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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: jonnygo on 12 August 2010, 21:16
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Did a hideous road last weekend (M6) then up to Durham and back to London (A1)
Insects literally welded to my bonnet, and I mean welded. I had wasps, flies, hornets, bees and the odd locust.
I like to drive fast but these little buggers seem to wreak revenge.
Is it worth getting some kind of insect disolving spray to remove future plagues?
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Did a hideous road last weekend (M6) then up to Durham and back to London (A1)
Insects literally welded to my bonnet, and I mean welded. I had wasps, flies, hornets, bees and the odd locust.
I like to drive fast but these little buggers seem to wreak revenge.
Is it worth getting some kind of insect disolving spray to remove future plagues?
Your not going to be able to stop them unless you hibernate till the winter. Other than that, after a drive and you have them, the best thing is to get rid of them with a good bug/tar remover. I use AS Tardis.
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Did a hideous road last weekend (M6) then up to Durham and back to London (A1)
Insects literally welded to my bonnet, and I mean welded. I had wasps, flies, hornets, bees and the odd locust.
I like to drive fast but these little buggers seem to wreak revenge.
Is it worth getting some kind of insect disolving spray to remove future plagues?
What you need this time of year is one of those 'electric fly killers' you see in keebab shops welded to the front of your bonnet :wink:
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Was in halfrods lastweek to get some cleaning stuff since it's 3 for 2, and got some auto glym bug remover and it's worked great! Just spray it on the little buggers, leave it and wash off :-).
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Do you think the Autoglym removes my wax as well as the insects?
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Do you think the Autoglym removes my wax as well as the insects?
Probably will; best thing to do with dried-on insects is to soak them with water as soon as you can, this will re-hydrate them and they will soften up and wipe off easily. No need to use bug removers.
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Do you think the Autoglym removes my wax as well as the insects?
Probably will; best thing to do with dried-on insects is to soak them with water as soon as you can, this will re-hydrate them and they will soften up and wipe off easily. No need to use bug removers.
Absolute tosh, it may remove the bug, but the acidic guts will stain the paint and you need a bug/tar remover for it.
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Try Turtles bug remover. Let it sit for a couple of minutes and then wash it off with a high-pressure hose. If that does not take care of it, clay bar the bonnet.
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I use Dodo SN shampoo to wash them off and it works a treat!! :nerd:
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I find the best (safest) way to remove flies is with a jetwash. Using soap & water, or special insect removal liquids is tempting, but you inevitably end up rubbing the paintwork too vigourously, thereby leaving scratches.
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Do you think the Autoglym removes my wax as well as the insects?
Probably will; best thing to do with dried-on insects is to soak them with water as soon as you can, this will re-hydrate them and they will soften up and wipe off easily. No need to use bug removers.
Absolute tosh, it may remove the bug, but the acidic guts will stain the paint and you need a bug/tar remover for it.
You think so eh? I have NO insect marks on my paint work and I NEVER use bug removers. Spraying with plenty of water and washing with a high quality car wash such as Meguiars Gold Class gets them off and it also dilutes the acids and reduces any effect. By the time you come to using a bug remover any damage that could have been done will have been done anyway.
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I suggest you try the Polish/Kurdish guys at your local hand car wash... works every time for me :cool:
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I suggest you try the Polish/Kurdish guys at your local hand car wash... works every time for me :cool:
Yeah, but what about the gritty sponges and astringent wheel cleaners they use? :huh: Wouldn't go near them with a new car, especially this one.
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I suggest you try the Polish/Kurdish guys at your local hand car wash... works every time for me :cool:
You can tell your cars on lease Gilly :grin:
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I had to clay mine last time to get them off. Had to be quite vigerous!
Is claying gentler than bug spray, and does claying remove wax too?
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Do you think the Autoglym removes my wax as well as the insects?
Probably will; best thing to do with dried-on insects is to soak them with water as soon as you can, this will re-hydrate them and they will soften up and wipe off easily. No need to use bug removers.
Absolute tosh, it may remove the bug, but the acidic guts will stain the paint and you need a bug/tar remover for it.
You think so eh? I have NO insect marks on my paint work and I NEVER use bug removers. Spraying with plenty of water and washing with a high quality car wash such as Meguiars Gold Class gets them off and it also dilutes the acids and reduces any effect. By the time you come to using a bug remover any damage that could have been done will have been done anyway.
Your getting there, you have went from a soak in water and wipe off easily, to spraying with water - use a high quality wash like megs gold and wash off.
