Bird Poop is Destroying My Tesla Paint! - The solution will surprise you!

I went to clean off bird poop from my Tesla - because sh$t happens. :) After cleaning the poop off, I found they left stains or etching on the paint. Everything I did to remove them didn't work. After some searching on the internet, I found a solution that makes no sense but it totally works.
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[@Sobtanian]

Being a bald man, I don’t have a hair dryer, so I bought one today just to try this. I was convinced I’d wasted my money. But, it worked! Exactly as is shown here! Removed about 8 etchings from my blue MX. Thank you so much.

[@mikedrake4597]

I used your suggestion on my Range Rover and it worked perfectly. I’ve purchased loads of cleaning crap and unfortunately they didn’t work. Thank you so much from England.👍

[@karlsmith3041]

Worked for me!! Mine were quite deep so didn’t completely get rid of them but it significantly reduced them and they are very had to see now! Thanks.

[@ThisHandleIsTaken1]

Just wanted to drop a comment and tell you thank you so much for this video, it saved me! We have a brand new M3LR, and with less than 150 miles on the clock a bird pooped right in the middle of the hood. It’s like they know. . . I tried other various methods, and the etching would not come off. I was watching videos on polishers and polishing compounds, which i figured would have to be my next step, although drastic and I was pretty nervous about doing it, for fear of messing something else up. I was just about to say to heck with it, I will just live with the etch, but then found a similar video that talked about using heat to remove. After watching that video, I then searched for others. Yours was the first to pop up, and i was happy to see that it was on a Tesla, which as you know are notorious for not great paint. I watched your video, and decided to give it a go. Grabbed my wifes hair dryer, ran an extension cord, and started slowly heating. At first it didnt look like it was working, but it turned out i was being too timid, had the hair dryer to far away and not heating enough. Moved it closer, and in the span of less than a minute, the etching started disappearing before my eyes! I stopped periodically to check it, and then applied more heat. All in alll, took me about 5 minutes of carefully heating and checking, and now the etching is GONE! Thank you for the video, and I am stealing my wifes hair dryer to include it in my car cleaning supplies going forward . . . ;-)

[@da_suntoucha7219]

Lol great summary.. I normally park away from trees, however I was forced to park under one last week. Unfortunately with life being so busy I failed to check my vehicle, needless to say I’ll be using this same method tomorrow to remove theses stains.. I pray to Jehovah that it helps lol

[@FUKNBA2KMYTEAM]

@@da_suntoucha7219 did it work? It worked for me on my 21 white model 3!

[@josephking7021]

I too was reluctant to believe a hair dryer heat would remove nasty bird poop stains from my brand new Blazer. The stain was etched in and the size of a 50 cent coin. I heated the spot moving the dryer up and down and it removed some of the deep etch but not all of it. I didn’t want to overheat the spot. Then I took a mild 3M polish and while the spot was warm I applied the polish to the stain and like magic it buffed up the clear coat perfectly. Like new! Etched stain all gone. I had to look at the results 3 or 4 times to believe what I had done. It works! I’m thrilled! Thanks for the great awesome tip!

[@michaelriley2426]

Bird poop is a base which will liquefy your paint. I keep a ziplock bag with a vinegar soaked rag in my trunk and use it to remove any droppings as soon as I find them.

[@iowatesla]

I had no idea. That's a great tip! Thanks for watching!

[@da_suntoucha7219]

Oh word Mr Riley!! … thks 4 the tip!!

[@fredaghharris7207]

What is the vinegar ratio with water please, great idea btw 😊? Thanks

[@FUKNBA2KMYTEAM]

I just want to say that I literally love you, I have a Tesla in pearl white model three that is less than a year old and I came out from work today and noticed that there was bird shit on it I immediately drove home wiped it off and looked in the reflection and saw that edging and felt so defeated. Two minutes later after looking his video up and using the hairdryer is completely gone I’m mind blown you’re a lifesaver man

[@iowatesla]

Awesome! Glad you found it helpful!

[@FUKNBA2KMYTEAM]

I have crazy OCD and was so upset, it basically removed 99.9 percent of it Only person who would notice is me in a very specific light and angle. Wishing you all the best!

