bird mark on black paintwork

[sandra]

hi i wondered if any one can help I have only had my slk black for 3 weeks and a bird has kindly marked the paintwork by leaving a stain on which seems to not want to come off. My son suggested clay and we polished it but to no avail can any one please advise this damsel in distress, thanks sandy

 

[roadrunner]

Hi, i'm a paint sprayer by trade, you can either try using a cutting compound such as Farecla G3 or if that does'nt work try using some 2000 grit wet & dry paper (use it wet) then polish it back up using the G3. If your unsure a local bodyshop should be able to help you.

 

[television]

Just to add to Roadrunners post Autosol is a safe product, but with all of these things do not use excessive finger pressure or you will make a trough

 

[grpar]

How about T-Cut

Sparingly applied T-cut should also bring the mark out, although avoid using too much or applying too much pressure.

 

[gworilla]

I also tried a tar remover from Halfords and that worked a treat!!

 

[Rory]

Sparingly applied T-cut should also bring the mark out, although avoid using too much or applying too much pressure.

My daughter a metallic black Seat Ibiza and that had a huge splodge on the bonnet.
T-Cut wouldn't touch it, but Autoglym Paint Renovator made short work of it. It's a bit scary compared to T-Cut, though!

 

[Wayne_Gibson]

Someone in our club here in SA had the exact same problem... The stuff he used is called 3M Imperial Hand Glaze. (Google it)

It is a bit pricey, but works like a charm! Give the car a good polish, and then apply the hand glaze... It brings back that mirror shine!

Also good for paint where you find "spiderwebs"...

Really worth it!

 

[Pipemaster]

clay is the answer

detailing clay is designed to take this type of contamination off the paint without hurting the paint or the clear coat - you can buy it from halfrauds

 

[42864]

If you are a bit worried about usiong T Cut and or similar cutting compounds you could try BRASSO, it does work, it is a much finer cutting polish, should remove your stain. I do not know your location but if you are near to a coast beware of Seagull droppings, apparently they have an acid in the Cr*p that can eat into the paint if left to long.

 

[stats007]

Clay and a polish - T-Cut will work perfectly well but you might need a finer polish to remove swirls it leaves behind - Meguiars Scratch-X for example.

Halfords have a 3 for 2 offer on at the moment and should stock everything you need.

I wouldn't recommend going anywhere near your paint with wet & dry unless you've done this before.

 

[television]

Clay and a polish - T-Cut will work perfectly well but you might need a finer polish to remove swirls it leaves behind - Meguiars Scratch-X for example.

Halfords have a 3 for 2 offer on at the moment and should stock everything you need.

I wouldn't recommend going anywhere near your paint with wet & dry unless you've done this before.

One you use wet and dry you remove the orange peel and the texture will look very different on that patch

 

[Glenn Smith]

One you use wet and dry you remove the orange peel and the texture will look very different on that patch

Orange peel on a Mercedes? Surely not? Unless it's had a respray due to rust or accident, so yes a fair chance of orange peel. I use a 3 M finishing compound, apply with a soft damp cloth and rub in a backwards and forwards action (not circular on a dark colour) once the product begins to break down and gets some heat into it it should remove the mark without causing any damage and once weathered shoul be un-noticable.

 

[stats007]

I've yet to see a new Mercedes without some orange peel in the paint.

 

[television]

Yes as stats, every car left only sprayed has orange peel, hand flatted and polished is something else and something that I used to do once