time to get the meguires out me thinks
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......... and you tell me off for killing spiders

[quote name='MsW' date='Jun 23 2003, 11:41 PM']......... and you tell me off for killing spiders [/quote]
wouldnt be as many flies if you hadnt killed all the spiders

yes dear but i wasnt chasing them around the motorway

Perhaps we should patent the idea.....

String up spiders and their webs in front of your car, and at the end of a long journey - they've eaten all the bugs and you can brush them back into a box until next required!

[quote name='MsW' date='Jun 23 2003, 11:44 PM']Perhaps we should patent the idea.....

String up spiders and their webs in front of your car, and at the end of a long journey - they've eaten all the bugs and you can brush them back into a box until next required!

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Naturally you'll be making a video to market this invention

Ok, this prompts a good question! Apart from elbow power, and a sponge, what would you guys use to remove the littl f**kers! (No sandpaper is not an option!)

Rich

MEGUIRES???

[quote name='wildrnes' date='Jun 24 2003, 10:38 AM']MEGUIRES???[/quote]

Gold Class Bug and Tar Remover

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Bug splatter and road tar are highly adhesive and potentially harmful to your finish. Left in place, they can bond to your paint, etching and staining it. We've developed this special formula to let you remove these hazards on the spot - before they can do damage.
G-10716 473 ml


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[quote]wildrnes Posted on Jun 24 2003, 09:40 AM
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Gold Class Bug and Tar Remover

The quick and safe way to dissolve road tar and bugs
Bug splatter and road tar are highly adhesive and potentially harmful to your finish. Left in place, they can bond to your paint, etching and staining it. We've developed this special formula to let you remove these hazards on the spot - before they can do damage.
G-10716 473 ml


Price: £6.99 Including VAT at 17.5% [/quote]

A walking, talking "Maguiar's Bob's Your Uncle Manual" ...

[quote name='rgiblin' date='Jun 24 2003, 10:33 AM']Ok, this prompts a good question!  Apart from elbow power, and a sponge, what would you guys use to remove the littl f**kers! (No sandpaper is not an option!)[/quote]

My jet wash gets most of the little buggers off.

[quote name='imi' date='Jun 24 2003, 10:57 AM'][quote]wildrnes Posted on Jun 24 2003, 09:40 AM
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Gold Class Bug and Tar Remover

The quick and safe way to dissolve road tar and bugs
Bug splatter and road tar are highly adhesive and potentially harmful to your finish. Left in place, they can bond to your paint, etching and staining it. We've developed this special formula to let you remove these hazards on the spot - before they can do damage.
G-10716 473 ml


Price: £6.99 Including VAT at 17.5% [/quote]

A walking, talking "Maguiar's Bob's Your Uncle Manual" ... [/quote]
bob isnt my uncle eh bob

I use a standard sponge inside one of those washing up net things - works fairly well, but does still require some brisk hand movements!

Just curious if..

Does anyone one of this clear (tint film) sticky kit that you can stick on the front of the car (bumpers, lights, bonnet), it's specificaly designed and made your car, has to be professionaly installed.. (less stone chips )

Loads of members in the US on the ".net" have had this put on their cars, its called "Xpel" paint protection kit..

[url="http://www.xpel.com/"]Xpel Paint Protection[/url]

[quote name='imi' date='Jun 24 2003, 01:17 PM']Just curious if..

Does anyone one of this clear (tint film) sticky kit that you can stick on the front of the car (bumpers, lights, bonnet), it's specificaly designed and made your car, has to be professionaly installed.. (less stone chips )

Loads of members in the US on the ".net" have had this put on their cars, its called "Xpel" paint protection kit..

[url="http://www.xpel.com/"]Xpel Paint Protection[/url][/quote]
Fluff (Rob) has this on his motor........

I don't like it as you can see where the film ends as it only covers the front of the bonnet.

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Believe it or not, the Government takes this problem of bug-kill on cars very seriously, and is taking steps to address the problem....


1) Their intergrated transport policy will ensure that by 2010, congestion in the UK will be so bad that the flies will be travelling faster than the cars. (They are already piloting this scheme in Sussex!)

2) By encouraging local councils to continue re-surfacing roads by simply spraying hot tar and then scattering tons of gravel, the proliferation of stone-chips will ensure that the few bugs that do get squished, don't stand out amongst all the other pock marks.