Fish Flies And Dirty Windshield, what do you use to clean them?

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  1. terryg247

    terryg247 Light Load Member

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    I drive at night and seem to keep hitting pockets of fish flies (may flies) that explode across the windshield making a terrible mess. All the wipers seem to do is spread the mess around and trying to clean the windshield after getting fuel barely makes a difference. Is there an old time trucker tip to deal with this situation
     
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  3. Hyweighman

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  4. MOBee

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    A little bit, half to 3/4 cup, of dawn dish soap in a full windshield reservoir. It should have the green stuff in it now well into the end of September.
     
  5. RockinChair

    RockinChair Road Train Member

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    Take a quart of water, add 4 ozs of Dawn, mix thoroughly, add to windshield washer tank.

    Also, take a damp rag and wipe all the built-up crud off of your wiper blades.
     
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  7. buddyd157

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    fly strips...??

    have a venus fly trap plant on the dashboard..??

    seriously, use a dishwasher liquid in the washer tank, (make sure you flush it out before October).

    use RainX on the windshield

    look for windshield specific polish/wax's

    take along some sort of nylon scrubbing pad, (safe for glass) get up there, clean the windshield at each fueling or each night.

    or, just do not drive at night, or try a different route?
     
  8. Judge

    Judge Road Train Member

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    I can see them flying fish could really mess up a window..

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  9. baha

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    I 2ed the dawn dish wash soap added to washer tank. When you wash your windows with your brush the dried soap comes back to help clean up the bug guts.
     
  10. MOBee

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    Living and ran down here a lot I would get a reservoir fill bottle of the green stuff with 2 inches left in it. Add one refill bottle of windex and 3/4 cup of dawn. Mix gently and fill a spray bottle. Once you hit the shade of the fuel island, spray windows. Give it a couple minutes too work but not dry. Clean your windows as normal. This amount -should- get you through summer.
     
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