[@MrBigsmile66]

Ok, this was an old post from you, but, My 2024 model 3 (highland) had what you showed, that remaining stain (stains) in the shape of the poop. Aghhh! Then discovered this video. Holy shit, the hair dryer technique works perfectly. Right down to also hiding the light scuff marks where I tried to remove the old poop. AMAZING!,! Thanks again!! 🎉

[@MaNtIcHoRaOfficial]

Its called reflow. Softens up the clear coat and it expands and retracts as it cools covering it up. Heat it up in increments next time tho

[@akischaraveloulis7658]

This video has to go viral. Thanks for sharing!! Life saver. 😃

[@iowatesla]

Thanks for the great comment!

[@Licks61SG]

I just tried this method on a couple of bee droppings which had stained my paint after I’d removed them. My car is ceramic coated so I was pretty bummed.. then I found this video and now the stains are gone! Thank you!

[@DylanHodge1]

OMG you rock! Thanks so much for sharing this. I tried hair dryer first but didn't get hot enough it seems so went with heat gun on low setting being very careful and stopping once in a while to cool. The spots vanished!

[@basketballvshanball]

Wow that is all I can say! I tried a dedicated solution for bird poop but it had no effect. I took my hair dryer and kept it on medium heat for 30 secs and it vanished before my eyes! You are a life saver. Thank you!

[@legioner9]

Does even a more average hair dryer work?

[@iowatesla]

Yes. My hair dryer wasn’t anything special.

[@legioner9]

@@iowatesla Thank you.

[@Hilty888]

worked on my 2022 RWD pearl white Model Y! I put my hairdryer on high setting because medium wasn't quite hot enough and i put it around 3-4cm away from the etching and waited around 45 secs to 1 minute and it just started to come off! thanks for the video!

[@mhough1054]

I had multiple HUGE bird bombings on my new Model Y today when my wife was shopping. By the time she got home, I just happened to see it when I went out to rinse the car and the big stain spots had already set in. I tried the hair dryer…no luck. Then all the other “do this” suggestions from KZbin which did not work. Then I borrowed my friend’s heat gun…and voila, stains are no more! So thanks for the pointing me in the right direction!

[@simeonmarkov9288]

This is brilliant! Worked on a an alpine white 2023 BMW.

[@iowatesla]

Glad it helped!

[@justcruisin109]

Interesting approach so thanks for sharing. I'm surprised just having the car in the hot sunlight doesn't do the same thing though. I thought that it's either of two things - some volatile component of the bird dropping is absorbing/adsorbing into the clearcoat and the heat is 'boiling' it out or the clearcoat surface has been 'micro-etched' and the heat is allowing the clearcoat to reflow and smooth out the surface again. I thought clearcoats were crosslinked (usually not able to reflow) but I haven't followed paint chemistries for some years. A good outcome though whatever the reason. Cheers

[@MaNtIcHoRaOfficial]

Good old paint etching

[@quarter_moon_and_a_guitar]

Well yes, and thank you. Hundreds of spots from one flockin' flock resolved. Body shop told me a 4 grand repaint was the only option. But there must be some conspiracy--detailers etc obviously must be aware of this-technique--and use it--but likely pretend they spent hours buffing your car. Actually I DID spend hours with the dryer myself, as these birds were particularly vindictive. But my car tipped me well

[@colinshackleford8345]

Hi, just did this on my model 3 (blue) and it worked, in that the white mark went, but I can still see a slight haze/dappling there. It’s barely perceptible though, and certainly not visible by anyone but me (my wife just rolled her eyes when I said I could still see something)! 😂 so I think it’ll probably do, certainly until I get around to getting the car polished at some point. Thanks for the tip.

[@da_suntoucha7219]

Lol

[@steventapp9608]

Awesome tip, I’ve just used my wife’s Dyson hairdryer and completely removed three bird poop etchings that looked the same as those in this video from the bonnet and front wing of my 6 month old Kia E-Niro. Got close up (2-3cm) using the hottest setting and the etchings were gone in about 2 minutes.

