Windshield Adhesive Removal

[Mark_88]

Good to hear you got it done! Thanks for the update.

The tip about dish soap is a good one because I use it for many things other than washing dishes. It removes grease from driveways (almost perfectly) and is a good lubricant for stuff like you mentioned.

Having it on hand when working on greasy parts is great because after cleaning up with the degreaser lotion I wash my hands with a light spray of the soapy water and I can proceed into the house without leaving a trail of greasy finger prints...

Dish soap also makes an incredible insect killer if you are working outside and being attacked by black flies, mosquitoes, or even angry hornets. I keep a spray bottle filled with water and about 5-10 drops of dish soap. One squirt in mist mode kills black flies and mosquitoes almost instantly and blasting hornets out of the air with jet mode works great...but takes practice.

I don't actually like killing bugs but when working under a vehicle near long grass or even on my driveway the last thing I want is to have mosquitoes attacking me when my hands are busy.

Isn't that the way they always attack though?

 

[bilbo]

I will have to try it on bugs, never heard of that! We have plenty of 'targets' to try it out on here. I swear the mosquitoes buzz my ear just to get me to slap the side of my own head. I envision a bunch of them nearby watching and laughing.

I've also used it to enhance herbicides, especially roundup. With a teaspoon or so in the two gallons of mixed up roundup, it sticks much better. If you buy pre-mixed roundup it already has surfactant in it.

 

[Mark_88]

haha...slapping myself silly was partly why I went the spray bottle route. Only problem is it doesn't deter them from coming so you have to keep spraying the curious ones. Bug repellent is a good idea but I found I started to have respiratory issues if I put it near my face or chest...started spraying my clothes only and never used products with Deet on my body.

At one time I started perimeter spraying with the soapy water and it helps for short periods of time. It doesn't harm grass so it's nothing more than a bit of extra water...except it kills other bugs that you might not want to kill.

Plenty of collateral damage...