I hate birds!!!! - Toyota Yaris Forums

Buckethead · 08-02-2006, 08:04 AM

Well, I washed my car yesterday. Left, came back, and it was crapped on by birds.
I do have a car cover, but the cover is all dusty, and covered in bird crap too!

What should I do. I can't keep washing it everyday, and I don't have access to an indoor garage/spot...

I hate you birds!

rstb88 · 08-02-2006, 08:31 AM

Gun Control

fnkngrv · 08-02-2006, 08:38 AM

I hear ya...I have a similar situation in that when ever I wash my car by hand within the next 12 hours it rains! I mean come on! My house is surrounded by 6 Maple Trees so I also get a little debris that sticks so I have to get it off. I can't use my garage right now because we are remodeling the house, garage, and storage shed which means that the garage is full of stuff for that.

Ran Kizama · 08-02-2006, 10:56 AM

If you have a driveway, why not maybe invest in an easy-up canopy?

fnkngrv · 08-02-2006, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Ran Kizama

If you have a driveway, why not maybe invest in an easy-up canopy?

I have attempted to come to an agreement with my wife on picking one of those up for 2 of my other vehicles and she won't agree to flip for the cash for one or two of them....plus she figures if she does then that will allow me to build our yard into a car lot...lol

Buckethead · 08-02-2006, 11:08 AM

Can't do it. It's almost a public lot for the complex that we live in.

Luckily for me, it's the nicest of them all.

The problem is that right above my space and the spaces next to me, there's this huge eucalyptus tree. Not only do I have to worry about birds, but tree sap. The sap will no doubt eat through paint if left unchecked.

Looks like I'll be doing touch ups, and my own washes for a long time. Small price for having a cool car like a Yaris.

oktaren · 08-02-2006, 11:09 AM

well, they are getting even with us for using every bit of land up on earth as we can...

ECHOKnight2000 · 08-02-2006, 01:31 PM

I would put security camera's and a then a laser system, or you can electrify your car and when you go to drive it deactivate it with a remote...? No doesn't sound like a plausible option?

I hear your pain, sometimes even at work if I park my car in the middle of the lot and no trees near my car the $#&$(#* birds crap on it!

And yes even not long after I washed my baby! I think there is so much you can do if you can't park inside...I guess your car is so attractive that even Bird crap wants in the action

*Chris07LB* · 08-02-2006, 06:06 PM

Put a bird feeder up in a tree across the street... let them shat on a neighbors car instead.

Buckethead · 08-02-2006, 06:34 PM

I actually thought of that, but its not just regular pigeons. Parrots, crows. It would be a fiasco. Then if management finds out I sabatoged them I'm out.
That was funny, though!

swng · 08-02-2006, 07:09 PM

You may not like to, but you really have to clean the bird mess up as soon as possible. The reason is if you leave them on the car for too long, they will dry up and become difficult to wash away. Also, I have heard that some bird mess can, depending on what the birds eat, leave permanent marks on the clear coat, because of the acidity, I guess. I also fear that there can be traces of digestive juice or enzymes in the bird mess which can attack the paint. Paranoid, hehe.
Waxing the car may help a bit.

*Chris07LB* · 08-02-2006, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Buckethead

I actually thought of that, but its not just regular pigeons. Parrots, crows. It would be a fiasco. Then if management finds out I sabatoged them I'm out.
That was funny, though!

Are you not allowed a cover in your apartment lot?

California Car Covers makes some of THE best NOAH covers around!

rstb88 · 08-02-2006, 07:24 PM

well if its a eucalyptus tree. buy a koala. birds don't like 'em. Bird can't eat the tree. The koala will take care of the sap for the most part. and you'll have a little present next to your car instead. but ya I agree about the cleaning up as soon as possible, because sometimes I can't get the clay to get some poop stains out.

Buckethead · 08-02-2006, 07:51 PM

Oh, I'm allowed a "car cover", not a canopy or other modified contraption.
The thing with the car cover is that it gets dirty, and dusty, and also has bird crap on it. So if the car's clean, and I put the cover over it, back to the begining....I'm damned if I do, damned if I don't.

Those covers from California Car Company are expensive. The one I've got was 30$ at Pep Boys. Those dudes have them at almost 500$ for custom, and like 149$ for basic.

TrancosRt · 08-02-2006, 07:56 PM

I'm gonna buy a car cover soon because the hurricane season is in and I won't be able to park the car indoors. However, I'm afraid the cover won't be able to withstand the hurricane's winds. I dunno, I'll have to figure it out... Soon!

