Whilst i love the fact that you can have the sunroof open when the boot is full or you've just not sure what the weather's going to do the pop up wind deflector is a must. The problem is though after a few miles it's got hundreds of flies. What's the best way of cleaning this without damaging the mesh?
As usual the handbook does the typical "using a suitable soft brush type line" which is great but what and where from!!!
Handy hint from the land where insects haven't learnt to keep away from cars yet
Warning Do this in a well-ventilated open space as the fumes from the ammonia can be very strong.
Add 1 or 2 tablespoons of cloudy ammonia [should be in the cleaning products section of a large supermarket] to your normal bucket of carwash detergent and water, wet the insect remains with a wet sponge and let soak for a minute or two until the hard deposits soften. Remove with a barely damp sponge - repeat the procedure if some particularly hard deposits remain.
Also works a treat to remove insects from the front air intake and radiator core using a trigger pack spray to apply and a hose to wash down afterwards. Another alternative is to buy commercial truck wash detergent, break down the concentrate 1 part concentrate with 4 parts water, spray on with a trigger pack spray, let soak for 5/10 minutes and hose off.
If you have problems with "fogging" on the inside of the windows caused by the plasticisers in the plastic trim components if you leave the car with all windows closed outside on a hot day; wipe the window glass with a solution of 1 part washing up detergent, 1 part cloudy ammonia and 4 parts water on a wet but not dripping sponge until the solution "wets" all surfaces of the glass without beading then wipe off with a barely damp chamois rinsing the chamois regularly.
