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Old 17-05-2016, 11:24 AM   #1
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Driving home yesterday evening in country, the bugs and flying insects were thick!
Damn I thought car is needing a scrub tomorrow, then the brain went sideways.
How can I make this easier and well I havent tried it yet.... but what if I wrapped the bonnet and roof in glad wrap, would have to do it length ways to hinder wind pressure love to do the windscreen and just peel off like race cars ha ha
and no I have not been doing 'stuff' just very tired and my head goes in strange directions.
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Old 17-05-2016, 11:37 AM   #2
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How high are you? Wrap the bonnet and test it for me. Take photos of the melted plastic everywhere
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Old 17-05-2016, 12:20 PM   #3
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Make sure that you put Glad Wrap across the front grill to keep the bugs out of the radiator.
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Old 17-05-2016, 12:33 PM   #4
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Damn it now you got me worried, bonnet wouldn't get hot enough would it?

Over the grill..... now that would be interesting....NOT
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rolls and rolls of glad wrap a week = how much $$$.
a little elbow grease a week = how much $$$
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Old 17-05-2016, 12:54 PM   #6
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Fair go, its only a mad idea,
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Damn it now you got me worried, bonnet wouldn't get hot enough would it?



Over the grill..... now that would be interesting....NOT


You would have to wrap it under to get it to hold in the wind. Basic car glad wrapping principles
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I use spray oil on my cars. Little feckers slip right off.
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Don't feel bad - that's something I would try!
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Old 17-05-2016, 02:20 PM   #10
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Next trip to Adelaide (2 weeks time) I am trying it....whats the worst can happen, forced stop at Tumby Bay and peel it off.
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Old 17-05-2016, 03:28 PM   #11
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Next trip to Adelaide (2 weeks time) I am trying it....whats the worst can happen, forced stop at Tumby Bay and peel it off.
Buy a Car Bra. I don't leave town without it.

Get home and scrubbing brush/scourer pad with Spray 'n Wipe and all gone.
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Should glad wrap melt due to a bit of heat soak from the bonnet, go one step up and use silver foil - couple pieces of bacon underneath and there 's brekkie.
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Driving home yesterday evening in country, the bugs and flying insects were thick!
Damn I thought car is needing a scrub tomorrow, then the brain went sideways.
How can I make this easier and well I havent tried it yet.... but what if I wrapped the bonnet and roof in glad wrap, would have to do it length ways to hinder wind pressure love to do the windscreen and just peel off like race cars ha ha
and no I have not been doing 'stuff' just very tired and my head goes in strange directions.
A little bit too much on the glass pipe brus...????
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When going on long or country trips, just remove the bonnet and front panels. Just make sure that you leave the panels outside,so they fade at the same rate as the ones left on the car.
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Old 17-05-2016, 04:33 PM   #15
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Wow, you guys must think I'am an idiot or on something but you keep replying .....I love that.
Keep ya funny comment coming guys
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Wow, you guys must think I'am an idiot or on something but you keep replying .....I love that.
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Ok, but only because you asked

On a more serious note, perhaps look at a clear vinyl wrap. It may be easier to clean.

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That is rubbish. maybe the cling wrap we have is better quality. Its commercial grade and almost 600mm wide I think I could do a OK job.
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I would just give the car a proper wax before the trip, if the bugs don't just hose off after, a light sponge job should get the rest off. From my experience, dry wax less paint takes just as long to clean as waxing a car.
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Its got to be bubble wrap as a minimum. No more stone chips. And if you get helium filled bubble wrap, car is lighter and better fuel economy.

Ohhhhhhh - helium filled water balloons attached to the car with blu tac.
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Old 17-05-2016, 04:51 PM   #20
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you can actually get the clear vinyl wrap that normally would be coloured on cars. lot of effort tho for bugs.... would be handier to have a clear wrap for windscreens kinda like the phone protector sheets. when it gets icky just take a layer off
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Just buy proper tear offs!
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1) Get one of those cocoon bubble things.

2) Put car in cocoon, and on back of truck.

3) Arrive at destination with immaculate clean car.

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It has already been done and invented and marketed years ago, I have used it on interstate trips with my rare GT Falcon, it's called 'Street Wrap':


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No more Kling wrap Bad Boy Bubby!
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easy to keep all the bug crap off ya bonnet windscreen n grill , drive everywhere in reverse
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Wait on side of the road.

Until a large van drives past.

Follow van until it deviates from where you're going to.

Rinse and repeat.
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Wait on side of the road.

Until a large van drives past.

Follow van until it deviates from where you're going to.

Rinse and repeat.
I use that trick at night when I don't want to run into any skippys.

With plastic wrap all u need is a nearby warehouse with a pallet wrapping machine, your car will be done all the way round in 20 seconds.
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Fair go mate Ive seen how to change a cars colour after Skippy came out from under a road train... windscreen about 1/8" thick with guts. It was years ago in an early commadore waiting to fall apart, so shortly after it kinds slipped over a bank with people were viewing the sights.
yep a skip being slung up n out from the rear axle of my road train can be interesting for the following car driver worse than a flicked up rock off a tyre , especially if they following close enough and I haven't minced it up enough just to spray them with the guts and harder to predict than a skip just spotted standing on the side of the road
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yep a skip being slung up n out from the rear axle of my road train can be interesting for the following car driver worse than a flicked up rock off a tyre , especially if they following close enough and I haven't minced it up enough just to spray them with the guts and harder to predict than a skip just spotted standing on the side of the road
x2 saw that once. terrible.

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street wrap is the go , theres another one , its a paint on type , latex film ,the name escapes me , but it is equally as good.
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