Meg's gold and almost all of the top brands of wash dont even touch your wax coat, never mind take off bug splat. Of course you may get a large percentage of it off, but thats just thats the way when washing and rubbing, but for the stubborn stuff you need a remover.
I use AS Tardis, its the best, I spray on and 2 mins later its melted away and dripping off the car. No rubbing (FroGTI)
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Is claying gentler than bug spray, and does claying remove wax too?
Claying is a relatively gentle procedure, but anything that involves rubbing the paintwork is inevitably going to do some harm, albeit on an atomic level :wink: I claybar my cars once or twice a year max, to avoid too much damage.
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Regular washing of the car with meguiar's gold class car shampoo does the trick for me..... On a candy white you can't miss the little buggers!
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Do you think the Autoglym removes my wax as well as the insects?
Probably will; best thing to do with dried-on insects is to soak them with water as soon as you can, this will re-hydrate them and they will soften up and wipe off easily. No need to use bug removers.
I can't see Auto Glym bringing out a product that will stip the wax or mark your paint work. it works great, soak the car, spray it on, leave it a few mins and wash! Job Done! I wouldnt be claying my car all the time eithers, swirl marks galore! :rolleyes:
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Kev I take it you wax the car every time you use the Tardis?
Tardis doesn't touch my dead insects on the bonnet. In fact I tried all sorts the last time to remove them and nothing shifted them.
Tardis, G101, Citric cleaner, WD40.
I've never had this problem before. In fact I thought Tardis would have done the trick as between it and G101 it has removed everything I have flung at it.
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Kev I take it you wax the car every time you use the Tardis?
Tardis doesn't touch my dead insects on the bonnet. In fact I tried all sorts the last time to remove them and nothing shifted them.
Tardis, G101, Citric cleaner, WD40.
I've never had this problem before. In fact I thought Tardis would have done the trick as between it and G101 it has removed everything I have flung at it.
No, I hardly have to use Tardis now. I have Aquartz/Aquartz+ on the car at the moment (for a wee while now) and its very good at keeping most sh!t off the car, or if it is on the car its very easy to remove with no chemicals. If I have to use Tardis, I'll strip the car and run through my detailing routine again from scratch.
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Do you think the Autoglym removes my wax as well as the insects?
Probably will; best thing to do with dried-on insects is to soak them with water as soon as you can, this will re-hydrate them and they will soften up and wipe off easily. No need to use bug removers.
I can't see Auto Glym bringing out a product that will stip the wax or mark your paint work. it works great, soak the car, spray it on, leave it a few mins and wash! Job Done! I wouldnt be claying my car all the time eithers, swirl marks galore! :rolleyes:
You shouldnt be getting swirl marks when claying, swirl marks are generally introduced at the washing stage.
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I've found that soaking the front end using warm soapy/waxy water followed by a blast from a jet washer works very well.
If you keep the car well waxed / sealed they will wash off much more easily.
Same with the windscreen .... Rain X (or similar) makes them glide off the glass with a normal wash/wax
Insect removers are quite harsh and many will strip your wax as well :sad:
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I've found that soaking the front end using warm soapy/waxy water followed by a blast from a jet washer works very well.
If you keep the car well waxed / sealed they will wash off much more easily.
Same with the windscreen .... Rain X (or similar) makes them glide off the glass with a normal wash/wax
Insect removers are quite harsh and many will strip your wax as well :sad:
Personally I actually dont mind that. After all, isnt that what the wax layer is there for ? It's an unsung hero, its like the top digestive biscuit in a pack, that one is the hero as that takes the hit to keep the rest of the pack fresh :grin: The wax being stripped is the sacrificial layer and first line of defence, so if it has to go, it has to go.
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I've found that soaking the front end using warm soapy/waxy water followed by a blast from a jet washer works very well.
If you keep the car well waxed / sealed they will wash off much more easily.
Same with the windscreen .... Rain X (or similar) makes them glide off the glass with a normal wash/wax
Insect removers are quite harsh and many will strip your wax as well :sad:
Personally I actually dont mind that. After all, isnt that what the wax layer is there for ? It's an unsung hero, its like the top digestive biscuit in a pack, that one is the hero as that takes the hit to keep the rest of the pack fresh :grin: The wax being stripped is the sacrificial layer and first line of defence, so if it has to go, it has to go.
You're right - nicely put. :) So, simply re-apply wax after.