[@Chris-hc9vb]

Funny cause I came across this video searching for remedies to remove bird diarrhea. I keep my vehicle clean 98% of time , sleeping the other 2% . The stains are so noticeable and irritating to me that I was just about to buy $300 worth of buffing equipment & compounds to remove 3 spots on the hood that no one notices but me. 3am I’m outside with the wife’s blow dryer to my surprise this actually works . I think instead buying a DA polisher I’m going to Walmart purchase a nice hair dryer for my wife 😂. Thanks for the bird dropping hack

[@ErinCoker]

Omg! This worked! Thank you!

[@Lon3wolfTV]

I get a stain from a bird poop today on my brand new Tesla Model Y (with ceramic coating on it), I'll give it a try with this method. If it works this would prove me that ceramic coating is fun to get water beading (easy to dry) but not useful at all against bird poops as they sell it. I'll let you know. If it works you've probably change my mind about ceramic coating ;) Thanks for sharing this trick with us.

[@Lon3wolfTV]

Ok so… tried it a few minutes ago. I apply heat for 2 minutes, let it cool a bit, and re-applied heat for 2 minutes and Wow! It desappeared completly! It looks like a magic trick. Thanks again for sharing this !

[@KeeperDK]

Thanx for recommendation. Works great and even the mark was in size like kids palm, after usage of hair dryer nicely mark has disappeared. many thanx again!! btw applied on my Volvo car.

[@taylorcobb425]

Omggg thanks so much for sharing. Will definitely try this out.

[@gregchristie2763]

Didn't work at least with my hair dryer..for me got the surface to 83°C at least four times and then let it cool & repeat 2020 Tesla model 3 Ocean Blu Pearl .. I believe heating up n letting it cool several times is the preferred method ? which I did... so it would have been helpful if you had measured the surface temp while you were doing the job so we can see what the temperatures get up too... So what is the safe maximum temperature the panels clear coat ?

[@mattearle8937]

These are pro solutions and good ones at that...... however it was a long weekend, a massive amount of Bird crap landed on my car and I did not want to let it sit for days or a week feeling it may do further damage. I had a white car. (Not sure what the outcome would be for a dark paint car?). The chunky part of the poop I got off. Not issue there. What was left was light green stains literally that looking like ink or something. I tried soap and water and a sponge. No change. I tried Turtle wax and some buffing. Did not help at all. I tried Baking soda and water. Did not do anything. I tried Baking soda and vinegar. Nothing. I tried Goo B Gone. No change... no effect. NOTE I chose a small bird poo stain for all these down near the side front fender in the most inconspicuous spot to test all these. In case any of them left some damage or abrasive marks in the paint. I recommend the same. If the situation allows for that. Finally what worked? A mixture paste of Oxy Clean Powder mixed plain hot water. Not so hot that it burns your fingers. I mixed it to a wet version of a paste. I tried applying and rubbing the stains using make Up Remover pads (those white round ones).... I tried a cloth.... it seemed the best way to do it was using my plain old fingers. I would apply a dollop and simply firm but a gentle firm.... rub it with my thumb or fingertips around and over each poo splatter. The more you kept rubbing the fainter and fainter the stain got. It does take some elbow grease and time. It took me around 45 to 55 minutes to do around 35 - 40 splatters ranging from the size of a dime to the size of a pea. But they all came out. Every now and then I would mist the whole area with water. You do not want the paste dry or chunky.... nor too thin.... a little wetter than toothpaste consistency. After I rinsed and rubbed everything with a soft towel and you could see some of the areas where I rubbed with the oxyclean but I am sure a going over with a good car wax with hint of rubbing compound would even out the small few areas I could see a bit of a difference in shine. Would I recommend this for anyone with a prestige car or Hot rod or show car? maybe not? But your everyday homeowner with a run of the mill regular car, SUV or whatever should find this to do the job. Again it is not the work of a pro like this author here but it worked enough for my liking on our white Honda Accord. Hope this helps. Note get bird poop off a car as fast as possible. Every day or hour your leave it lets the high acid content in Birds poop permeate the clear coat and even into the paint if left long enough. Cheers

[@nicholastongue85]

It works! Thank you so much!

[@144Donn]

Now, if we could remove dents just like that, life truly would be peachy!

[@StephenGambino-uk8rd]

thank you so much!

[@mikebrennan9241]

Absolutely spectacular 🎉...it worked like a charm ❤

[@ALEZANDAR]

Great! but wouldn't the applied heat harm the clearcoat!?

