Hello,
I live in an apartment complex and my parking space is directly below some trees where birds perch and frequently (probably at least every other day except in winter) relieve their digestive systems on my black car. I used to only handwash my car, but now I take it to an automatic car wash at least once a week, seeing it to be the lesser of two evils. I had thought about getting a car cover. However, I was under the impression that using a car cover on a car which is not very clean would result in scratches as the dirt gets trapped under the cover. Is this true? Also, how does one wash a bird-dropping-soiled car cover? Put it in the clothes washer? I'd like to hear what others in similar situations have done.

Thanks,
Alvin

Bribe someone in the complex to trade spots with you,or give them a sad story about your bad hips or another equally sad tale(don't forget to grimace while explaining your mysterious ailments to them) It'll work every time.

you must think outside the box my friend. get rid of the birds. and i don't mean shoot them all. get a system that will make the birds leave, one of those ultrasonic noise machines that sits up and makes noises that bug the crap out of them. either that or get a big birdhouse ELSEWHERE and lure them there. all of the things your listing as ways to fix this are going to end up being a pain in the ass. don't inconvenience yourself with annoying car covers. i have always parked in my garage but this summer had to park outside because of construction on my house. to get rid of the annoying birds and other creatures i trimmed the trees back from over the driveway and parked as far away. i also set up a bird feeder elsewhere in my yard. it worked. noproblems!

what's that thing I hear about rice & birds?