Okay, at first I thought these black specs were from this new tire shine that I tried. I vowed never to use it again because I have a white truck and noticed, or so I thought, that it had slung all over my truck. When I went to wash it, the tire shine had flung a little bit around the fenders near the tire and kind of smeared as I washed it away, but came off fairly easy. As I continued cleaning the rest of the truck I noticed these little black specs ALL OVER! On the roof, hood, mirrors, tailgate, I mean everywhere! And they're very hard to come off. I've tried using just soap and water, but most of it won't come off that way. I then tried using my Meguiars detail spray and that seemed to work a little better, but still required a lot of elbow grease! I have no idea what this stuff is or where it came from or how and in the heck it got all over my truck. It only has about 1,000 miles on it and it makes me sooo mad that these black spots are all over my truck!! I'm **** about keeping my truck clean and these dots are driving me crazy lol. I was thinking road tar maybe, but how would it have gotten all over the roof and hood and everything else? Any feedback or advice is greatly appreciated! I'll try to get pictures of them if I can. They're fairly small and I don't know if they'll show up on camera.

 

The bumps may be wood spores and are next to impossible to remove. If you laid down mulch recently and parked your truck next to it, the wood will release spores at anything that is shiny. My wifes Trailblazer had the same thing and it cost me about $300.00 to get it off as it was mostly on her hood and side fenders. I think the shop used 1500 grit sandpaper and had to buff it out after sanding each spore. Google 'wood spores' or 'mulch spores' for more information and good luck. Hopefully I am wrong and it is just road tar,
FF

 

I hope you're wrong also. Here are a couple pictures. Really hard to tell, but this is the driver's side back door pillar near the rear glass. These little specs are literally all over the truck.

 

Wood spores would be domed (henispherical) on the paint. Yours looks like it is tar or tire black slinging off onto the paint. Very weird as it is all over the vehicle as sling off and tar would most likely be concentrated on the rocker panels,
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Exactly! I originally thought it was the tire shine that I used because it was a new one that I tried, but as I went to wash the truck I noticed there was some slinging from the tire shine but it was fairly easy to wipe away. These other spots are all over the truck. Rear tailgate, hood, roof, bed of the truck, everywhere! It's been nasty weather here lately so I haven't attempted to get them off again, but they really make a white truck look like trash. Probably wouldn't notice them on a darker color truck. I work at a chemical plant and I'm starting to wonder if maybe something was released in the air that could have gotten onto the paint. I need to check my co-workers vehicles and see if they have similar specs.

 

Maybe a daul-action orbital buffer with a light swirl remover will work,
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I may have to go with something like that. I really appreciate all your feedback.

 

I've had spots like these around the lower panels on my truck could be road tar thrown up by a car that was in front of you or the wood spores or who knows. I used it as a reason to wax the truck. I started rough and took my time and slowly brought it back to a shine and used a clay bar. worked great. Sucks buuuut at least truck will be waxed.

 

Claying and then polishing may get rid of them. They do not look like wood spores from your picture (hard, black, raised round bumps). Apply a paint sealant and then a coat of wax after the sealant cures.......car show time,
FF

 

I would try claying first.

If you use a polisher, I would be careful since you could remove them, get embedded in the pad, and then swirl up your paint.