*Chris07LB* · 08-03-2006, 09:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buckethead

Oh, I'm allowed a "car cover", not a canopy or other modified contraption.
The thing with the car cover is that it gets dirty, and dusty, and also has bird crap on it. So if the car's clean, and I put the cover over it, back to the begining....I'm damned if I do, damned if I don't.

Those covers from California Car Company are expensive. The one I've got was 30$ at Pep Boys. Those dudes have them at almost 500$ for custom, and like 149$ for basic.

I've had a Cali Cover for every one of my vehicals.. now we built a huge garage, so I have no worries.. but keep in mind, if it gets dusty, dirty, bird poopy, the NOAH covers can go in the washing machine (directions @ Cali Cover site). I never cared what the outside of my covers looked like, its the inside that you have to be careful of.. afterall, thats the side that touches your car.

nookandcrannycar · 03-17-2012, 12:11 PM

When my Yaris was 'young', I drove my little cousin to the Safeway in Strawberry Village in Mill Valley (right next to US 101) to go grocery shopping. Many birds (Seagulls I think) alight in this parking lot. We got out of my Yaris, walked a few feet, and then a bird crapped on my head! This was the only time in my life that this has ever happened. Thank god someone was with me so that they could guide me visually to remove it without rubbing it in! Here in Houston, but only in certain areas, birds flock together and bombard cars. I am sometimes a victim of such 'bombings', but I tend to not get upset...always recalling that at least the 'personal bombing' I experienced in Mill Valley had not occurred.

JumpmanYaris · 03-17-2012, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by nookandcrannycar

When my Yaris was 'young', I drove my little cousin to the Safeway in Strawberry Village in Mill Valley (right next to US 101) to go grocery shopping. Many birds (Seagulls I think) alight in this parking lot. We got out of my Yaris, walked a few feet, and then a bird crapped on my head! This was the only time in my life that this has ever happened. Thank god someone was with me so that they could guide me visually to remove it without rubbing it in! Here in Houston, but only in certain areas, birds flock together and bombard cars. I am sometimes a victim of such 'bombings', but I tend to not get upset...always recalling that at least the 'personal bombing' I experienced in Mill Valley had not occurred.

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08-02-2006, 08:04 AM	#1
Buckethead Drives: 2007 Toyota Yaris Sedan Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: California Posts: 165	I hate birds!!!! Well, I washed my car yesterday. Left, came back, and it was crapped on by birds. I do have a car cover, but the cover is all dusty, and covered in bird crap too! What should I do. I can't keep washing it everyday, and I don't have access to an indoor garage/spot... I hate you birds!

08-02-2006, 08:31 AM	#2
rstb88 Drives: Silver Hatchback Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 150	Gun Control __________________ "Automatic carwashes are like Hookers........are you sure you want to use it next???? (Jer)"

08-02-2006, 08:38 AM	#3
fnkngrv Mr. 155 and climbing View User's Garage Drives: Seriously Modded 07 Sedan Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In The Hotbox Posts: 4,742	I hear ya...I have a similar situation in that when ever I wash my car by hand within the next 12 hours it rains! I mean come on! My house is surrounded by 6 Maple Trees so I also get a little debris that sticks so I have to get it off. I can't use my garage right now because we are remodeling the house, garage, and storage shed which means that the garage is full of stuff for that. __________________ Team Tiamat Racing on Facebook Youtube Channel: Team Tiamat Racing *Class record holder in Land Speed @ 154.5mph for 1.5 mile and 145.5mph in the mile in the F (2.016 to 3.014 L), G (1.524 to 2.015 L), and H (1.016 to 1.523 L) classes.*

08-02-2006, 10:56 AM	#4
Ran Kizama That Anime Guy View User's Garage Drives: 5-Speed Liftback Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canton, GA Posts: 543	If you have a driveway, why not maybe invest in an easy-up canopy? __________________

08-02-2006, 01:31 PM	#8
ECHOKnight2000 Small Car Lover View User's Garage Drives: A Super Car Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Minnesota, US of A! Posts: 830	I would put security camera's and a then a laser system, or you can electrify your car and when you go to drive it deactivate it with a remote...? No doesn't sound like a plausible option? I hear your pain, sometimes even at work if I park my car in the middle of the lot and no trees near my car the $#&$(#* birds crap on it! And yes even not long after I washed my baby! I think there is so much you can do if you can't park inside...I guess your car is so attractive that even Bird crap wants in the action __________________ You may look good on the beach but in reality you're a pompus, egotistical jerk. "I was never on the beach with you..."and you never will.

