Stone The Crows! Bird like nightmare :-(

[Sam McGoo]

So... Yesterday morning I went out to the car to load up for a few days away with the family, and was greeted with this nightmare sight





My first assumption, looking at the marks, was that a neighbour's dog had been trying to get to a bird or cat that may have sat on the car. The marks were literally on every panel!

Anyway, before going on a witch hunt for said dog owner, I had a look at the CCTV.
I was absolutely amazed to see it was a pair of crows!
For about 30 minutes these two crows continuously attack my car, assuming they're trying to kill their own reflection!
Small snippet below.

I took lots of photos and video, before giving the car a wash.

After the wash most of it has gone, but up close in the worst areas there are definitely still scratches in clear coat.

I'm torn as to whether to have a go at polishing it all out myself (I have a DA) or go the insurance route....

Opinions on a post card.
Has anyone had any experience with this kind of thing? Or know if insurance will do a paint restoration?

 

[StuartW]

Incredible - that is bad luck. I have had a finch rowing with itself in a door mirror but nothing like this.

I guess it will depend on your insurer, you get what you pay for in my experience, but at least you have the evidence on camera

 

[Gazcw]

So... Yesterday morning I went out to the car to load up for a few days away with the family, and was greeted with this nightmare sight

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My first assumption, looking at the marks, was that a neighbour's dog had been trying to get to a bird or cat that may have sat on the car. The marks were literally on every panel!

Anyway, before going on a witch hunt for said dog owner, I had a look at the CCTV.
I was absolutely amazed to see it was a pair of crows!
For about 30 minutes these two crows continuously attack my car, assuming they're trying to kill their own reflection!
Small snippet below.

I took lots of photos and video, before giving the car a wash.

After the wash most of it has gone, but up close in the worst areas there are definitely still scratches in clear coat.

I'm torn as to whether to have a go at polishing it all out myself (I have a DA) or go the insurance route....

Opinions on a post card.
Has anyone had any experience with this kind of thing? Or know if insurance will do a paint restoration?

That insurance claim will end up on their wall of bizarre and wonderful.

 

[Doohickey]

That's amazing. I'd have thought DIY or get a detailer to take a look before going down the insurance route. I'd be surprised if the insurers would cough for something like this and it would impact any no claims making it an all round expensive solution.

 

[Gazcw]

Did you leave a loaf of whole grain on the passenger seat?

 

[Sam McGoo]

Incredible - that is bad luck. I have had a finch rowing with itself in a door mirror but nothing like this.

I guess it will depend on your insurer, you get what you pay for in my experience, but at least you have the evidence on camera

I'm with Admiral, so should be OK. Its just whether the impact on future insurance costs, would make it worthwhile if it just needs a 'good polish'.
Obviously if the damage requires any repair, it would be worth it.

 

[Sam McGoo]

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That's amazing. I'd have thought DIY or get a detailer to take a look before going down the insurance route. I'd be surprised if the insurers would cough for something like this and it would impact any no claims making it an all round expensive solution.

That's my fear if it just needs a good going over.

 

[Sam McGoo]

Did you leave a loaf of whole grain on the passenger seat?

You would think so!
Over the 30mins, they literally went round attacking every panel! It really makes you cringe to watch it all.

 

[Simon1963]

I wouldn’t bother with insurance unless it needs paint. Either polish it yourself or get a good detailed to give you a price.

 

[Devonboy]

This is one of the posts that you wouldn’t believe with the video! Amazing and scary damage

 

[spkennyuk]

So... Yesterday morning I went out to the car to load up for a few days away with the family, and was greeted with this nightmare sight

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My first assumption, looking at the marks, was that a neighbour's dog had been trying to get to a bird or cat that may have sat on the car. The marks were literally on every panel!

Anyway, before going on a witch hunt for said dog owner, I had a look at the CCTV.
I was absolutely amazed to see it was a pair of crows!
For about 30 minutes these two crows continuously attack my car, assuming they're trying to kill their own reflection!
Small snippet below.

I took lots of photos and video, before giving the car a wash.