[@mral6168]

Best tip of the year! 🎉 👍🏻

[@iowatesla]

Thanks! I was surprised myself that it worked.

[@jinhocha01]

That is a great idea and solution!! Thanks.

[@iowatesla]

Thanks for watching!

[@howdarethee]

Even with ceramic coating it will stain

[@GWVEEN]

You saved my ass, thanks this really worked on my tesla model 3!

[@melindavermeer]

@iowatesla since it has been a while since you did this video, was there any long term issues with this fix? or has it remained looking 'normal' after some time passed and gone thru a couple years of weather temperature changes? maybe an idea for a follow up video :)

[@dominicdominijanni2338]

So.....I've tried this. No luck. Even with a pro heat gun. I believe this only works if the etch damage is fairly new. I've tried polishing and it works....but then a week later it reappears. If this method fails you'll likely need to sand it out.

[@davidfisher8699]

Thanks, for the video. I have a model 3. Owned for 2 months. I have a bird or tree dropping stain. I tried with the same manufacturer as you and it did not work. I tried it for a minute or so. Maybe, I should try it longer. If you have any other suggestions greatly appreciated. I have tried Dawn and it did not work either.

[@eloneatmyshorts]

Interesting and thx for the post. I'm curious the chemistry reasoning behind this.

[@iowatesla]

I would like to understand that too. Thanks for watching.

[@borg_cube]

Any tip on how to remove bird dropping in sub zero temp?

[@jonhicks1]

I have a nasty stain on my black model Y. The poop was about an inch in diameter and was only on the car for maybe six hours before i removed it but it left a nasty mark that you can feel clearly. A local detailer recommended a heat gun to remove bird poo stains so ill give it a go and report results.

[@jonhicks1]

Yeah this 100% worked. Hair dryer for a few minutes per stain (had three in total, two very large... maybe half the size of a credit card).

[@AK4974U]

Was the stain kinda gritty when rubbing it with your finger? because I think I have the same problem

[@Qwerty1235945]

That's stunning. Thank you.

[@VampireOnline]

Wouldn’t just parking outside in the sun do the same thing?

[@iowatesla]

Honestly, I don't know. Maybe. Perhaps that's why I haven't noticed it on my other cars. Perhaps I just pay more attention to my Tesla. You may be correct.

[@KineticEV]

Definitely invest in PPF. So the bumper, hood etc.

[@iowatesla]

I’m leaning in that direction. Didn’t want to pay the money when I first got the car. Thanks for watching.

[@Milan-cw7zs]

Wow that was amazing! Do you have a ceramic coating on car?

[@iowatesla]

Nope. Just the factory paint.

[@legioner9]

So. I tried this method using a heat gun. Not even 1 mm of the edge of the cracket clearcoat I didn't manage to remove. I have the heat gun at 350 dg. Celsius and holding it for several minutes in the same spot ... the gun can go above 700 deg. Celsius. No results ...

[@legioner9]

Thanks a million.

[@iowatesla]

Glad it was helpful!

[@legioner9]

@@iowatesla I will try tomorrow on my car. It is metallic black, brand new basically and there are like 4 spots where you can clearly feel the edge of the burn ... and clearcoat has small cracks in it being whiteish. I really hope it will work, I'll use a heat gun though

[@limi9688]

You are a hero

[@iowatesla]

Thanks. An anti-bird poop hero. Glad you found it helpful.

[@antonioperthamboy7208]

Thanks a lot

[@DylanHodge1]

Has anyone tried this on the plastic bumper cover? Have used on the hood and it's amazing but worried might melt the plastic if I try it on a stain there.

[@iowatesla]

I haven't but I need to. I have to think this will work the same. You are only modifying the clear coat and I 'think' the clear coat is the same on the plastic.

[@DylanHodge1]

Thanks for the reply. Please let me know if you end up doing it and I will let you know as well.

[@GG-vtfalcon17]

Hi like you I have the same problem . I found a series of products that work ! check out hydro silicone products . It a rub on wipe off easy application that usually lasts me 2-4 months. I use their rewind and recharge products almost every time I wash the car.

[@iowatesla]

Thanks. I'll check them out.

