aphid honeydew removal in Austin TX

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evoandy

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Hey all, been a long time since I posted here. Kinda got out of the car detailing scene, but I have a question. I searched and didn't really come up with anything.



I just got a call from my mom, who drives a black 2012 Nissan Murano. She doesn't have a garage or any covered parking, and there's a pretty thick layer of Aphid crud on her car. She took it to a local car wash, and they told her it was going to require a repaint to remove, OR several hundred bucks and extensive polishing. Done by them of course. It seemed a little silly to me that it would need any more than a clay bar and some light correction. She doesn't take great care of her car, and doesn't have terrifically high standards. I don't have a polisher anymore, but I offered to clay bar, and do what I can to protect the paint. If anyone has any process/product recommendations for dealing with this issue, I'd appreciate the advice. Or if anyone knows of any reputable detailers that she could contact in the area, that would be another good option.
 
Bee pollen-sam (Bee bread, pollen or ambrosia) has been shown to contain 188 kinds of fungi and 29 kinds of bacteria.

The globs may be circular, oblong or linear, and are usually less than 0.5 -inch in length. Their shape seems to be dependent on the angle of impact and whether your vehicle is moving or stationary.



Pollen is the main source of food for most honey bees and their larvae, consisting of honey and pollens which are gathered by the worker bees. Like honey and Propolis, other well-known honey bee products, the exact chemical composition of pollen gathered depends on which plants the worker bees are gathering the pollen from.



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 (~ 0.25-inch golden brown) 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



“Environmental Damage” - http://www.autopia.org/forum/car-detailing/136393-environmental-damage.html#



I hope the information in this article is of some help to you. If you have any further questions please let me know
 
i saw an 2010 black murano with

aphid honeydew itch in the paint , i did a test spot with cutting combo and is dee into the clear.

so depends how old is there , the one i see had dots all over the clear , deep into the clear and it needs a repaint

i saw damage in clear before but not like this.



nissan and infinity paint is thin and soft , i guess is easier to get itch
 
I've seen it, but most of the cars that I've seen it on were protected so it washed right off... kind of like bird crap I'm sure it does have some acidic properties which especially on a black car are magnified greatly because of the heat and lack of protection.





Going to be hard to say what will take it out, if it will even come out 100%, however maybe a light polishing and putting a ceramic coating over it may help
 
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