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Soak thoroughly using cloth soaked in WD40,hold on all areas for about a good minute.
Wipe off as much as will shift,then use a clay bar if you have one followed with good polish will see area clean,then apply several coats of a good wax/sealant to stop it happening so quick next time.
I always wipe with a wet wipe when i return from a motorway/long trip at this time of year,as when they build up it's a bit of a job.
If paint work well protected,they don't stick to car as well.
Wipe off as much as will shift,then use a clay bar if you have one followed with good polish will see area clean,then apply several coats of a good wax/sealant to stop it happening so quick next time.
I always wipe with a wet wipe when i return from a motorway/long trip at this time of year,as when they build up it's a bit of a job.
If paint work well protected,they don't stick to car as well.
I do dual carridgeway 5 days a week so this is good advice. Thanks. Still yet to give the clay bar a try but that day is coming v. soon. Thanks for the advice, after the power washer and tardis wouldnt take them off i didnt really know what was going on!
I ordered some Poorboys this weekend. So will hopefully be here soon. I used to use the back side of a kitchen sponge (ooops) which kind of ruined my bumper and bonnet. t-cut, clay, polish and wax sounds good.
When washing the car obviously give it a good soaking,and then on the front where the flies are squeeze a mitt load of shampoo over the flies etc, go and wash the rest of the car and tackle the flies last by which time they should come away easy as the shampoo has had time to soak and loosen them. A good skin of polish helps to stop them sticking too much.
The best shampoo in my experience for removing them is Duragloss awesome stuff and awesome shine also rate autosmart Duet.
The best shampoo in my experience for removing them is Duragloss awesome stuff and awesome shine also rate autosmart Duet.
I've been using just normal halfords turtle wax stuff or autoglym shampoo on the rare occasion. Dont know too much about shampoo's. The wd40 trick worked a treat though then tcut was decent too. Im still to use the clay bar and wax as i havnt bought them yet lol. Also not getting good enough weather to spend a day cleaning. Cheers for help
T-CUT is full of abrasives ,that's why when you use it the cloth goes the colour of your car(harder to see on white as the T-Cut is a similar colour),the colour you see coming off is your paint !!
aye is that not the whole point of tcut though? to fill in the scratches with the paint? then polish after? I dont know what im talking about most of the time so correct me if im wrong.
I found poor boys bug remover and a power washer worked a treat btw. Pretty much washed off with the washer.
I found poor boys bug remover and a power washer worked a treat btw. Pretty much washed off with the washer.
As said before stay clear from T-Cut all ok many many years ago but on modern paint for this reason is a not a good idea. T-Cut is very abrasive. Don't get me wrong 12 years ago I brought back a oxidised red car back to glory with T-Cut but much safer products for you're requirements now.
Fillers are okay... and T-Cut might be better if it had any in it 
it's just so abrasive, that's why it's only real use in life is turning faded red cars red again after a period being pink...
Farecla G10 (good British brand been going donkey's years) and Autoglym SRP have plenty of fillers in them. So they're a good choice if you're not too comfortable jumping in with a rotary and doing a full-on paint correction.
And PS get a clay bar... couldn't imagine owning a white car without one
it's just so abrasive, that's why it's only real use in life is turning faded red cars red again after a period being pink...Farecla G10 (good British brand been going donkey's years) and Autoglym SRP have plenty of fillers in them. So they're a good choice if you're not too comfortable jumping in with a rotary and doing a full-on paint correction.
And PS get a clay bar... couldn't imagine owning a white car without one
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