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Originally Posted by stratburst I have wondered about this for years and one day I walked a warehouse and found one of my cars these yellow spots all over the

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Old 02-18-2012, 03:20 PM   #16 (permalink)
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I have wondered about this for years and one day I walked a warehouse and found one of my cars these yellow spots all over the car. Above the the car in the rafters was a bee's nest. Mystery solved, it's bee pollen. It will leave a very light yellow stain when washed but the stain can be easily removed with some detail spray or very fine polish.
+1 I took an insect and civilization course. He is 100% correct. bee doo doo
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+1 I took an insect and civilization course. He is 100% correct. bee doo doo
I already came to a conclusion that its either pollen or bee's droppings, i am leaning towards bee's dropping
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Old 02-18-2012, 03:31 PM   #18 (permalink)
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... or clay.
junkman is right, the lil claybar work wonders.

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Anyone have a fix for this? The clay bar does not work for this on my car...
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Anyone have a fix for this? The clay bar does not work for this on my car...
How hard did you clay?
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Bee Poop? Help removing.. by Pelican...
Thread posted...sounds VERY VERY similar in nature...
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Bee droppings, eh? I also live in southern California and have seen this stuff all over our cars year-round. Sometimes it can be almost powdery. I always thought it was pollen from the palm trees. I really hate it when it's all over my 240SX's convertible top. Can't clay that, just lightly scrub with a soft brush.
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I noticed the stains go away after my next wash. I cant pin point what did it.

Its either the car shampoo on the next wash or the detail spray because claying did not work for me
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Old 08-23-2012, 09:29 PM   #24 (permalink)
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I see this happen every wash on my pw, upsets me so much. Luckily it seems like the next time I go to wash the previous spots aren't there anymore.
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