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LordTakuban

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I'm generally not an introduction thread kind of guy, but it seems to be the standard around here. So here goes...



I found this site after having my car detailed and opti-guarded by Garry Dean in Tampa, FL. I live in South Florida and drove 4 hours each way in my brand new FR-S that had < 50 miles on it when I left my house for his service based on feedback on another forum and the videos that he posted.



I mainly do a lot of DIY and modding of my vehicles. My previous daily driver was an MR2 Spyder (that I still have and am gradually taking care of small things that weren't easy to do on a DD). I got onto this forum to find out some specifics on how to remove certain things when washing. Primarily, I have these yellow spots that show up on the car that I'm not sure if they're pollen, sap, ... something. Anyway, they don't like to come off that easy. I'll search around for the answer to that and some other questions.



I've also heard that this is the main detailing forum, so I should be able to find a good bit of info here. As for contributing, I can help with some tips on mechanical maintenance and tuning and that sort of thing, but I am not a professional detailer. I am mostly on SypderChat and SpyderWeb forums as well as occasionally on the other FR-S/BRZ forum with the same name. So it's possible I may already know some of you on here and vise-versa.



So there it is. My first post.
 
Welcome to the forum!



If the yellow spots are indeed tree sap, isopropyl alcohol should remove them fairly easily. Just dampen a clean soft MF towel and hold it on the sap for a few seconds, then gently agitate it with the towel if needed. It could also be rail dust/rust blooms. For those CarPro's IronX works very well. CarPro TarX works great for removing tar.



The good thing is that since your car has OG on it, none of these cleaners will remove/compromise the coating like they would a traditional wax/sealant.



I take it your car is white? :)





Rasky
 
Thanks for the warm welcomes and the advice. Yep, the car is white (Or Whiteout/Satin White Pearl). I'll try to take some pics after I wash it tomorrow morning. I searched through the forum for "yellow spots", but came up with nothing that was the same. I'll post a new thread with pics in the detail forum.



My trip to Garry's is still costing me money. I've bought 2 grit guards, a foam sprayer, new MF drying towel, new wash mitt. And I'm still looking around for some more stuff. I saw one of the collapsible stools that Garry was using at Target that I might pick up too. hahaha.
 
LordTakuban said:
Thanks for the warm welcomes and the advice. Yep, the car is white (Or Whiteout/Satin White Pearl). I'll try to take some pics after I wash it tomorrow morning. I searched through the forum for "yellow spots", but came up with nothing that was the same. I'll post a new thread with pics in the detail forum.



My trip to Garry's is still costing me money. I've bought 2 grit guards, a foam sprayer, new MF drying towel, new wash mitt. And I'm still looking around for some more stuff. I saw one of the collapsible stools that Garry was using at Target that I might pick up too. hahaha.
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Well, detailing will continue to cost you money. Just dont fall victim to all of the hype some companies/ brands have over them.
 
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
 
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