[@GG-vtfalcon17]

@@iowatesla the name of the company is hydro silex. If you google you will find them. They have a large assortment of products for internal and external use .

[@michaelholt1]

Amazing. Thanks for sharing this great tip 😀

[@iowatesla]

I didn't think it would work but it did. Thanks for watching!

[@J0j0m10]

Interesting. Thanks for the video

[@iowatesla]

Thanks!

[@rickg7465]

Can anyone explain how this is working is the clear coat melting then solidifying ? It looks like it works my Tesla just got hit twice on the bonnet less than 6 hours the paint was etched on removal,I polished almost all of it but it’s concerning Plenty of birds in Perth and most part of the year the weather is hot

[@jeffreyanderson7629]

What sorcery is this??

[@iowatesla]

Feels that way. It was crazy. I would have never thought it would have worked but it did. I've tested it a number of time and it works every time. Thanks for watching!

[@jeffreyanderson7629]

@@iowatesla Just took delivery of my Model 3, incredible experience, incredible car! Used your referral code so those free supercharger miles should hopefully be hitting your account soon! Thanks again!

[@iowatesla]

I got the miles! Thanks so much! Enjoy your new car. It’s a blast.

[@brianroberts3312]

Sorcery indeed! Wow!

[@did3d523]

is that work on standar car or only tesla?

[@gaz8003]

I have the same issue with my Mustang since I park it outside. Does this harm the paint in anyway ? I might try it since my car look unclean with all the stains

[@iowatesla]

I did it about a year ago and it doesn’t show any problems. Still looks perfect.

[@tubelator]

So what is the explenation? it evaporises the stain?

[@iowatesla]

I think it melts the outer layer of the clear coat and it heals itself. Not sure really.

[@wb6898]

Doesn't work on black tesla

[@lmh-mv3ec]

How abt using hot water to pour over the area?

[@iowatesla]

Never tried it. I don't know if it will be hot enough.

[@desrobertson9803]

didnt work for me maybe audi paint different

[@tattoomagic6110]

Thank you! I’m try this when I get home. I’ve worked since I was 16 (34 now) and just bought my first really nice truck and having paid 62k (I know that’s not expensive to some but was a crazy amount to me) and only having it a month I noticed 3 small spots that look like bird droppings on the hood and couldn’t get it off. And was stressing over it and I’m to scared to wet sand or heavy polish for fear of messing the paint up in a bigger way. I’ll report back if it works for me!

[@paulboivin7315]

It works

[@jameswilbur1273]

Will that work if your car has a ceramic coating?

[@iowatesla]

I don’t know. Sorry.

[@karentorkar8256]

I just tried on ours, didn't see any change. It has been coated.

[@axceee]

Black Tesla, doesn’t work for me ;(

[@iPigee]

Wow!

[@iowatesla]

My thoughts exactly. Thanks for watching!

[@montegomm]

Do you have paint protection film that you are heating up?

[@iowatesla]

Nope. Just the paint.

[@montegomm]

@@iowatesla Sorry, just after I asked the question you mentioned in the video that you don't have ppf. I plan to get a full front end (bumper, hood, two fenders, two mirrors) done (west Chicago suburbs) done. Thanks for all your videos. I especially appreciate the camp mode one you did at Starved Rock. I plan to use the Y for some camping rather than pulling out my tent, so your insights are extremely helpful. Nice to see the Illinois State University shirts you wear (LOL), I know it's Ames. Thanks again.

[@iowatesla]

@@montegomm All good. Thanks for watching!

[@Vintage_Dave_T]

Wow.

[@iowatesla]

I surprised me. I never thought it would work but it did. Tried it again last night after I washed my car. Found 2 more on my hood. Hair dryer took them right off. Took about 45 seconds for each one.

[@phulisha6023]

Thank you daddy

[@stardarkk]

nicee

[@iowatesla]

Agreed. I would not have thought this would have worked.

[@Hildepedia]

How odd!

[@iowatesla]

I know! I would never have thought that heat would fix it. I figured the problem was caused from the sun baking it onto the car to begin with. Thanks for watching!

[@iowatesla]

Very odd. I would never have thought it would work. Thanks for watching!

[@Garcwyn]

The long term solution is not to buy a Tesla in the first place