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How to Clean Bird Crap Off Auto Upholstery

January 16, 2017 By Naseem Muaddi

The Hog Ring - How to Clean Bird Crap Off Auto Upholstery

Is there anything more annoying, insulting and repulsive then having a bird take a crap on a newly installed convertible top or, even worse, on a car seat? It happens. Especially for auto upholstery shops that park a lot of their customer’s vehicles outdoors.

However, don’t be so quick to wipe it off — as that could make the mess a lot worse.

A recent article in Esquire magazine explains that cleaning bird poop while it’s wet can actually cause it to spread, get caught in the upholstery fibers and turn into an even bigger mess. Their advice is to wait for the poop to dry.

Bird poo, from a cleaning perspective, is a funny substance in that it’s one of the few stains that isn’t best treated right away (mud and ink are two others that fall into that category). Cleaning dried bird droppings is going to be a far easier and more successful task than trying to clean it while it’s fresh. […]

Once the bird poop has dried, the first thing to do is to scrape or pry it off the fabric. You can use your hands for this, and certainly no one would fault you if you wanted to wear gloves for the operation; if you don’t have gloves around, you can use a paper towel or paper napkin. […]

There will likely be a white, sort of chalky-looking stain left behind that can be treated with a small amount of liquid dish soap or laundry detergent applied to a damp rag or sponge. That’s really all! Of course, in this particular scenario we’re talking about a lot of bird shit, in which case the use of a portable upholstery cleaner…may make more sense from a time management perspective. [read more]

Sure, it sounds counterintuitive, but if it works — it works. Right?

For what it’s worth, there’s an old superstition that says bird crap brings good luck. So don’t let it get you too down. (Unless your car looks like the photo above. In which case, burn it.)

For more information, read the full article: “What do do when a bird sh*ts in your car.”

Filed Under: Archive, Care & Maintenance, How-to Tagged With: Auto Trim, Auto Upholstery, Bird Crap, Car Interior

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  1. Ralph says

    September 6, 2019 at 7:58 pm

    Found a strange stain on convertible leather car seat After leaving it outside under a tree for about an hour . it was dry hard clear when I found it. Wasn’t like sap. Maybe animal pee. Did not splash around but covered about 10 to 12 in.²

    My current theory is an animal jumped in the car Peed on the seat. Any other ideas?
    Going to try an enzyme treatment next.
    Stumped

    Thanks for any help

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