How soft is clearcoat?

[wannafbody]

I had a rather small but baked on bird dropping on the side of my car. I sprayed it with some waterless wash and wiped with a towel but it didn`t come off. I decided to try the edge of my fingernail on the backside of the MF towel. My fingernail scratched the paint through the towel. PPG Clearcoat doesn`t seem all that hard.

[Sizzle Chest]

Depends on the clear used. I`ve worked with some that was soft and finicky and others that were hard as nails.

Sorry to hear that yours marred so easily...but should be easy to correct!

[Ron Ketcham]

The amino acids in the dripping attacked and weakened the "resin system"-"binder/film former" the much the same as bleach attacks and eats cotton cloth. Therefore the density of the clear is weakened.

[wannafbody]

The amino acids in the dripping attacked and weakened the "resin system"-"binder/film former" the much the same as bleach attacks and eats cotton cloth. Therefore the density of the clear is weakened.

That is possible. I have had bird bombs etch paint before.