Insect Repellent
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v41ley

Original Poster:

3,020 posts

267 months

Wednesday 7th June 2006
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What's the most effective way to remove the splattered remains
of all those insects. I can shift the hardware (bodies, wings etc)
but there always seems to be a mark which re-appears after drying
off. Anyone got a trick up their sleeve ?

reeso

1,199 posts

280 months

Wednesday 7th June 2006
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Meguiar's bug and Tar remover with a terry towel. Works a treat.

morebeanz

3,283 posts

265 months

Wednesday 7th June 2006
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Babywipes - universally acknowledged as the best thing to clean anything!

kevin63

4,661 posts

282 months

Wednesday 7th June 2006
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Car polish, it also helps to stop them sticking like glue.

wedgie

444 posts

292 months

Wednesday 7th June 2006
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Be careful with bug & tar remover - some of them are rather good at removing your carefully-applied polish, too!

Just apply soapy water, leave to stand for 5 minutes, wash off. I use a floorcloth, as the texture removes the little dears rather better than a sponge.

anonymous-user

83 months

Wednesday 7th June 2006
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Strange, a wet sponge and a bit of elbow grease has always done the trick for me. Then again i don't splatter many bugs, most of them overtake me

Paul-C

1,126 posts

254 months

Wednesday 7th June 2006
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v41ley said:
What's the most effective way to remove the splattered remains
of all those insects. I can shift the hardware (bodies, wings etc)
but there always seems to be a mark which re-appears after drying
off. Anyone got a trick up their sleeve ?


Gunk..........spray on, hose off.

gsw500

656 posts

268 months

Wednesday 7th June 2006
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Just use your thumbnail.... Works for me...

Gsw500.

wash'n'go

43 posts

244 months

Wednesday 7th June 2006
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Being a car valeter and having to do more than anyone's fair share of bug removals at the mo I use a TFR (Traffic Film Remover) diluted in a 1 litre sprayer, spray it on and wash of straight away with a sponge and car shampoo, don't leave it on too long as it streaks. Also Nielsens (www.nielsenschemicals.com) do something called Cyclone for removing flies, spray it on and watch the bloody run out of the little critters, again wash off straight away. Cyclone is about £12.00 for 5ltrs and will last quite some time as it's a 5/100 ratio. Or if you want the cheapest option WD40 does wonders for flies tar spots etc and it's designed by NASA which not alot of people know or probably care about. A wet mictofibre cloth is good also with a little elbow grease.

Hope this has been of some help.