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Model specific boards => Golf mk5 => Topic started by: illyun on 06 May 2006, 12:42
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I have now done 2000 miles on the clock after 10 days  :laugh: The majority of the driving has been done on the motorway and I have accumulated the usual layer of dead flies and wasps on the front.. my headlights are stained red from blood and the bonnet is covered in fly/wasp goo that has hardened. I tried washing it off this morning and it is still there... I tried rubbing it off with a soft cotton cloth and noticed very very light scratches so stopped immediately... :angry: ANYONE have an idea how I clean this off without damaging the paintwork :cry:. I had Autoglym lifeshine put on which I will NOT be doing again as my dealer told me that things like this will come off easily with the treatment - what a load of bull. I feel :sick: at the moment.
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This works well. http://www.edirectory.co.uk/pf/pages/moreinfoa.asp?pe=CHJJHJHQ_+active+insect+remover+500ml&cid=880 if you cant get in link auto glym do an insect remover works well! :laugh:
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Agree:
I would use a proprietary squashed bug remover, something which contains enzymes to break down the goo.
I personally never believed the claims for any paint protecting products. Â£300 will buy a lot of bug remover. However, I was under the impression that the Lifeshine products were guaranteed, whatever that means? :huh:
Plenty of softening with warm water and bug remover. I would avoid waxy shampoos as they seal over the problem before it can be removed IE make it worse. Obviously it can't be rushed, but it will come off. :smiley:
What colour is your motor?
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what i do is use very hot water and soap on a sponge, not luke warm but like inbetween luke warm and washing up water.
Comes off no probs
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You need a very light ie watered down 10:1 TFR (traffic film remover - NON CAUSTIC) and a "bug" sponge.
TFR can be bought from any autoglym re-seller in a van!
You should try "autoglym interior cleaner" which is diluted TFR first.
As for the bug sponge only use the type with a "normal" sponge inside with the "holey" white fabric around it basically it wont scratch but the white fabric picks up your dead bits!
I'll post you a picture tomorrow of one!
You'll never guess... but I used to own a car detailing shop!
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Thanks for all the replies and suggestions guys... :smiley:
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Here are your photos of "bug" sponge. As you can see the "net" catches the bugs as you wipe without being harsh to your paintwork.
(http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/5247/dsc029377lh.jpg)
(http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/637/dsc029380zs.jpg)
(http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/8806/dsc029408gk.jpg)
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So all you need is a ready supply of white fish nets and a couple of sponges! I hope there the misses and not yours Doc :shocked: :grin: :wink:
Just off to raid the misses fish nets :grin:
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Meguairs have a washing mitt that has a bug remover net on the back, used it last time I washed the car about six months ago!!! brilliant for this type of job.
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After a week of not washing the car and collectling most of the insects in cumbria on my bonnet I gave the car a good wash with warm saopy water. After the wash there was no evidence of fly/wasp insides anywhere. :laugh:
I got the Paint protection (£300 :cry:) but it wasnt by autoglym it was by scotts. The stealer told me at the time that it to be better than autoglym and i thought that was just a sales ploy as I always use autoglym products and I wanted the autoglym lifeshine. At present the Scotts product is going good.
Either my Paint protection is really good or the flys/wasps are'nt as tough up here in cumbria :wink:
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Or maybe I should have been doing 120 :embarassed: