Bug Splat !!

Rich 11 · 5th June 2008, 18:33

Is it me or...............now I have opened the taps so to speak I hardly have any bug splats on the screen or the front bumper. I can see by the rake of the screen that it is more areodynamic but I gave it a work out on a country road and found one little fly on the number plate. Compared to other cars I drive I am gob smacked !!

illegalhunter · 5th June 2008, 18:41

It so sends me crazy , you just get it shinny 2 mins later mass murder.

Kennylau · 5th June 2008, 18:44

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Originally Posted by illegalhunter

It so sends me crazy , you just get it shinny 2 mins later mass murder.

i second that. Polished mine up last night, come home from work, and it's a massacre, think there might even be a small deer on the front grill.

illegalhunter · 5th June 2008, 18:47

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Originally Posted by Kennylau

i second that. Polished mine up last night, come home from work, and it's a massacre, think there might even be a small deer on the front grill.

Them Deer take some scrubbing to get out the grill lol

NEEMSTAR · 5th June 2008, 18:54

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Originally Posted by Kennylau

think there might even be a small deer on the front grill.

electric · 5th June 2008, 18:57

Last week I polished the screen using plain water and left the car for 24 hours. On my return I was very surprised to find lots of very small dead insects stuck all over the screen I had previously cleaned.

Rich 11 · 5th June 2008, 19:01

Ok..............so I,m not caning it hard enough it appears........... lol

Jack The Lad. · 5th June 2008, 19:02

They died from Hydrophobia then.

R-2 · 5th June 2008, 19:19

Is it just me or do the bugs seem to be getting bigger. The ones stuck to the front of my car seem to have exploded into a sticky juicy mess

HappyMan · 5th June 2008, 21:48

Yea I do a 100km round trip once a week and at the end it looks like a mass grave on the front of my car. Now is that because I drive fast or there are more bugs around over here?

dave525 · 5th June 2008, 22:03

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Originally Posted by Rich 11

Is it me or...............now I have opened the taps so to speak I hardly have any bug splats on the screen or the front bumper. I can see by the rake of the screen that it is more areodynamic but I gave it a work out on a country road and found one little fly on the number plate. Compared to other cars I drive I am gob smacked !!

I agree with you, so far this year I have not had any flies on the front of the car

Rich 11 · 5th June 2008, 22:30

Cheers Dave I was getting paranoid after reading all those posts lol

allan40alt · 5th June 2008, 22:40

Just think of the plague of bugs there would be if it wasn't for all the cars on the road.

Maldax · 5th June 2008, 23:18

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Originally Posted by R-2

Is it just me or do the bugs seem to be getting bigger. The ones stuck to the front of my car seem to have exploded into a sticky juicy mess

yes they are ....... How would you like to find THIS in your bunch of bananas? The five-inch beetle who sailed to Britain from Costa Rica | Mail Online

Marc W · 5th June 2008, 23:55

I've seen very few bugs splattered on my car this year, sadly there are loads of stone chips though

waran · 6th June 2008, 02:33

Oh man, I get the bug splats, and yes there are massive! The worst is when I go up to Lincs to visit my sis. I'm amazed you guys can see out of your cars up there!

I'm so paranoid about keeping my paintwork on top shape i have some product (GUNK bug and tar remover) that I use in my boot with cheap kitchen roll

. Bird poo, dead bugs, i win... haha! The local detailing center guy once told me that dead bugs can permanently mess up you paintwork if you leave it unwashed for a long time as it is acidic. I knew bird poo had this effect but this was new to me. This is when I started doing this.

Although people do think you're a psycho when you pull up to sainsburys and start polishing a small area before casually strolling in...

They don't get it, we're special! heh...

Rich 11 · 6th June 2008, 08:11

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Originally Posted by waran

Oh man, I get the bug splats, and yes there are massive! The worst is when I go up to Lincs to visit my sis. I'm amazed you guys can see out of your cars up there!

I'm so paranoid about keeping my paintwork on top shape i have some product (GUNK bug and tar remover) that I use in my boot with cheap kitchen roll

. Bird poo, dead bugs, i win... haha! The local detailing center guy once told me that dead bugs can permanently mess up you paintwork if you leave it unwashed for a long time as it is acidic. I knew bird poo had this effect but this was new to me. This is when I started doing this.

Although people do think you're a psycho when you pull up to sainsburys and start polishing a small area before casually strolling in...

They don't get it, we're special! heh...

So true......bird poo is the worst !!

angie4m · 6th June 2008, 08:20

Rich I have to agree with you, I don't get half the bugs I used to but maybe thats due to all the other drivers have killed them before I've got there and I live in the country too lol!

Smarty · 6th June 2008, 08:23

I'm suffering from a few stone chips, but mostly bird poo. It seems that everytime I wash the car, some avian creature sees it as a new target. Damn them!

angie4m · 6th June 2008, 08:25

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Originally Posted by Smarty

I'm suffering from a few stone chips, but mostly bird poo. It seems that everytime I wash the car, some avian creature sees it as a new target. Damn them!

I had that three weeks ago.....was in the middle of cleaning it, had just waxed the bonnet and moved on and next thing I know SPLAT! Right in the middle of the bonnet!

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electric Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 19th February 2008 Location: London Posts: 161 Thanks: 5 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Last week I polished the screen using plain water and left the car for 24 hours. On my return I was very surprised to find lots of very small dead insects stuck all over the screen I had previously cleaned.

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Rich 11 TYPE R GT (R-15016) Rocketship door handle Join Date: 11th May 2008 Location: Kingston upon Hull (Red & White side), East Posts: 1,204 Thanks: 10 Thanked 31 Times in 31 Posts iTrader: (0)	Ok..............so I,m not caning it hard enough it appears........... lol

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HappyMan Super Moderator Civinfo guru Join Date: 16th August 2007 Location: Poland Posts: 2,109 Thanks: 14 Thanked 49 Times in 45 Posts iTrader: (0)	Yea I do a 100km round trip once a week and at the end it looks like a mass grave on the front of my car. Now is that because I drive fast or there are more bugs around over here?

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Marc W Supporter Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 10th April 2007 Location: Berkshire Posts: 141 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	I've seen very few bugs splattered on my car this year, sadly there are loads of stone chips though

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waran Supporter Valve Cap Join Date: 9th June 2007 Location: London Posts: 49 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	Oh man, I get the bug splats, and yes there are massive! The worst is when I go up to Lincs to visit my sis. I'm amazed you guys can see out of your cars up there! I'm so paranoid about keeping my paintwork on top shape i have some product (GUNK bug and tar remover) that I use in my boot with cheap kitchen roll . Bird poo, dead bugs, i win... haha! The local detailing center guy once told me that dead bugs can permanently mess up you paintwork if you leave it unwashed for a long time as it is acidic. I knew bird poo had this effect but this was new to me. This is when I started doing this. Although people do think you're a psycho when you pull up to sainsburys and start polishing a small area before casually strolling in... They don't get it, we're special! heh...

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angie4m Why Do I bother? Civinfo guru Join Date: 28th September 2007 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 2,749 Thanks: 17 Thanked 31 Times in 31 Posts iTrader: (0)	Rich I have to agree with you, I don't get half the bugs I used to but maybe thats due to all the other drivers have killed them before I've got there and I live in the country too lol!

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Smarty Valve Cap Join Date: 29th February 2008 Location: Worcester, UK Posts: 41 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader: (0)	I'm suffering from a few stone chips, but mostly bird poo. It seems that everytime I wash the car, some avian creature sees it as a new target. Damn them!