Hi all, anyone else seen a recent increase in bee poo on their car?
There are small yellow dots EVERYWHERE on my white F Type which are proving reasonably difficult to remove.
I believe someone near me may have some bee hives and after reading up on the 'net, there was some advice to use garlic for 5 days to change their flight paths and ultimately to keep them away. I've now had 4 small tubs of garlic spread out around the driveway for a couple of weeks, without much success. (see photos from today after a full wash yesterday). I wondered if any of you guys had come across the same problem, with any solutions? (It's not really practical to use a car cover as the car is used each day).
Thanks in advance, Michael.
Bee poo !
Have you thought of using tar remover? I've got a product called Greased Lightning Showroom Shine which is a waterless cleaner that I've found has been pretty good at removing marks and has carnuba wax to top up the finish afterwards. I've never noticed any bee poo on mine, though, didn't even realise it was a thing!
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Thanks SCM,
I've got some Carpro TarX, but would need to use it everyday to keep the dreaded yellow spots away! I was hoping someone might have a clever, humane way of keeping the bees away altogether? Just counted them, and there are over a hundred on the car since cleaned yesterday, and another 100 or so on my wife's car!
I've got some Carpro TarX, but would need to use it everyday to keep the dreaded yellow spots away! I was hoping someone might have a clever, humane way of keeping the bees away altogether? Just counted them, and there are over a hundred on the car since cleaned yesterday, and another 100 or so on my wife's car!
Blimey, that's a swarm! What's attracting them to your cars, I wonder, they must think there's nectar on there ... maybe the garlic should be on the cars if that puts them off. Some tips at https://www.tipsbulletin.com/natural-bee-repellent/
MY18 F-Type V8 R AWD in Glacier White
Lots of leather and toys, and loads of noise!
Lots of leather and toys, and loads of noise!
I found that some car waxes are attractive to flying insects which seem to be food for them maybe?
I changed to a different wax (Bill hamber) and no longer have the problem. Just a thought.
I changed to a different wax (Bill hamber) and no longer have the problem. Just a thought.
You can't odds it in the summer - It's the bane of my life during car shows.
The only thing I use that gets it off easily is a damp micro-fibre cloth.
The only thing I use that gets it off easily is a damp micro-fibre cloth.
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ITG Maxogen Cold air intake kit
Billet OBD lock
Forged lightweight Blades
Full custom Xpel Ultimate PPF wrap
Piano Black badges
17mm MST Hubcentrics
Smarttop remote
Black exhaust tips
Porterfield RS-4 Carbon Kevlar pads
Mich PS4S's
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Thanks Gus, I hadn't thought of that!
Co-incidentally, I waxed the cars with Bilt Hamber Double Speed Wax.
Might need to change to something else next time?
I’m not much help I’m afraid - it’s the double speed wax I changed to that cured the problem for me! Maybe your bees have different tastes