Black Dots?

Synchromesh · 18th November 2020, 18:06

I park my Zircon Silver 75 on the drive. Small black dots keep appearing on the horizontal paint surfaces (bonnet/roof/boot). I have had the car from new so I know the paint is original. The dots can be removed with car shampoo and a lot of rubbing with a cleaning mitt but they soon return. I park a silver Focus next to the 75 but the black dots don't appear on the Focus. Any ideas?

LeRich · 18th November 2020, 18:09

Fly poo? Chimney soot?

Synchromesh · 18th November 2020, 18:12

I thought of those sources but the Focus is 3 feet from the Rover and never gets black dots. Perhaps it is fly poo or soot but it doesn't stick to the Ford paint.

COLVERT · 18th November 2020, 21:46

Do they appear when the car is on the drive ?---ie. nothing at night but there in the morning or when you get home after driving the car.

Synchromesh · 18th November 2020, 21:57

During the Covid restrictions neither car has been driven much. I cleaned the dots off yesterday so I will monitor it each day and see when they reappear.

bl52krz · 18th November 2020, 21:57

Have you got a telephone line above where you park your car? Every time it rains, I get browny/black spots on the roof bonnet and boot. Could not work out why it only occurred when it rained or a very damp nightime. Then I noticed that the phone line was directly above where I park the car. Must be all the muck that collects there from birds and dust. Check it out

Synchromesh · 19th November 2020, 07:49

The phone line does come to the house overhead but it is 50 feet from where the 75/Focus are parked.

COLVERT · 19th November 2020, 09:21

I just remembered this.--Some time ago in the summer we had a bit of a plague of flies

My car, dark green, was standing next to my wife's car, silver. There were hundreds of flies on her car but only a few on mine.--Maybe there's a colour they prefer.---

Or perhaps they don't like hot feet.--

roverbarmy · 19th November 2020, 14:22

Fly or insect poop. Don't rub it, then lick your finger like many do when cleaning the flys**t off the windscreen! As said above, flies love to warm their bums on the reflection from silver cars.

T-Cut · 19th November 2020, 16:34

I can't imagine there'll be that many flies around at this time of year.

TC

18th November 2020, 18:06	#1
Synchromesh Gets stuck in Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Preston Posts: 624 Thanks: 50 Thanked 44 Times in 32 Posts	Black Dots? I park my Zircon Silver 75 on the drive. Small black dots keep appearing on the horizontal paint surfaces (bonnet/roof/boot). I have had the car from new so I know the paint is original. The dots can be removed with car shampoo and a lot of rubbing with a cleaning mitt but they soon return. I park a silver Focus next to the 75 but the black dots don't appear on the Focus. Any ideas?

18th November 2020, 18:09	#2
LeRich Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Cont SE 1.8T Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Cheshire Posts: 1,082 Thanks: 215 Thanked 232 Times in 178 Posts	Fly poo? Chimney soot? __________________ Rover 75 1.8T Contemporary SE Auto Starlight Silver MBB

18th November 2020, 21:57	#6
bl52krz This is my second home Rover 75 cdt club + Rover 2.5 KV6 Conni SE Join Date: May 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 11,387 Thanks: 6,587 Thanked 2,262 Times in 1,729 Posts	Have you got a telephone line above where you park your car? Every time it rains, I get browny/black spots on the roof bonnet and boot. Could not work out why it only occurred when it rained or a very damp nightime. Then I noticed that the phone line was directly above where I park the car. Must be all the muck that collects there from birds and dust. Check it out __________________ Great Barr, Birmingham.

19th November 2020, 14:22	#9
roverbarmy This is my second home Roverless + 1.7D Sportage Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: East Norfolk Posts: 7,050 Thanks: 729 Thanked 2,021 Times in 1,449 Posts	Fly or insect poop. Don't rub it, then lick your finger like many do when cleaning the flys*t off the windscreen! As said above, flies love to warm their bums on the reflection from silver cars. __________________ Oil in my veins! Last edited by roverbarmy; 19th November 2020 at 14:25..*

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18th November 2020, 18:12	#3
Synchromesh Gets stuck in Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Preston Posts: 624 Thanks: 50 Thanked 44 Times in 32 Posts	I thought of those sources but the Focus is 3 feet from the Rover and never gets black dots. Perhaps it is fly poo or soot but it doesn't stick to the Ford paint.

18th November 2020, 21:46	#4
COLVERT This is my second home R75 Saloon. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: France/or Devon. Posts: 14,003 Thanks: 3,851 Thanked 2,167 Times in 1,816 Posts	Do they appear when the car is on the drive ?---ie. nothing at night but there in the morning or when you get home after driving the car.

19th November 2020, 07:49	#7
Synchromesh Gets stuck in Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Preston Posts: 624 Thanks: 50 Thanked 44 Times in 32 Posts	The phone line does come to the house overhead but it is 50 feet from where the 75/Focus are parked.

19th November 2020, 09:21	#8
COLVERT This is my second home R75 Saloon. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: France/or Devon. Posts: 14,003 Thanks: 3,851 Thanked 2,167 Times in 1,816 Posts	I just remembered this.--Some time ago in the summer we had a bit of a plague of flies My car, dark green, was standing next to my wife's car, silver. There were hundreds of flies on her car but only a few on mine.--Maybe there's a colour they prefer.--- Or perhaps they don't like hot feet.--

19th November 2020, 16:34	#10
T-Cut This is my second home Rover75 and Mreg Corsa. Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Sumweer onat mote o'dust (Sagin) Posts: 21,751 Thanks: 341 Thanked 3,660 Times in 2,924 Posts	I can't imagine there'll be that many flies around at this time of year. TC