do insects poop on your car?

[fgraciano1980]

im not sure if this is common everywhere but here in southern california, i always get these small yellow droppings on my car. they look too small to be bird droppings, so im thinking they come from insects. does anyone know what (if any) bugs poop yellow?

[MTBPATH]

dude, I know what you mean. I too live in LA and see those yellow dots on my cars.
I don't know exactly what they are, but they do come off easily when touch.
I kind of describe it like mustard plant.
like a bee or insect falling off its pollen while flying.
maybe its more common here in LA.
maybe from certain plants or trees.

[Five Star]

Re: do insects poop on your car?

Originally posted by fgraciano1980
so im thinking they come from insects. does anyone know what (if any) bugs poop yellow?

It's probably some kind of plant poop

[dino]

It's actually bee/wasp poop.

Never seen it until Beeste showed me them on his Monaro.

[JcMac]

I see those little yellow/mustard things on my car from time to time. Sometimes they are circular other times there are cylindrical like an uncooked rice grain. They wash off quite easily.

[Magic]

im not sure if this is common everywhere but here in southern california, i always get these small yellow droppings on my car. they look too small to be bird droppings, so im thinking they come from insects. does anyone know what (if any) bugs poop yellow?

I think it's a Cali thing cause I'm from Bakersfield, and I see the same things!

[zey]

I get that problem daily, especially during sunny hot days. If these mustard-look-alike droplets dry under the sun, it'll etch into the paint. Though damage is not that much but it's very irritating.

[fgraciano1980]

Originally posted by zey
I get that problem daily, especially during sunny hot days. If these mustard-look-alike droplets dry under the sun, it'll etch into the paint. Though damage is not that much but it's very irritating.

yeah the do etch into the paint i had like 20+ of those droppings on my hood and they didnt wash off. #82 with a 8006 pad made short work of taking them off though.

so should we conclude that this is indeed bee poop?

[zey]

fgraciano1980, I used to think it was from plants or trees until one day I saw a bee flying around my garden. And that's when I found the fresh mustard-look-alike droplets all over my car (more than 20). May I know do you use M82 with rotary buffer or DA machine?

[fgraciano1980]

Originally posted by zey
fgraciano1980, I used to think it was from plants or trees until one day I saw a bee flying around my garden. And that's when I found the fresh mustard-look-alike droplets all over my car (more than 20). May I know do you use M82 with rotary buffer or DA machine?

i use #82 with the DA and a 8006 pad. my clear coat is soft, so superior shine and mike both recommended not to go any more aggressive than #82.

im sure if your clear coat is harder you would have to use #80 or #83.

[zey]

By looking at your avatar, I'm assuming you're driving a Honda. And yes, Honda's paint is so soft. My clearcoat is also very soft, I always use M82/W-9006/DA as for the last step before LSP. The only advantage of having a soft paint is that defects are removed easily. However, it's very poor in chemical resistance and also I feel moisture easily penetrates into the paint and cause blisters (especially in countries with high humidity). Maybe we could take a photo of the mustard-look-alike droplets the next time we encounter it, then we compare it. If it's the same, maybe it can be concluded that it's bee poop.

[fgraciano1980]

Originally posted by zey
By looking at your avatar, I'm assuming you're driving a Honda. And yes, Honda's paint is so soft. My clearcoat is also very soft, I always use M82/W-9006/DA as for the last step before LSP. The only advantage of having a soft paint is that defects are removed easily. However, it's very poor in chemical resistance and also I feel moisture easily penetrates into the paint and cause blisters (especially in countries with high humidity). Maybe we could take a photo of the mustard-look-alike droplets the next time we encounter it, then we compare it. If it's the same, maybe it can be concluded that it's bee poop.

good idea. i probably already have some on my car i just waxed yesterday too. oh well, part of having a daily driver. ill post pics as soon as i can.

[NOMADZ1]

My ride is Chrome Yellow and attracts lots of bugs especially bees and ladybugs. I usually have to Speed Detail it at least two times when I leave it outside all day. It is very important that you clean it off otherwise it will leave a stain after a while.

[Djmigs]

it sounds like you guys are describe jet fuel...thats my guess

[Alex7938]

it is either bee/wasp poop or droplets of nectar from them flying around.

i used to think it was bird poop but wasnt sure what sort of bird in the UK was that small