shads1973

Peter John

Never heard of it being covered by warranty. All bird droppings have some sort of corrosive content (depending on what they eat) that will damage the car's top coat if left on for a long time. It is called etching. The best way to negate the problem is to have a sponge soaked in water and put on top of the droppings as soon as you notice them. This will allow the droppings to be removed easily. Never rub the droppings, because the grit contained in them will scratch the top coat.
Detailers usually polish them out using orbital sanders because the etchings only damages approximately 5 microns of the top coat.

USCRS3

This is the fist time in your life a bird has crapped on your car?

shads1973

Thanks for the response, had a few people tell me unfornuately won't be covered by the warranty regardless of age of car. Will try and source a local car detailer to see if he can resolve the damage

@USCRS3 no i've had birds poop many a times. Just never had the problem of not instantly seeing to it leading to paintwork damage.

arU4ic

My question too - etching is common this way, particularly noticeable with black.

michael818

Logically, there is no reason for this issue to be covered under warranty, would you expect a paint chip to be a warranty issue? It's just normal wear and tear. Any good detailer should be able to mitigate the damage. I would suggest not using the dealer since they will simply sub it out and make a profit. Don't make yourself crazy, it's an easy fix.

shads1973

Thanks for the reply. Definately not making myself crazy over something so trivial in the context of life. No I wouldn't expect a paint chip to be covered under warranty, as stated before in 25 years of owning cars never had to give thought to damage a pigeon can leave on a new cars paintwork so was seeking advice which has kindly been given.