Help needed to identify cause of paint damage

Meulen · 08-26-2013, 04:00 PM

I've seen birds do some pretty nasty things like that to paint. Who know's what the thing ate or got into. Some of the birds by me stain the paint before I can get home and get it off the car. Especially, with white, it can be more noticeable.

SouthArk370Z · 08-26-2013, 04:21 PM

Are there any trees or bushes hanging over or near the car? Hard to tell from the pic but it looks like a dead caterpillar to me. Some produce silk (or similar) and can land several feet from where they leave the tree.

Jagstang · 08-26-2013, 05:01 PM

There are no over hanging trees. The mark on the spoiler is now a rolled edge where the plastic has reacted. It's about 2 inches across.

If it was a bird I don't ever want to leave the car outside again!

Seems to be a solvent of some kind as it hasn't damaged the paint significantly but has caused the plastic spoiler to soften and distort.

Awful thing to wake up to on a Saturday morning.

08-26-2013, 04:21 PM	#2 (permalink)
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08-26-2013, 04:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
Meulen A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Romeoville, IL Posts: 1,093 Drives: 2010 370z 40th Rep Power: 3390	I've seen birds do some pretty nasty things like that to paint. Who know's what the thing ate or got into. Some of the birds by me stain the paint before I can get home and get it off the car. Especially, with white, it can be more noticeable.

08-26-2013, 05:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
Jagstang Base Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: UK Posts: 10 Drives: Pearl White 370z GT Rep Power: 14	There are no over hanging trees. The mark on the spoiler is now a rolled edge where the plastic has reacted. It's about 2 inches across. If it was a bird I don't ever want to leave the car outside again! Seems to be a solvent of some kind as it hasn't damaged the paint significantly but has caused the plastic spoiler to soften and distort. Awful thing to wake up to on a Saturday morning.