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flies on exterior of car

  • 15-09-2009 2:50pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 54,943 ✭✭✭✭


    hope this is the right forum

    but does anyone else have problems with flies on their car

    just gave it the car a big wash yesterday and the bastards are still flocking towards my car

    I dont think it has anything to do with heat because I wouldn't be driving it that day but there still there


Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,704 ✭✭✭Mr.David


    What do you drive? What colour is it? Maybe the flies think its a big sh1t?

    :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    What wax do you use?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 54,943 ✭✭✭✭Headshot


    Magnus wrote: »
    What wax do you use?

    I use no wax mate and the colour is gold


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,721 ✭✭✭E39MSport


    I've had similar problems when I wash mine. I have a suspision that the flies think the car is water which is why they are attracted to it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 439 ✭✭Carstuck


    Have the same problem. Gave the car a good wash and polish and went out the next morning and saw loads of dead flies on the car. They must have got stuck to the polish or something. I thing the cleaner it is the more they come to it.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,904 ✭✭✭cian1500ww


    I think they're attracted to the car's lights at night but I'm not sure about during the day. I use some W5 Insect remover from Lidl to take them off when washing the car, surprisingly good stuff for the price.
    Wasn't there a survey done in England I think where they put some sticky things on the plates of the car to see how many and what flies were being killed the most.


  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 3,740 Mod ✭✭✭✭The Real B-man


    I Find this very Good for removing Bugs! my car was covered in them Driving to Sligo during the summer!

    281065_300.jpg


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,363 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    One of these is good too:

    flamethrower.jpg

    Gets the tar off aswell..


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,904 ✭✭✭cian1500ww


    bazz26 wrote: »
    One of these is good too:



    Gets the tar off aswell..
    I presume you'd have to remove all fuel from the car before doing that :p


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,201 ✭✭✭KamiKazi


    He drives, flies die!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 790 ✭✭✭DUBLINHITMAN


    all purose cleaner
    from lidle or teco's
    only a euro and the flies fall off .
    btw it will strip any wax that was applied


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