Keeping away the summer grime and bugs ! (the easy way)

[gary_de_tam]

Be interested to hear what products beside the polishes and
wax's people are using to coat their pristine front end to
ensure removal of summer grime and bugs is made a tad easier
after a long drive. I know the answer is obvious, eat lots
of spinach and get arms like POPEYE but there has to be an
easier way !

[Pied Piper]

Lay a wet warm towel over the offending area and leave for a few minutes then the little beasties and their internals come off a lot easier.

[Flintstone]

Lawn sprinkler.

[grahamw48]

Drive with your car cover on.

[grahamw48]

I apologise for the above flippant remark.

[Byker28i]

Pied Piper said:

Lay a wet warm towel over the offending area and leave for a few minutes then the little beasties and their internals come off a lot easier.

Yup, also works with wet kitchen towel on crash helmets etc

[That Daddy]

Byker28i said:

Pied Piper said:

Lay a wet warm towel over the offending area and leave for a few minutes then the little beasties and their internals come off a lot easier.

Yup, also works with wet kitchen towel on crash helmets etc

Yes,as an ex biker this worked great and believe me was more a problem on the bike than the car

[v41ley]

Mr Muscle - loves the jobs you hate.
Spray on offending remains, soak for 5 mins, wipe clean.

[Flintstone]

Mr Muscle? Is it ok on the paintwork?

I find the lawn sprinkler for 10 minutes works fine. Great for rinsing salt off the underside too.

[Paulo.dicanio]

Would say Mr Muscle is too aggressive for paint work.

[dc53]

v41ley said:

Mr Muscle - loves the jobs you hate.
Spray on offending remains, soak for 5 mins, wipe clean.

FECK ME!

Good luck with that one!

[anonymous-user]

Autoglym car shampoo - soak and leave for five minutes - then they just wipe straight off. Plus the shampoo is ph neutral so won't remove any polish/wax on the car

[nelly1]

Baby wipes - a sort of panacea for all things dirty.

A few quick rubs and those flies are gone!

...my God...I sound like a Cillit Bang advert!

Seriously - give them a try - good for interiors too!

[smokinv8]

nelly1 said:

Baby wipes - a sort of panacea for all things dirty.

A few quick rubs and those flies are gone!

...my God...I sound like a Cillit Bang advert!

Seriously - give them a try - good for interiors too!

What...better than magic rubbers??

[nelly1]

smokinv8 said:

nelly1 said:

Baby wipes - a sort of panacea for all things dirty.

A few quick rubs and those flies are gone!

...my God...I sound like a Cillit Bang advert!

Seriously - give them a try - good for interiors too!

What...better than magic rubbers??

Ooh! Tough call... depends entirely on the stain!

[V41LEY]

dc53 said:

v41ley said:

Mr Muscle - loves the jobs you hate.
Spray on offending remains, soak for 5 mins, wipe clean.

FECK ME!

Good luck with that one!

As long as you use soft cloth after soaking or a baby wipe - no problem.
No damage to paintwork as far as I can see.

[andyoleary]

Soak with warm water for a few minutes. Agree that babywipes are ok too. I use Turtle Wax Tar & Bug remover - spray on, leave for 5mins, wash car normally and they're all gone.

Andy

[Ubernoober]

I use AutoGlym bug remover spray with one of those cotton mesh covered sponges - very effective combination.

[Whitey]

wait until it's raining then go for a drive.

[dc53]

V41LEY said:

dc53 said:

v41ley said:

Mr Muscle - loves the jobs you hate.
Spray on offending remains, soak for 5 mins, wipe clean.

FECK ME!

Good luck with that one!

As long as you use soft cloth after soaking or a baby wipe - no problem.
No damage to paintwork as far as I can see.

Fair enough! but if you're doing this i'd recomend you dilute it say 5:1, if you're going to use that, you may be better off using an All purpose cleaner, meguiars and AG do them.

Dan