{
  "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": 66,
  "currency": "AUD",
  "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.net.au/product-images/deterrents-category/bird-proof-gel/main-bird-proof-gel.jpg",
    "https://birdspikes.net.au/product-images/deterrents-category/bird-proof-gel/bird-proof-gel-1.jpg",
    "https://birdspikes.net.au/product-images/deterrents-category/bird-proof-gel/bird-proof-gel-2.jpg",
    "https://birdspikes.net.au/product-images/deterrents-category/bird-proof-gel/bird-proof-gel-3.jpg",
    "https://birdspikes.net.au/product-images/deterrents-category/bird-proof-gel/bird-proof-gel-4.jpg"
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  "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.net.au. 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 AUD 66 and a 3 pack covering 10 linear metres at AUD 176. 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 Australia wide, free over AUD 75.",
  "returnable": true,
  "return_policy": "Australian law gives no statutory cooling-off period for an online purchase, so the 15 days from delivery to change your mind on an unused item is this shop's own policy rather than a statutory right. A change of mind return carries a non-refundable AUD 29 handling fee and the customer pays return postage. Rights for faulty, damaged or misdescribed goods under the Australian Consumer Law 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.net.au/product/bird-proof-gel",
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  "json_url": "https://birdspikes.net.au/api/products/bird-proof-gel-single-tube.json",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-15",
  "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."
}