Yellow Spots

[whitenemesis]

No, not the face of a spotty teenager but the paintwork on my car!

Everytime I clean the car there are these hard yellow spots on just about every panel. I thought they were pollen but they are a bugger to remove, really hard

Have to use a fingernail, not good!

Any ideas what it is, how to remove without damage?

 

[television]

Have you been parked where some one has painted a house, if they come off with terps then that is the case

 

[whitenemesis]

No, this happens all the time in the summer which is why I thought it might be pollen. It doesn't matter where I park, when I wash the car, there they are!

 

[television]

Ok you have one of those trees that weep near the car

 

[whitenemesis]

I rarely park by trees... but never mind, how do I get rid of them?

 

[television]

I rarely park by trees... but never mind, how do I get rid of them?

If vinegar dissolves them then it is sap

 

[whitenemesis]

I'll give it a go in the morning

 

[Blobcat]

I get those quite large yellow spots and thought they may be bug related. When the sun shines my car kills quite a few bugs that decide to land on it, makes quite an effective fly killer whilst driving as well....;-)

Last weekend I had quite a few beige paint spots to remove, due to parking down wind of a diy'er. Still they came off easily enough.

 

[whitenemesis]

Methylated spirits does the job. Yellow spots dissolve instantly

 

[television]

Methylated spirits does the job. Yellow spots dissolve instantly

If I cant make sense of your next few postings I will know that you were working in a confined space

 

[Geoff W]

I am suffering too from this problem, I never park near trees, but where i work is in the countryside, It sounds exactly the same symtoms, and i have come to the conclusion it is fly s**T, and yes, when the sun has been on it, it is a bugger to remove, I just wash the car and keep going over it again later, it does come off in time.

 

[100%Bitch]

I am suffering too from this problem, I never park near trees, but where i work is in the countryside, It sounds exactly the same symtoms, and i have come to the conclusion it is fly s**T, and yes, when the sun has been on it, it is a bugger to remove, I just wash the car and keep going over it again later, it does come off in time.

I quite agree with the fly poo theory as I've always thought the same.

 

[television]

How can people drive around in a MB with fly poo on it I will never know

 

[whitenemesis]

I am suffering too from this problem, I never park near trees, but where i work is in the countryside, It sounds exactly the same symtoms, and i have come to the conclusion it is fly s**T, and yes, when the sun has been on it, it is a bugger to remove, I just wash the car and keep going over it again later, it does come off in time.

Try a dab of meths, the spot will dissolve very quickly and completely!

 

[Geoff W]

How can people drive around in a MB with fly poo on it I will never know

It is quite easy Malcolm, it does not affect the handling at all, in fact i think it makes mine go even faster!
Regards geoff.

 

[television]

It is quite easy Malcolm, it does not affect the handling at all, in fact i think it makes mine go even faster!
Regards geoff.

That cant be the case, surely the spots must slow the car down as the wind has to go over the spots and cause drag, I do my best to drive around the insects or blow the horn, the car stays much cleaner each to his own

 

[100%Bitch]

I do my best to drive around the insects or blow the horn, the car stays much cleaner each to his own

I tried that but Mr Plod didn't like it, especially as he was in the way! ;-)

 

[television]

I tried that but Mr Plod didn't like it, especially as he was in the way! ;-)

I understand completely that the plods in Norwich are not the same as they are down here

 

[whitenemesis]

What about golf balls?

They are made with dimples to break up air flow and so travel further.

And shark skin, very rough, lets them swim faster.

I reckon a good splattering of fly poo would reduce drag...

 

[100%Bitch]

I understand completely that the plods in Norwich are not the same as they are down here

Don't know if that's a good thing or bad. They do seem quite sweet up here though, they always seem to smile, especially when they're nicking you.

What about golf balls?

They are made with dimples to break up air flow and so travel further.

And shark skin, very rough, lets them swim faster.

I reckon a good splattering of fly poo would reduce drag...

Not really, because the golf balls have dimples and the car has spots. It's the dimples that are the fast bits. If you put spots on a golf ball it would slow it down therefore making it possible to hit the ball a couple of yards.