ynkssws6

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Anyone else get this stuff on their lighter colored cars? Or even vinyl siding?

And if so what's a safe way for the paint to get it off?

Clay bar didn't budge it at all.

Thanks!

DannoWS6

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I've worked on a couple cars that had that. It was minor and I got it off with just a clay bar and sometimes my nail if I had too. You might need a more aggressive clay bar, I've had good luck with mothers. You might want to try soaking it with a degreaser and/or applying heat with a heat gun, like you were trying to remove a badge or decal.

I've had a bit of this stuff on my siding and I knocked some off with a magic eraser. It is a bitch. Either way its gonna take some elbow grease.

ynkssws6

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Ugh.

My girlfriend's car is absolutely covered in them.

yahoodeno

Maybe try using a steamer, you can pick a cheap hand held one at a home depot,

X-ray

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So that's what those black spots are? Artillery fungus. I had to look it up because I never heard of it, but I've seen it. I always thought it was bug **** or something. Have you tried bug and tar remover?

http://www.personal.psu.edu/faculty/d/d/ddd2/

According to this it comes from mulch, and mixing mushroom soil with your mulch can reduce artillery fungus.

4DRUSH

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Home Depot sells a fungus cleaner for siding, etc. Smells like chlorine/ bleach.

ynkssws6

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Hmm I wonder if that's safe on paint. They're truly a pain in the ***.

DannoWS6

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I don't think you're gonna find an easy solution.

If it was me and the car was and older daily driver, I'd just take a junk semi-agressive pad and some compound and go at it with the porter cable. I would not normally recommend that, but if its truly bad enough it should make it much easier.

If you were local I'd help you out.

ynkssws6

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Hmm I have my griots orbital I might true it come spring and then use a sealant to prevent this crap in the future.