Slighty O/T .. bug splatters
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Usual story .. VERY clean car to start with .. one 120 mile run in the sun and there we go .. 
bonnet, wing mirrors etc covered in dried in bug splatters 
My car is wax-wizarded but after a quick wash the bloody bugs are still there. Is there anything out there that removes this stuff?
I could use some WW cleanse and re-wax but that seems a lot of hassle and I have tried soaking towels in car shampoo and leaving them on car for 20 mins before washing but this again seems a lot of hassle.
Surely there is a product out there by now that will remove bug-splatters easily without rubbing off my already thin/cheap Subaru paint
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Any ideas?
Doofus.
bonnet, wing mirrors etc covered in dried in bug splatters My car is wax-wizarded but after a quick wash the bloody bugs are still there. Is there anything out there that removes this stuff?
I could use some WW cleanse and re-wax but that seems a lot of hassle and I have tried soaking towels in car shampoo and leaving them on car for 20 mins before washing but this again seems a lot of hassle.
Surely there is a product out there by now that will remove bug-splatters easily without rubbing off my already thin/cheap Subaru paint
?Any ideas?
Doofus.
I use a meshed spongue cuse my bad phrasing, its just a spongue with a cotton? not sure net/mesh around it, removes any hardened bloody bugs just with water 
I think I got it from one of those betterware/gadget catalogues.
I think I got it from one of those betterware/gadget catalogues.
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My scoob being White is a complete NIGHTMARE to keep the bugs off.
Washed and waxed it last weekend...20 minutes later the birds started their target practice from 100 feet...pity they're such good shots!!!!
Washed and waxed it last weekend...20 minutes later the birds started their target practice from 100 feet...pity they're such good shots!!!!
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Reminds me of once when I was standing behind someone who was asking someone else "what's the best thing to use to strip old antifouling paint from the bottom of a boat?", the whitty reply was "your cheque book"!
Seriously though, I've found that if you sponge them a bit, then leave it a few minutes (while cleaning another part of the car), before giving them another sponging, etc etc, then they soften up and come off fairly reasonably without too much hard work.
Seriously though, I've found that if you sponge them a bit, then leave it a few minutes (while cleaning another part of the car), before giving them another sponging, etc etc, then they soften up and come off fairly reasonably without too much hard work.
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Best thing for removing bugs is a special sponge. You can get them from Sainsburys and Tesco and they are small oblong ones that are designed for cleaning bathrooms. They have a soft "scourer" type top on them that is totally non-abrasive but a bit firmer than a normal sponge. I have used one after I stole it from the bathroom at home for a few washes and it removed all the bugs very easily with minimal effort. It left no scratches or anything like that.
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That debugger spray from Halfords is good plus one of the windscreen sponge things you use at some petrol stations are effective.
Alternatively if you have lots of sand blasting that my scoob suffered with after a long drive (approx 1000+ hard driven miles in the vicinity of nowhere) then you could always rearrange the front end giving you a great excuse to replace and respray the entire front end.
(warning, expensive!!! 
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Alternatively if you have lots of sand blasting that my scoob suffered with after a long drive (approx 1000+ hard driven miles in the vicinity of nowhere) then you could always rearrange the front end giving you a great excuse to replace and respray the entire front end.
(warning, expensive!!! )
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Halfords sell a "bug shifter" sponge. Basically this is a sponge with a cotton mesh sheath which is just rough enough to fetch even the most splattered flies without scratching the paint. I have used a spray on foam before made by Holts called Bug Cleaner or something, its like mousse and works well. It actually dissolves the sun-baked on flies I have noticed that the MY02 is so quiet in the cabin now you can hear the pesky things hitting the windscreen
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I have noticed that the MY02 is so quiet in the cabin now you can hear the pesky things hitting the windscreen Yorkie
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What you need is one of these from the Wax Wizard, Quick Finish (Instant Interim Detailing fluid), to keep with you in the boot with a terry cotton towel. After a trip, jump out spray and wipe, while they are still fresh and soft. I have this set up in my boot and everytime I jump out of the car , I check the front of bonnet, grille, front of roof and wing mirrors and go over them with the spray and the cotton towel. I've never had any dried up, hard to remove bugs, in the 13,500 miles I have done. On long trips jump out half way, when filling up for juice at a servo or wherever.
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I just did 1500 motorway miles in my forester last week without washing it
I have counted 45 splats on ONE wing mirror alone!!!! I did have to have a go at the windscreen so I could see, and once I'd used a sponge and soapy water I just had to get a huge vat of elbow grease out and scrape the gits off with my fingernails!!!
I have counted 45 splats on ONE wing mirror alone!!!! I did have to have a go at the windscreen so I could see, and once I'd used a sponge and soapy water I just had to get a huge vat of elbow grease out and scrape the gits off with my fingernails!!!
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To get them off the windscreen, wipe with neat screenwash and leave for 5mins before washing. They wipe straight off
I suppose this would work on the bodywork too but not sure how good this would be for the paint.
Paul
I suppose this would work on the bodywork too but not sure how good this would be for the paint.
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A trick I've seen Mark Underwood use is:
. spray on water in a fine mist with a plant spray jobbie (dunno the correct name, those handheld 2 UKP thingies
. wait a few secs
. take a cleenex and whipe off without putting too much pressure
. repeat until clean
Amazing how well that worked. Mind, only works with relatively fresh bugs, leave them for a week or so and they start to eat themselves into the paint.
A claybar helps as well BTW.
Waiting for the Wiz to be corrected
. spray on water in a fine mist with a plant spray jobbie (dunno the correct name, those handheld 2 UKP thingies
. wait a few secs
. take a cleenex and whipe off without putting too much pressure
. repeat until clean
Amazing how well that worked. Mind, only works with relatively fresh bugs, leave them for a week or so and they start to eat themselves into the paint.
A claybar helps as well BTW.
Waiting for the Wiz to be corrected
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