Just washed our car and was wondering what the STW collective mind's tips were on getting dead flies off the front of the car?
Elbow grease? Or is there a specific product which I am yet to discover?
I can guarantee that these will get the flies off but can't guarantee that they won't scratch the surface. 😀
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TFR - traffic film remover
will just about remove anything stuck with a good jet wash
vinegar
Prevention is best, best tip I learnt was to wax your car. The flies just don't stick or when they do they're much easier to clean off.
Clay bar kit from halfords wil do the trick think megaurs and auto glym are the 2 they sell, will also remove tar andother marks on the paint
(waits for someone to post up a picture of a flamethrower)
If you wet the fly splattered parts first, and keep them wet, the bodies go a bit soggy and you can get them off more easily. Old credit/store cards good for gentle scraping too.
TFR removes any wax you have etc. complete overkill for getting flies off.
You can get bug and tar remover - it's just a solvent. You can also get sponges with a bug removing bit on - a kind of coarse plastic mesh. Work well.
Mr Muscle kitchen cleaner....
Works on our race cars
On my motorbike I used to do the following:
1. Get a towel.
2. Soak in warm soapy (car shampoo/fairy liquid etc) water
3. Lay towel over fly encrusted area.
4. Have a cup of tea and wait for at least 30 or so mins.
5. Wipe off flies with a sponge.
6. Get more flies on car.
7. Go to step 1.
Get them nice and wet like said above, or as silly as it may sound wash your car as soon after you have been on a longish drive in the rain with just the normal stuff you wash the car with
a lot of people i know keep banging on about baby wipes, they do seem to do the trick and you can keep them in the car
Tar and bug remover is good, but i found that was then hard to clean off the bodywork!
As mentioned above, you can get a sponge with a fly remover bit on one side. Not sure if it does your paintjob any good.
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Or get one of those numb press on towels that Americans seem to like.
sponge with a net over it as above. takes them right off
Take it to the Polish hand car wash!
Cheers all, some top tips here. Just had a quick go with a baby wipe. Well what do ya know, it takes them straight off!