Yellow spots in spring

[evomacky]

Re: Yellow spots in spring

OMG I've been wanting to find out exactly what causes that thing! thanks a bunch!

[thorSG1]

Re: Yellow spots in spring

I'm not sure it's something that occurs everywhere, but here in San Diego, every spring, all the cars here seem to get these yellow spots. Looks like a small drop of mustard. Anyone have an idea what causes this? They only occur on the horizontal surfaces so it seems to be dropped out of the environment. I'll see if I can't get a picture up later.

I know this is an old post, but it came up on first page for a google search I did so I thought I'd join up and put my 2 cents If those spots look anything like these photos then it's a combination of bee poo and/or masticated bee pollen. Here's what happens; here in San Diego it usually will happen more on the West facing sides of buildings for some reason. I don't know the answer as to why, weather the bee travels east to west in search of pollen, and back to the hive from west to east or what...I don't know.

What I DO know, is that during the journey home the take dumps on your cars and on MY windows. The pollen go's from the legs and feet to the mouth and back and that falls too. Here are the photos:

[TXShine]

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Did I type chuckel????????????? Man! The nice sun shine here in North Texas must be getting to me or something.

[TXShine]

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Pix aren't showing up because this thread is 6 years old!!!

just having a little chuckel thinking the same thing.....

[Michael Stoops]

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pollen, bird and bug dookie are the main offenders here.

Your pics are not showing up, at my end.

Pix aren't showing up because this thread is 6 years old!!!

[J. A. Michaels]

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pollen, bird and bug dookie are the main offenders here.

Your pics are not showing up, at my end.

[jackoftrades]

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Wake up America, these little spots are appearing all over the country on our cars, In my opinion, I think it's the fall out from Chemtrail spraying. Look up in the sky and see. Your way too busy looking at your phone, thinking about what shoes to buy, girlfriend, boyfriend, work money. etc
Someone should scrape off a bit and send it to a lab, anyone curious? anyone a chemist on this forum?

[travisdecpn]

I was reading on the internet that a few specific bird species migrate right along the southern california coast during the spring time (April and May). This may account for the different type of droppings.

[Beercan31]

There are three major causes of paint contamination:

1. Rail dust - produced from the friction of train wheels against railroad tracks. Over 70% of new vehicles are shipped by rail. Rail dust can contaminate a new car's finish before it even reaches the dealership. Anytime a vehicle is parked or travels near a railroad it is subject to rail dust contamination.

2. Brake dust - particles produced from the friction of brake pads rubbing against the rotor. This metal on metal friction disperses tiny particles of bare metal into the air and on the highway where it collects on passing vehicles.

3. Industrial fallout - another word for pollution, industrial fallout is a byproduct of our modern industrial age.


all can be clay bared out.

[2000]

difinintily not what I was talking about.
eek! I'm glad we haven't got that around here. thanks for clearing that up TeCis300.

[Rick]

Ok maybe thats a little big for bug dookie. I get little tiny yellow spots on my car.

[TeCKis300]

Here's the pics...been waiting to get the "evidence" since I just washed the car last week. Sorry about quality..really hard to get a good pics on a black car.

[2000]

I know why there's some dabate on this matter......




sounds like we're asking about different types of yellow.

[majik1]

hey, im in san diego too.....i second the hummingbird droppings, weve lots of them here......and yea it does look like a tiny brown mustard drop....

[TeCKis300]

Bug dookie eh? I bet it is. I've heard from a person who runs a car wash that it is bug dookie...wanted to see if it was true.

Now that I think about it some more...that sounds to be very likely. Can't be pollen as then it would be on the vertical surfaces of the car too. As a matter of face...I've noticed that they like the heat coming off the engine as the spots seem to be more focused around the hood scoop on my friends WRX.