I had that happen with my 2000 Civic back when it was new. I left some bird
droppings on for a week and when I washed it off, the clearcoat had become
cloudy from the acids in the droppings. I used a scratch remover polish
(such as Maguiar's Scratch X or GT-88) to buff out the damaged clear coat.
After using that and applying a nice coat of wax she was good as new.

Ever since then I've been religious about cleaning off bird droppings. I,
like you, ended up learning the hard way. Also, for future reference, when
you go to clean the droppings off the car, use a hose and lightly and
gradually spray it off. DO NOT EVER wipe it off no matter what. Most birds
eat sand and small rocks and stones to held them digest their food. Any
wiping action on your part to clean it off will scratch the hell out of your
paint.

Sean

"Hiren Thacker" <gt0318c@prism.gatech.edu> wrote in message
news:c7hbbp$4ro$1@news-int2.gatech.edu...
> Hi,
>
> I have an '03 accord. Owing to my negligence, I left some bird dropping
sit on my car for a few days. Went to get the car
> washed and detailed today, and the guy tells me that a few of the spots
have damaged the clear coat on the paint.
>
> I was just doing a little reading on the web, and realized (excuse my
ignorance) that bird droppings are the worst problem
> for car paint. People recommended everything from polishing the spots to
putting a little seltzer water on it. I don't know
> who to believe.
>
> Can anyone suggest how I should deal with this? I would really appreciate
this.
>
> Regards,
>
> hiren
> hdt@ece.gatech.edu