The disadvantages to parking in the shade......

[KevinP73]

Other than the constant deluge of bird crap I guess there are other disadvantages to parking under a tree.

[Jolly Amaranto]

The odds of this, maybe to a lesser degree, are my usual concerns. The grackles around here are prolific poop machines in parking lot trees around grocery stores.

[pwd72s]

Aphid poop not easy to remove either.

[Baz]

About a month or so ago I had just finished parking at our local Walmart Supercenter. I always park in the shade - provided by the parking lot Oaks. Not far away another person was doing the same. I noticed she was staring up into the tree above her car - no doubt due to the racket the Grackles were making.

I ended up inside where the carts are kept the same time as her and couldn't help but offer to her: "Those were Grackels making all that noise. They are kinda like Crows but noisier."

Took her a few seconds and then she realized what I was referring to and said she'd never heard of a Grackle.

In all the years parking there never once did one poop on my car or truck.

[Bill Douglas]

We tend to just have seagulls around here and their poo is very adhesive. And sandy/abrasive.


"What do you do if a bird poops on your car?"

"Just don't take her out again."

[Baz]

Originally Posted by Bill Douglas

"What do you do if a bird poops on your car?"

"Just don't take her out again."

[Bill Douglas]

LOL

Haha, maybe sea gulls aren't that bad after all.

[Ngrich99]

Corvair, unsafe at any speed

[Jolly Amaranto]

About a month ago I was visiting my nephew and parked in this very spot. The day after I left, he sent me this photo.

[thingmon]

Had that happen a few times. Neighbor's tree. Missed the cars, fortunately. I have night haron nests too. They are as bad as seagulls...

[Bill Douglas]

We had a family beach house with Chinese pines (Pinus tabuliformis) around the place. They would drip pine gun onto the cars. Argh, it would almost ruin the paint to remove the stuff.

[Evans, Marv]

During spring, lots of trees drop a fine mist of sap, which is very hard to get off, if not impossibled.

[Arizona_928]

[Bob Kontak]

Close to topic

[craigster59]

Originally Posted by Evans, Marv

During spring, lots of trees drop a fine mist of sap, which is very hard to get off, if not impossibled.

I've got a tall one next to my driveway. Rubbing alcohol seems to do the trick.

[Evans, Marv]

I'll give that a try. Don't remember if I already tried it or not. I tried scraping & bug & sap remover on the windshield of my wife's car, which didn't work. I can see very small specs on the windshield, but figure I'll never get it off the paint.

[nota]

Originally Posted by Evans, Marv

I'll give that a try. Don't remember if I already tried it or not. I tried scraping & bug & sap remover on the windshield of my wife's car, which didn't work. I can see very small specs on the windshield, but figure I'll never get it off the paint.

maybe honeydoo from ants farming aphids on the tree

the ants herd the aphids and eat the honeydoo
but they overproduce and the honeydoo drips on your car

[fastfredracing]

No kiddin huh?

[Baz]

Fred be like:

"Hold my beer!"

[cabmandone]

Originally Posted by Evans, Marv

I'll give that a try. Don't remember if I already tried it or not. I tried scraping & bug & sap remover on the windshield of my wife's car, which didn't work. I can see very small specs on the windshield, but figure I'll never get it off the paint.

What about a clay bar?