Best bug remover product

rebel.ranter

With all these St Marks flies around the place at the minute a single trip Cork to Dublin makes the windscreen a massacre site. They are tricky things to remove, anyone got any recommended products that will shift them wiithout damaging painteork (front bumper now a mix of black paint & yellow & white fly guts.
When I was driving along today it was like rain hitting the windscreen only instead of water droplets it was flies hitting the windscreen!

sean1141

i used auto glym active insect remover. it helps get them off when washing the car. i never tried it on its own do. i think they also do insect remover in wipes

RedorDead

rebel.ranter wrote: »

With all these St Marks flies around the place at the minute a single trip Cork to Dublin makes the windscreen a massacre site. They are tricky things to remove, anyone got any recommended products that will shift them wiithout damaging painteork (front bumper now a mix of black paint & yellow & white fly guts.
When I was driving along today it was like rain hitting the windscreen only instead of water droplets it was flies hitting the windscreen!

+1

After two dublin to cork trips in 4 days the front of my car is like roadkill - it is insane how much dead insect remains is on it

Esel

Try doing the same journey on a motorbike! :eek:

1916

WD40

MetzgerMeister

For the paintwork I would use either Holts Tar remover or Meguiars bug and tar remover.

For the windscreen, an active glass cleaner is very good. It comes in a green aerosol can and is the same size as a can of Turtle Wax's Black in a Flash. It's a German brand which I can't remember the name of.

The reason for using an active foam on the glass is because the foam fizzes up on contact and does all the hard work leaving you to just gently wipe the glass.

Black_Knight

1916 wrote: »

WD40

I tried WD40 the other day. No joy. It had some effect, but was in no way a solution. Ended up getting some Tar and Bug remover down the shops then. No idea what it was, but im assuming it was some turtle wax product. Did the right job, but from the smell of the cloth afterwards, it was mostly methylated spirits, and some other stuff. Gave the car a good wash, and then a wax afterwards.

Just drove from Galway to Dungarvan and back.... all my efforts in vain.

MetzgerMeister

Black_Knight wrote: »

I tried WD40 the other day. No joy. It had some effect, but was in no way a solution. Ended up getting some Tar and Bug remover down the shops then. No idea what it was, but im assuming it was some turtle wax product. Did the right job, but from the smell of the cloth afterwards, it was mostly methylated spirits, and some other stuff. Gave the car a good wash, and then a wax afterwards.

Just drove from Galway to Dungarvan and back.... all my efforts in vain.

Dunno how effective turtle wax b&t remover is on bugs but I know for a fact it's absolutely rubbish on tar! You might aswell use fresh cream!

Black_Knight

einheisserschre wrote: »

Dunno how effective turtle wax b&t remover is on bugs but I know for a fact it's absolutely rubbish on tar! You might aswell use fresh cream!

Ive no idea what I used really. I was down at the local centra, not exactly car accessories central, so I just assumed it was TW.

metalgear2k2

"gunk" is the best bug remover I have used, carplan tar remover is the best tar remover, by a mile!

MetzgerMeister

metalgear2k2 wrote: »

"gunk" is the best bug remover I have used, carplan tar remover is the best tar remover, by a mile!

You obviously haven't tried Holtz tar remover

mumblin deaf ro

I got them off yesterday after a weekend up north - I just used windolene and it worked fine.

Mc Love

It was way worse during early summer, one drive to Dub one day and my wing mirrors had a layer of dead bugs attached to them windscreen covered in little white dots. Bumper covered in red and white/yellow!

metalgear2k2

einheisserschre wrote: »

You obviously haven't tried Holtz tar remover

I have, didnt like the kind of gel it left on the car, very hard to get off, if you haavent used carplan you really should give it a go, €5 a can, its just great stuff, takes off tar no problem at all, spray on, leave for a min or 2 and just wipe off, no scrubbing!

sean1141

metalgear2k2 wrote: »

I have, didnt like the kind of gel it left on the car, very hard to get off, if you havent used carplan you really should give it a go, €5 a can, its just great stuff, takes off tar no problem at all, spray on, leave for a min or 2 and just wipe off, no scrubbing!

i have used both and both are very good but the holts is just a little better imo

Victoria.

Drove Dublin to Waterford yesterday and my car was a state. Couldn't believe it. It was like something out of a horror movie when I pulled into a garage half way. All over the windscreen and the front of the car covered in what seemed to be flying ants. Yellow slime covering my windscreen and front of car and in my wisdom I tried to use the windscreen washer and wipers to get them off on the way and it made it even worse because it squished them. Can't wait to clean them off tomorrow. I'll try one of these suggestions here that seem to be successful.

mik_da_man

I have used a few as I drive Cork/Dublin a bit and hate the mess the insects make

Holts is the best IMO, but does need a wash afterwards.
It's FAR better than any Autoglym, turtle was or any similar ones I have tried.

Shadow Dancer

Simoniz Glass Cleaner is very good at removing insect deposits etc. from paintwork. It's for cleaning glass obviously, but is for this as well. I was very impressed with how good it was!

Conor_M1990

The Turtle wax stuff is alright What I do is spary it on the Windscreen and bumper before I wash the car and then blast it with the powerwasher does the trick

ArphaRima

Muc Off is the business. Use it all the time on my bike and whenever my car is clean apart from dead bugs..

MetzgerMeister

fluffer wrote: »

Muc Off is the business. Use it all the time on my bike and whenever my car is clean apart from dead bugs..

How about on your helmet visor???

gears

For the windscreen I use Cilit Bang or any similar house hold cleaner and a nylon kitchen scrubing pad, perfect results.