POLLEN! Damn it, wouldn't you know it that after I worked my ass off on detailing my car....my baby is yellowish/green! And it doesnt help that it is humid as hell down here, so it makes the pollen turn into a paste on your paint!

 

I'd take pollen and humidity over cold and snow anyday

 

i dunno. pollen paste sounds nasty and messy

 

nothing worse than pine pollen-we should be getting it here in NC in a few weeks-It arrives in NJ a few weeks after that.

 

I just noticed a light coat of pollen on my car today too....damn it...wait till it gets really bad though...my NBP will soon be NYP (yellow)

 

Gotta love spring!!

 

Lol...it sucks!

 

and it really loves to happen after you just waxed your baby too

 

Pics...?

I hate pollen...hella allergies if I come in contact with that sheyat!

 

We get snow and pollen. The worst of both worlds. Quit complaining.

 

LOL.....I remember the best of both worlds bro, I just moved back to Florida from NoVA (Ashburn/Broadlands area). So I can still complain

 

gotta love that cali sunshine...

 

Pollen is the worst. Spend the whole afternoon cleaning and the next moring your car is puke green. Its not like you can just use a car duster on it and be done with it. You gotta wash the whole car again to get it all off and looking good again without scratching. My 75 scamp is a what mopar called Yellow Blaze. Its hard to tell if theres pollen on it. But the CL, , no way around it unless I park it in the garage.

 

Garage........I park in my garage at work and at home everynight, and dammit my car is still pukey yellow/green!

 

Anyone experience sap from pine trees getting on their car?? its about as bad as tar and if you dont wash it off within a certain time it tends to harden and is a pita to wash off!!

 

^ Sap has got to be Jesus' jizz and he makes sure that shit wont come off. I hate it.

Pollen and snow are the two reasons I plan on moving out to Vegas.

 

I got that on my 95 corvette and didnt notice for a week, I sold the car with it still there, IT DOESNT COME OFF

 

Argh! I was JUST about to rant about this, glad I don't have to anymore lol

JUST washed my f-king car and BAM! Pollen...

Stupid plants

 

You sure it isn't grime form the wild fires?
I have dirty condensation here from the canals every morning. My car looks great for like 2 days then it's all dirty again with little water spots all over.

 

Pollen has made my car look bad too, but pollen in WI was far worse than here in FL.

 

 

Enjoy the dust storms.

Your not safe anywhere.

 

If your good with a heat gun, I found heating it up slightly and taking a rag with a small amount of body prep removes it pretty good. Don't rub it just wipe it while its warm. Be very careful with the heat gun not to damage any plastic or rubber parts. I DO NOT recommend using a heat gun if you haven't used one before. Also DO NOT use it on plastic or rubber parts. Always remember to give it a good wash after and a coat of wax. Using the body prep will strip the paint of any protectants you had previously applied.

 

Thanks for that info BeavisBoots
I kinda figured heating the sap up a little will make it easier to get off.. some people mentioned paint or lacquer thinner but i am not gonna try that.. afraid i am gonna damage the paint.. i think either a heat gun or some warm water should take care of it and on glass just a razor... i think this pollen is the worst but never came across it. well atleast i havnt noticed it where im at.

 

No Problem. Razor is the best for glass, no need for the heat gun on glass. Definitly no heat gun on windows if you have tinted windows!

 

Also, do not, I REPEAT NOT use a heat gun to shave when you are trying to impress your friends.

 

no pictures? i have no idea what this looks like...but at least you can still find your car unlike after some of the worst Chicago snowfalls...

 

We get pollen and snow. Quit complaining.

Diesel fuel takes it right off. Wont harm the paint, just wash and wax afterwards.

Thinner wont harm your paint (unless you have the old lacquer paint which you dont)

 

^WD-40 works great on pine sap.

As for the pollen, I use a duster every chance I get and it seems to do the trick as long as the car DOESN'T get wet.

 

x2

 

I've been noticing some pollen the last week or so... so it already started in NC.

No biggie... and it's usually gone by the end of April. Just part of the cycle of seasons...

 

But Florida gets all the hot wimmenz in bikini's! I was watching "Top 21 Beach Bars" on the Travel Channel last night... lots of hot boobies in Florida!

 

Lots of pollen here lately too, but zero humidity.

 

i can't wait til it warms up

 

Nrws ftw!!!

 

Charlotte is already getting some. It'll be worse as soon it stays warm for a week or so.

 

Spring ftl. I hate allergies

 

Yep...my poor kids, their allergies are going haywire! The pollen is so bad, that when my pool shuts off at 4pm, and hour later, I have a layer of it floating on my pool......and its screened in! LOL