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Have you tried polishing the screen alot - this helps on my cars as the bugs dont stick as much in the first place - maybe some of that water-repellent would work at that aswell?
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Funnily enough, despite the heat, dead flies on the windscreen and the front of the car are conspicuous by their absence....:-)
That's despite doing a far greater mileage (due to having to take SWMBO into hospital some 20 miles from home, plus visiting and then collection) than usual.
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Did the Porsche all over last Friday with Rejex polish & noticed at the 2 shows we were at over the weekend that the flies polished off very easily & seemed lower in number.
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I've found that Autoglym Motorcycle is excellent at shifting flies from all surfaces.
Do not let it dry on paintwork - so have a hose handy. A quick squirt with the product and maybe rub with a paint brush, a few seconds later and they are gone.
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I wasna fu but just had plenty.
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Fewer flies due to cold spring apparently
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I keep an old kitchen dishwashing sponge in the boot of the car. Give it a squirt of screen wash with the wipers lifted up, and the green scourer side shifts anything. I use an old one so the green scourer is worn out and pretty soft. A month ago I was having to do this every night after my motorway drive home, there were dozens of them hitting the screen every minute on the A617.
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"old kitchen dishwashing sponge"
Be a bit careful with this - I used one which scratched the windscreen. Luckily, a fat slow pheasant decided to test the strength of the screen shortly afterwards and I got a new one!
I now do the same as Rich but use one of those cleaning sponges which have a sort of webbing on one side - don't scratch, but removes flies easily and don't scratch
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A couple of years ago the French magazine "Autoplus" did a test on products designed to remove summer insects and the clear winner was something called "AbelAuto Nettoyant Insectes et Fientes" (= AbelAuto Cleaner for Insects and Bird-droppings). It comes in a bottle with a trigger. It says it's suitable for all surfaces and you spray it straight on, allow to soak if the stuff has dried, then wash off with water. (Not to be used on hot bodywork.) I bought a couple - excellent performance. Available in French supermarkets.
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My solution is free; an old towel, soaked in water and left spread over the windscreen, bonnet, or whatever for a few minutes whilst I do something else. The insect remains then simply wipe away come sponge washing time. This technique is a variant of how I clean my biking helmet and visor with kitchen paper soaked in water left draped over for a while.
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Oy! you didn't give any to me...........
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Strange, the last post was a reply to Blue Haddock
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