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[Lordbenny]

So, you've cleaned & polished, clayed & waxed your pride and joy and after an afternoon of countryside blatting you arrive home to find various flie & bugs all over the front end of your car. Is it ok to use glass cleaner on the bodywork to get the flies and grime (especially around the rear) off? I must admit that I use it rather than cleaning the car every time I use it & it works well. Are you going to tell me that I have stripped all the wax & polish off the car by using it? If so, I dont care!

[Garry.L]

So, you've cleaned & polished, clayed & waxed your pride and joy and after an afternoon of countryside blatting you arrive home to find various flie & bugs all over the front end of your car. Is it ok to use glass cleaner on the bodywork to get the flies and grime (especially around the rear) off? I must admit that I use it rather than cleaning the car every time I use it & it works well. Are you going to tell me that I have stripped all the wax & polish off the car by using it? If so, I dont care!

Acetic Acid.......

[jameso]

Or a Megs quick detailed product is prolly it best bet

[ianrm]

Brake fluid ?

[Mike (Cliffie)]

Brillo pad.

[Garry.L]

Brake fluid ?

Mr Muscle Oven cleaner Works well on dirty wheels.

Mr Muscle Sink and Plughole unblocker works well as a fuel additive for dirty injectors.

[rob_s]

surely with a decent wax you can just powerwash them off even tescos sell Simoniz de-bug spray (half price I believe lol) so no need for Mr Muscle

[Zoobeef]

Or a Megs quick detailed product is prolly it best bet

gets my vote

Brake fluid ?

Mr Muscle Oven cleaner Works well on dirty wheels.

Mr Muscle Sink and Plughole unblocker works well as a fuel additive for dirty injectors.

Oven cleaner is good on wheels

[Lordbenny]

I did say GLASS CLEANER, not oven cleaner or any type of abrasive cleaner! Obviously non of you use it, seems I should buy the Meguiars stuff. What's in it?

[fred666]

You know how to use a clay bar, wash and wax and your using window cleaner on your paintwork? I find that truly shocking Just get some Quick Detailer! Meguiars, Dodo huice, anything but Mr Muscle

[Ouchie]

If you have a red car then rub a white car into the paintwork

[turbobob]

Brake fluid ?

Mr Muscle Oven cleaner Works well on dirty wheels.

Mr Muscle Sink and Plughole unblocker works well as a fuel additive for dirty injectors.

What about Jif

surely with a decent wax you can just powerwash them off
even tescos sell Simoniz de-bug spray (half price I believe lol) so no need for Mr Muscle

Mmmm powerwash. That'll work on the the VX paintwork.... oh wait ...?!?!?!

[Lordbenny]

You know how to use a clay bar, wash and wax and your using window cleaner on your paintwork? I find that truly shocking

Just get some Quick Detailer! Meguiars, Dodo huice, anything but Mr Muscle

Does the job so Im gonna keep using it! I'm not getting sucked in to using Dodo Jizz or whatever its called at £32 quid a pop!

[rob_s]

Mmmm powerwash. That'll work on the the VX paintwork.... oh wait ...?!?!?!

jet wash mine every week, never been a problem on any cars, plastic or otherwise I have had

[turbobob]

Mmmm powerwash. That'll work on the the VX paintwork.... oh wait ...?!?!?!

jet wash mine every week, never been a problem on any cars, plastic or otherwise I have had

Don't do it!!! I learned the hard way . If your very lucky nothing will happen. But there is a good chance you will blow a chunk of your paintwork / bodywork off.

[rob_s]

LOL what were you using, fire engine?

[turbobob]

Nah just a normal pressure washer. The paintwork on the vx is similar to Cadbury's flake. Basically the French ( ) muppets didn't store the GRP bodywork appropriately and consequently they all absorbed moisture. As a result a lot of cars suffer the dreaded bubbling. Mine wasn't exhibiting the blistering in this location, yet still a 5p size chunk blew off Seriously though don't use a pressure washer. Any old head on here will say the same thing for the above reasons. There are plenty of means of cleaning the car well enough without pressure washing the car

[rob_s]

so Fab is to blame basically, yeah? I am getting the hang of this forum now

[turbobob]

Everything is Fab's fault. No doubt he'll be along shortly to tell us the solution to all life's problems are ITB's

[rob_s]

they are - I had them on my old track car