Hosing bird poop off of your channel letters is nobody’s idea of a good time. However, many business owners find it is a chore they have to perform to keep their exterior signs look nice. Nesting birds cannot seem to get enough of exterior building signs for San Marcos, CA. This is due to the hunting and safety cover that these markers afford them. In our years of sign maintenance, we have come across a few products that keep your markers looking great while treating our feathered friends humanely.
Visual Deterrents
Visual deterrents are typically made out of plastic and are supposed to look like something that will scare birds. For example, to deter birds, you might see a large plastic owl on top of a building or placed in a parking lot. The problem with this option is that it usually needs to be used with other deterrents, since birds learn that the plastic owl is not a real threat.
Motion Deterrents
These are devices that will spin or move to discourage birds from landing on your sign or roof. Visual deterrents are generally used in conjunction with these. So, for instance, a good motion deterrent would be a plastic owl that twists occasionally. There are some really state of the art options out there if you have some extra spending money. In order for these to be effective, you only have to place them in one spot in the proximity of your signage.
Bird Gel
Property managers have turned to bird gel for decades. This gel is sticky and clear and is spread on ledges and in nooks and crannies. Birds are supposed to be turned off by the feel of the gel, and this will get them to fly away. In practice, though, your sign ends up looking dirty when the gel collects dirt.
Sound Deterrents
To scare off birds and keep them from landing on your signs, there are noise machines that periodically make sounds. The most popular options are dog barking noises and calls of predatory birds. With this, you do not have to worry about the racket scaring off customers as well: you can set the sounds to go off for a short period every ten minutes or so.
Bird Spikes
These are not sharp spikes used to impale birds. We only recommend humane alternatives. No, the spikes are dulled, so those who are doing maintenance as well as the birds are kept safe. The spikes are installed on the ledges and in crevices of your marker. This is enough to prevent birds from landing.
Bird Coil
This is much like the bird spikes. Only, to keep birds from making a home, a Slinky-like coil is stretched across openings, ledges, and wherever birds might roost. This is a fairly effective and safe solution.
Protecting exterior building signs in San Marcos, CA is a must if you want to keep up the look of your storefront. Don’t let your first impression go to the birds! For a free consultation on how to keep your exterior building signs looking their best, contact All Star Signs today!