08-02-2006, 11:08 AM	#6
Buckethead Drives: 2007 Toyota Yaris Sedan Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: California Posts: 165	Can't do it. It's almost a public lot for the complex that we live in. Luckily for me, it's the nicest of them all. The problem is that right above my space and the spaces next to me, there's this huge eucalyptus tree. Not only do I have to worry about birds, but tree sap. The sap will no doubt eat through paint if left unchecked. Looks like I'll be doing touch ups, and my own washes for a long time. Small price for having a cool car like a Yaris.

08-02-2006, 11:09 AM	#7
oktaren Drives: 07yarisliftback04aveohatchback Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: western ny Posts: 40	well, they are getting even with us for using every bit of land up on earth as we can...

08-02-2006, 06:06 PM	#9
Chris07LB Super Moderator View User's Garage Drives: Yaris Liftback Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 3,174	Put a bird feeder up in a tree across the street... let them shat on a neighbors car instead.

08-02-2006, 06:34 PM	#10
Buckethead Drives: 2007 Toyota Yaris Sedan Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: California Posts: 165	I actually thought of that, but its not just regular pigeons. Parrots, crows. It would be a fiasco. Then if management finds out I sabatoged them I'm out. That was funny, though!

08-02-2006, 07:09 PM	#11
swng Drives: 06 3-dr auto RS Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: BC Posts: 1,051	You may not like to, but you really have to clean the bird mess up as soon as possible. The reason is if you leave them on the car for too long, they will dry up and become difficult to wash away. Also, I have heard that some bird mess can, depending on what the birds eat, leave permanent marks on the clear coat, because of the acidity, I guess. I also fear that there can be traces of digestive juice or enzymes in the bird mess which can attack the paint. Paranoid, hehe. Waxing the car may help a bit. Last edited by swng; 08-02-2006 at 07:20 PM.

08-02-2006, 07:24 PM	#13
rstb88 Drives: Silver Hatchback Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 150	well if its a eucalyptus tree. buy a koala. birds don't like 'em. Bird can't eat the tree. The koala will take care of the sap for the most part. and you'll have a little present next to your car instead. but ya I agree about the cleaning up as soon as possible, because sometimes I can't get the clay to get some poop stains out. __________________ "Automatic carwashes are like Hookers........are you sure you want to use it next???? (Jer)"

08-02-2006, 07:51 PM	#14
Buckethead Drives: 2007 Toyota Yaris Sedan Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: California Posts: 165	Oh, I'm allowed a "car cover", not a canopy or other modified contraption. The thing with the car cover is that it gets dirty, and dusty, and also has bird crap on it. So if the car's clean, and I put the cover over it, back to the begining....I'm damned if I do, damned if I don't. Those covers from California Car Company are expensive. The one I've got was 30$ at Pep Boys. Those dudes have them at almost 500$ for custom, and like 149$ for basic.

08-02-2006, 07:56 PM	#15
TrancosRt View User's Garage Drives: 07 Silver HB Yaris Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: S Florida Posts: 289	I'm gonna buy a car cover soon because the hurricane season is in and I won't be able to park the car indoors. However, I'm afraid the cover won't be able to withstand the hurricane's winds. I dunno, I'll have to figure it out... Soon!

03-17-2012, 12:11 PM	#17
nookandcrannycar Drives: 2('14+'07)MT 3d ,wHandCrWndws! Join Date: May 2009 Location: S.MontgomeryCnty,TX(HoustonMSA) '07=BayouBlue=300,125miles=OrigOwnr '14=ClassicSilvr=29,059miles Posts: 4,839	When my Yaris was 'young', I drove my little cousin to the Safeway in Strawberry Village in Mill Valley (right next to US 101) to go grocery shopping. Many birds (Seagulls I think) alight in this parking lot. We got out of my Yaris, walked a few feet, and then a bird crapped on my head! This was the only time in my life that this has ever happened. Thank god someone was with me so that they could guide me visually to remove it without rubbing it in! Here in Houston, but only in certain areas, birds flock together and bombard cars. I am sometimes a victim of such 'bombings', but I tend to not get upset...always recalling that at least the 'personal bombing' I experienced in Mill Valley had not occurred.

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