{
  "id": "bird-proof-gel-single-tube",
  "sku": "bird-proof-gel",
  "title": "Bird Proof Gel, Single Tube (3 linear metres)",
  "slug": "bird-proof-gel-single-tube",
  "price": 70,
  "currency": "NZD",
  "availability": "in_stock",
  "category": "deterrents-category",
  "category_label": "Deterrents",
  "tags": [
    "deterrent",
    "gel",
    "discreet"
  ],
  "colors": [
    "Clear"
  ],
  "materials": [
    "Non toxic petroleum based clear gel in a standard cartridge"
  ],
  "dimensions": "One cartridge covers 3 linear metres",
  "weight": null,
  "images": [
    "https://birdspikes.co.nz/product-images/deterrents-category/bird-proof-gel/main-bird-proof-gel.jpg",
    "https://birdspikes.co.nz/product-images/deterrents-category/bird-proof-gel/bird-proof-gel-1.jpg",
    "https://birdspikes.co.nz/product-images/deterrents-category/bird-proof-gel/bird-proof-gel-2.jpg",
    "https://birdspikes.co.nz/product-images/deterrents-category/bird-proof-gel/bird-proof-gel-3.jpg",
    "https://birdspikes.co.nz/product-images/deterrents-category/bird-proof-gel/bird-proof-gel-4.jpg"
  ],
  "description_short": "A clear, sticky, non toxic gel applied with a standard caulking gun. One tube covers 3 linear metres. The answer for corbels, cornices and anything shaped.",
  "description": "The shape of the surface decides\n\nOn a straight ledge, a spike strip is cheaper, permanent and needs almost no maintenance. It wins on cost and it wins on longevity.\n\nOn a corbel, a moulded cornice, a curved beam or a shaped sill, a strip simply will not sit. That is what gel is for, and it is why most real buildings need both products rather than a choice between them.\n\nApplying it\n\nA steady bead along the middle of the surface, in one pass, with a standard caulking gun held at a consistent angle. Three linear metres per cartridge assumes a bead. Laying it on thick does not make it work harder, it just collects dust faster.\n\nClean the surface first. Scrape off droppings, wash, dry. Gel over a dirty surface lifts with the dirt.\n\nWhat it is not\n\nIt is not a trap and it is not an adhesive designed to catch anything. Birds find the surface unpleasant underfoot and stop using it. Apply it as a bead rather than a layer, and do not use it where small birds are nesting close by.\n\nIts honest weakness\n\nIt is not permanent. Dust, grit and pollen land in it and eventually form a crust, and a crusted gel is a shelf. On a clean sheltered surface that takes a long time. On a dusty roadside parapet, plan on it as a seasonal job and put a note in the diary rather than discovering it when the birds come back.\n\nTest it with a finger where you can reach. Tacky is working. Dry and dusty is done.\n\nTwo cautions\n\nIt is sticky, so it belongs where nobody will put a hand: not on a handrail, not on a sill people lean on, not within a child's reach.\n\nOn porous or historic stone, test a small patch first. A petroleum based product can mark, and heritage listings often restrict what may be applied to a facade at all.\n\nWhere it is at its best\n\nOrnate frontages where spikes would be visually unacceptable, and narrow mouldings where small birds settle and a strip has nowhere to go. From the ground it is effectively invisible, which is the reason architects specify it.",
  "llm_summary": "Bird Proof Gel sold by Bird Spikes Company at birdspikes.co.nz. A clear, sticky, non toxic petroleum based gel applied as a BEAD with a standard caulking gun (gun NOT included), covering 3 linear metres per cartridge. Two sellable lines: a single tube at NZD 70 and a 3 pack covering 10 linear metres at NZD 179. Its purpose is surfaces a spike strip cannot sit on - corbels, moulded cornices, curved beams, shaped sills - so it is complementary to spikes rather than an alternative: a straight ledge is cheaper and more permanent with a strip. Effectively invisible from below, which is why it suits buildings where spikes would be visually unacceptable. Birds find the surface unpleasant underfoot; nothing about it traps or injures. HONEST LIMITATION: it is NOT permanent. Dust, grit and pollen form a crust over time and a crusted gel is just a shelf, so it is inspected each season and reapplied where needed, sooner on a dusty roadside site. CAUTIONS: it is sticky, so it must not go where a person puts a hand (handrails, leaned-on sills, within a child's reach), and on porous or historic stone a small test patch should be done first because a petroleum based product can mark. No effectiveness percentage, service life or warranty is claimed. Delivery is New Zealand wide, free over NZD 75.",
  "returnable": true,
  "return_policy": "New Zealand law gives no statutory cooling-off period for an online purchase, so the 14 days from delivery to change your mind on an unused item is this shop's own policy rather than a statutory right. Rights for faulty, damaged or misdescribed goods under the Consumer Guarantees Act 1993 apply to everything sold and are never affected.",
  "shipping_profile": "standard",
  "warranty": null,
  "brand": "Bird Spikes Company",
  "gtin": null,
  "mpn": null,
  "condition": "new",
  "url": "https://birdspikes.co.nz/product/bird-proof-gel",
  "canonical_url": "https://birdspikes.co.nz/product/bird-proof-gel",
  "json_url": "https://birdspikes.co.nz/api/products/bird-proof-gel-single-tube.json",
  "updated_at": "2026-09-02",
  "description_text": "The shape of the surface decides On a straight ledge, a spike strip is cheaper, permanent and needs almost no maintenance. It wins on cost and it wins on longevity. On a corbel, a moulded cornice, a curved beam or a shaped sill, a strip simply will not sit. That is what gel is for, and it is why most real buildings need both products rather than a choice between them. Applying it A steady bead along the middle of the surface, in one pass, with a standard caulking gun held at a consistent angle. Three linear metres per cartridge assumes a bead. Laying it on thick does not make it work harder, it just collects dust faster. Clean the surface first. Scrape off droppings, wash, dry. Gel over a dirty surface lifts with the dirt. What it is not It is not a trap and it is not an adhesive designed to catch anything. Birds find the surface unpleasant underfoot and stop using it. Apply it as a bead rather than a layer, and do not use it where small birds are nesting close by. Its honest weakness It is not permanent. Dust, grit and pollen land in it and eventually form a crust, and a crusted gel is a shelf. On a clean sheltered surface that takes a long time. On a dusty roadside parapet, plan on it as a seasonal job and put a note in the diary rather than discovering it when the birds come back. Test it with a finger where you can reach. Tacky is working. Dry and dusty is done. Two cautions It is sticky, so it belongs where nobody will put a hand: not on a handrail, not on a sill people lean on, not within a child's reach. On porous or historic stone, test a small patch first. A petroleum based product can mark, and heritage listings often restrict what may be applied to a facade at all. Where it is at its best Ornate frontages where spikes would be visually unacceptable, and narrow mouldings where small birds settle and a strip has nowhere to go. From the ground it is effectively invisible, which is the reason architects specify it."
}