Entomology

[mrbongo]

Or the collecting of insects... not really for study, more display on the nose of my Chimaera... best way to get rid of these little buggers??

Also, where to get some touch up paint for those stone chips... eventually I'm going to have to get her re-sprayed I know, but in the meantime...

[TVR keith]

[quote=mrbongo]best way to get rid of these little buggers??
Take it for a drive in the rain?

[toon tvr]

Autoexpress recently rated Turtlewax Platinum series tar,tree sap and insect remover as a best buy. its £5.

[mrbongo]

Lovely thanks!

[tvrbob]

Any auto detailer spray will remove them. The trick is to be patient. The cleaning product needs time to soften the goo that is holding the little bu99ers onto your paint.

As for stone chips I found that it was easy to find a match off the display at Halfrauds. Their kit has a needle applicator that lets you squeeze very small quantities of paint into the chip without getting any on the surrounding paintwork.

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Use auto glym extra gloss protection, its like Teflon, and those that don't stick just wipe off!

[chugger]

Apparently white spirits is the cheap option...

[ChrisA]

I've just T-cut my the entire car and used a good colour polish to bring the paintwork back to pristine condiotion (removed all traces of bugs)(you can also get a colour lip stick style wax to fill in stone chips and deep scratches).

Takes a long afternoon, but provided you use a good quality polish after T-cutting then it will last a good few months and those bugs will just wipe off!!

No pain no gain.