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Top windscreen cleaning tip by wokkaben on Sun May 01, 2011 6:37 pm
Now that summer is upon us, it is also the season for baked on fly guts to adorn on finely polished windscreens, now Im not sure if anyone has used this, but I discovered that using some fine wire wool with some Windowlene (other glass cleaning products are available) removes the guts successfully with very little elbow grease involved, and works well at removing tar and other deposits. With glass being harder than metal there is no risk of the windscreen getting scored or scratched during this process. Just bear in mind, DON'T use it on your paint work! :D

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Re: Top windscreen cleaning tip by Rifleman on Sun May 01, 2011 9:38 pm
Or use "Tar and bug remover" spray :butt: :mrgreen:
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Re: Top windscreen cleaning tip by jpbiketransport on Sun May 01, 2011 9:57 pm
I use mer windscreen polish, It goes on the same as the normal polish does, Then the bugs just rinse off :D
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Re: Top windscreen cleaning tip by Big Dav on Sun May 01, 2011 9:59 pm
Used the Turtle Wax windscreen cleaner for the first time recently - at long last I have managed to find something that shifts a greasy film that has existed on the screeen for months.
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Re: Top windscreen cleaning tip by Big Dav on Sun May 01, 2011 10:10 pm
As an aside, if you use one of those supermarket vinegar based window cleaner sprays, don't keep for longer than approx 6 months - used some last week on the inside of the glass and one of the ingredients must have "turned You have been warned! This pictogram is the nearest I could find to describe the pong: :sick:
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