alazar14
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Hi all,
So, this is either a post on the uselessness of Meguiars Hybrid Ceramic Wax, or a post detailing how delicate the paint is on these trucks. Long story short, last week I washed my truck, followed the instructions to use Meguiars Hybrid ceramic Wax, applied it (early morning to avoid any sun) and it looked fantastic. I then drove up to Riverside, where the temperature can reach about 100 degrees during the day. Without knowing, a bird must have pooped on the roof of my truck at some point between the time I left from San Diego to Riverside, and the time I came back. Essentially, the poop remained on the roof of the truck all day (impossible for me to see unless I got up on the running boards and looked deliberately, something I do EVERY day at least once a day). Once I noticed the bird poop at around 5:30 p.m., I tried removing it, but it was too late. The poop has now left a permanent staining (paint etching I think its called?) on the clear coat. Luckily it is on the very top of the truck (center of the roof), so its virtually invisible in all instances. Still, I'm shocked that, after washing, waxing, and trying my best to keep the paint in good conditions, a mid-afternoon bird poop has caused permanent damage to the clear coat. It is something that I can definitely have wet standed and polished out quickly, as the area feels the same as the rest of the paint around it (its not deep) but I don't think I will bother getting it taken care of given the location. Still, I just wanted to let folks know (those of you who don't know already) that (1) Meguiars Hybrid Ceramic Wax does Fu#K all to protect your car from things like bird poop acidity, and (2) The clear coat / paint job on these is rather weak.
Maybe its because every car I have ever owned before this truck has been White, so these imperfections do not really show, but I honestly do not remember EVER having paint damage this quickly from a bird dropping. Maybe its just Ford's paint? Maybe its contemporary car paint? My newest car before this truck was a 2002 Camaro, which I never felt the paint to be of such poor quality / delicate.
Anyways, just wanted to let folks know of something that (most likely) many here already knew. Here's a quick video of the process for getting rid of these stains, though in my case, its about the size of the tip of my finger, so I won't bother until there are (inevitably) a few more over the years.
So, this is either a post on the uselessness of Meguiars Hybrid Ceramic Wax, or a post detailing how delicate the paint is on these trucks. Long story short, last week I washed my truck, followed the instructions to use Meguiars Hybrid ceramic Wax, applied it (early morning to avoid any sun) and it looked fantastic. I then drove up to Riverside, where the temperature can reach about 100 degrees during the day. Without knowing, a bird must have pooped on the roof of my truck at some point between the time I left from San Diego to Riverside, and the time I came back. Essentially, the poop remained on the roof of the truck all day (impossible for me to see unless I got up on the running boards and looked deliberately, something I do EVERY day at least once a day). Once I noticed the bird poop at around 5:30 p.m., I tried removing it, but it was too late. The poop has now left a permanent staining (paint etching I think its called?) on the clear coat. Luckily it is on the very top of the truck (center of the roof), so its virtually invisible in all instances. Still, I'm shocked that, after washing, waxing, and trying my best to keep the paint in good conditions, a mid-afternoon bird poop has caused permanent damage to the clear coat. It is something that I can definitely have wet standed and polished out quickly, as the area feels the same as the rest of the paint around it (its not deep) but I don't think I will bother getting it taken care of given the location. Still, I just wanted to let folks know (those of you who don't know already) that (1) Meguiars Hybrid Ceramic Wax does Fu#K all to protect your car from things like bird poop acidity, and (2) The clear coat / paint job on these is rather weak.
Maybe its because every car I have ever owned before this truck has been White, so these imperfections do not really show, but I honestly do not remember EVER having paint damage this quickly from a bird dropping. Maybe its just Ford's paint? Maybe its contemporary car paint? My newest car before this truck was a 2002 Camaro, which I never felt the paint to be of such poor quality / delicate.
Anyways, just wanted to let folks know of something that (most likely) many here already knew. Here's a quick video of the process for getting rid of these stains, though in my case, its about the size of the tip of my finger, so I won't bother until there are (inevitably) a few more over the years.
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