[mvillezcas]

Everyone has seen these dots. Everyone gets annoyed by them. But most do not know what they are or where they come from. Just curious to see what people think. Please post what you believe these yellow dots are.

[UncleWede]

Pollen after passing thru bee's digestive tract.

[Bobble]

^ Bingo

[mr_milo]

Originally Posted by UncleWede

Pollen after passing thru bee's digestive tract.

True how true..... read more here.

[Bartman619]

...yep Bee Shitt!!!! My wife's civic always gets them all over her car. Simple solution is...don't park near any plants, bushes, or trees where bees are hanging around. And if you don't have a choice, put a good sealant/wax on your car and do a waterless car wash once a day or whenever the Bee Shit on the paint starts to look bad.

[e90Luis]

I've always wondered what those yellow spots were

[ericlol]

i thought its brake dust? like a very tiny 1 mm thick dot?


these dots are more visible on alpine white than other colors.... so annoying

[TOGWT]

The common honey bees (Apis mellifera) excrete minute gold / yellow globs while flying to or from their hives. These tiny, sticky globs differ from pollen grains (Micro gametophytes) which is a fine yellow or green powdered dust

[Sometimes a bee sees a better pollen sources and dumps what's he's carrying in mid-air to make room for the good stuff. Or they hit turbulence and jettison their load.] George Holeso, president of the Hawaii Beekeepers Association.

Excrement Removal - these sometimes feel like they are in the clear coat, when in fact they have more than likely been covered with a wax or sealant. To remove these tiny globs without causing scratches; use a product that contains a surfactant; this will lessen surface scratching as they ‘lift’ dust etc into the media used avoiding surface friction.

Apply very little surface pressure, dusting with long strokes in one direction only (use a solution of Optimum no-rinse (ONR) diluted 1:20 / distilled water in a fine mist spray bottle) and allow to react time as this will soften debris and allow it to be removed

Use a long nap micro fibre towel to ensure the debris that is lifted from the paint surface remains in the nap and not on the towel surface thereby causing surface marring.

Shake the towel occasionally to ensure any particles picked up will drop out rather than come to the surface while you’re using it. Do not scrub hardened/dried excrement residue, as it can cause scratching, once it softened (re-liquefied) Do not use on a hot paint surface (soon after driving) as this will cause streaking

[ericlol]

brake dust i believe, and looks most obvious on alpine white

[snowman81]

Wow, I never knew that. I actually just cleaned some off my car today. A little quick detailed did the trick. I always feel like my car us the target though.

[e92LuNaTiC]

What the hell I never knew that!!

Always thought it was a bird that sharted or something

I'll myself for that one

FACKEN BEE's!!

[335isGuy]

I always thought it was iron deposits lol.

[ericlol]

Originally Posted by snowman81

Wow, I never knew that. I actually just cleaned some off my car today. A little quick detailed did the trick. I always feel like my car us the target though.

you did claybar?

[obert]

Mistery sold and thank you, I have had them in the past and was like WTF I just cleaned my car and were is this stuff coming from.

[ericlol]

Have you try iron x?