Possible cause of this paint issue?

[shadowfax]

@wentwest

If bird poop falls on a car and damages the paint, it’s really not much different than if hail did it, or a falling tree branch or a runaway shopping cart.

You can’t be serious. The bird poop doesn’t damage the paint instantaneously. Hail, tree branches, and shopping carts do. It’s not like you can just wash hail off and avoid the dent.