worth protecting for a long time, so have to learn this stuff all over again.
    And I like the idiot proof part. Clearly designed for people like me.

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    Just a follow up post, so you don't think replies aren't listened to.
    Had to get some other car bits today, and Autobarn had the Aotuglym super resin polish for $20, so I grabbed a bottle. Now to find time to try it out.

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    Finally found time/weather to give it a go. Thing is, I haven't polished a car, I can probably safely say, since last century, so I can't say if it's great stuff or not. But I am happy with how it looks. Used the autoglym resin polish, then a tube of wax I found in my shed. Stupid me forgot to take a before shot.
    Waiting for the autoglym to dry.

    After the waxing.

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