Bird with a bad diarrhea problem hit the top of my black convertible roof while "Randolph Wadsworth Cooper" was parked at the train station yesterday. By the time I got home, about 1/8 of the roof was covered with bird crap. Most of it was dry.

The only way I could get it off was to use a nylon brush with car wash soap, and I got 99.99% of it off (still a few spots where I couldn't get it all off). Any suggestions on how to deal with this in the future? And, do I now have to treat the top with RaggTopp (or something similar) since I have read that I shouldn't use car wash soap on a convertible roof.

 

303 Fabric Cleaner with same nylon brush (one with soft ends) will work very well. Murray's had it last time I was there. Spray a bottle of 303 Protectant on it when you're done and all you'll have to do after that is hose it down with H2O, maybe brush it a little.

Disclaimer: I don't have a cabrio, but did this to my mom's Jag a while ago and it worked really well.

 

I'm going to +1 for the 303 Fabric Cleaner. I use it on my top just before I retreat (twice a year). Then I would retreat using 303 Fabric Guard and a brush. Pour the 303 into a wide mouth container and paint it on the top after it has dried. It is best to do this on a hot, sunny day as the 303 will cure better and last longer. The last gift I received from a bird just wiped right off.

 

where do u get 303 fabric cleaner?

 

You can buy it on line from www.detailersparadise.com or from 303 direct at http://www.303products.com/shop303/index.cfm. If you're buying 303 products be sure to consider their 303 Protectant as well as their 303 Aerospace Cleaner and 303 Wiper Treatment. They are all great detailing products.

 

Yeah another + for the 303 cleaner.

So I'm sitting in the Cabrio waiting for my sweetie to lock up the house, and a bird crapped on my MITM T-shirt Right in the middle of my chest

Mark

 

Oh, ew.

DP sells 303. I got it from them the first time. It's a little cheaper, and if you get it with other stuff (which, who can resist), it makes sense w/ shipping. When I needed more I just went down the street to Murray's and paid the extra $1 to have it in hand, no shipping. They had most of the 303 products at the one here. I haven't looked at other auto parts/supply stores, but you could just call around.

 

Most boat, RV, and hot tub type stores also carry 303 products.

Mark

 

Could've been worse, Mark. You could have been pulled forward about another two inches.

 

dohhh!