After the wash most of it has gone, but up close in the worst areas there are definitely still scratches in clear coat.

I'm torn as to whether to have a go at polishing it all out myself (I have a DA) or go the insurance route....

Opinions on a post card.
Has anyone had any experience with this kind of thing? Or know if insurance will do a paint restoration?

Have you got a picture of how it looks now after cleaning. If it is just in the clear coat then a wet sand followed by polish with g3 and then final polish with your DA will work wonders.

 

[Doctor Houx]

That's amazing. I'd have thought DIY or get a detailer to take a look before going down the insurance route. I'd be surprised if the insurers would cough for something like this and it would impact any no claims making it an all round expensive solution.

How unlucky Sam as it looked beautiful last Sat at the meet.

I agree that for minor stuff like this I would never go insurance route as they always get their money back in increased premiums, even if you have protected NCD. Only claim insurance for total loss, big damage or stolen IMO.

Somone drove into the wing of my Cayenne in a car park 2 weeks ago and no CCTV so no idea who it was. Used wing off eBay for £48, took the old one off myself and my local bodywork bloke is painting the used one and putting it back on next Week for about £250. Bet my premium would have increased next year for all my cars if I made a claim.

 

[Scaf]

I wouldn’t go through insurance unless it needs a lot of paint, guessing you have more than one car and a claim on one car will impact the others, no claims protection just mean you get a discount on the increased premium.

I have heard of this before (a number of videos on YouTube) and had a crow landed on the black glass roof of my Jag once and start pecking, but as I was in the car it flew off when I started to open the roof.

good luck getting it sorted

 

[dickygrace]

@Sam McGoo it is something I know chapter and verse about. It is highly unlikely it’ll need painting, if you can’t feel it with your finger nail, it’ll all polish. Stopping them doing it again will be an issue. Poison or an air rifle. Nothing else works. Most intelligent animals after us and chimps, although they’re clearly not that intelligent scratching at their reflection when they’re horny.

 

[Wanderer]

@Sam McGoo it is something I know chapter and verse about. It is highly unlikely it’ll need painting, if you can’t feel it with your finger nail, it’ll all polish. Stopping them doing it again will be an issue. Poison or an air rifle. Nothing else works. Most intelligent animals after us and chimps, although they’re clearly not that intelligent scratching at their reflection when they’re horny.

Only yesterday one of our cats (well, kitten) tried to eat the light bulb in my desk lamp. While it was on. Mental, that cat...

 

[lifes2short]

So... Yesterday morning I went out to the car to load up for a few days away with the family, and was greeted with this nightmare sight

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My first assumption, looking at the marks, was that a neighbour's dog had been trying to get to a bird or cat that may have sat on the car. The marks were literally on every panel!

Anyway, before going on a witch hunt for said dog owner, I had a look at the CCTV.
I was absolutely amazed to see it was a pair of crows!
For about 30 minutes these two crows continuously attack my car, assuming they're trying to kill their own reflection!
Small snippet below.

I took lots of photos and video, before giving the car a wash.

After the wash most of it has gone, but up close in the worst areas there are definitely still scratches in clear coat.

I'm torn as to whether to have a go at polishing it all out myself (I have a DA) or go the insurance route....

Opinions on a post card.
Has anyone had any experience with this kind of thing? Or know if insurance will do a paint restoration?

stone the crows, and i would and/or the 12 bore

 

[Andyk]

They look like they are looking at their reflection in the paint work fighting there own reflection. Not seen that before.

 

[conaero]

Bloomin'ell

A good detailer or bodyshop will get that out.

I was having a go a my GranSport bumper on Sunday. it had deep scratches in it so knowing I probably had to get it repainted I went at it with 800 wet n dry and a mop and I was stunned...all totally gone.

It would have been much deeper than what those pair of reprobates did so confident you don't need paint.

 

[mjheathcote]

I've seen the same with a cockrel, followed by the owner of the cockrel blowing its head off.
Only in America.

 

[Wack61]

A good reason not to go with paint correction

I saw one on YouTube that was being headbutted by a goat which wasn't a pretty sight