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What’s the best product/method you have seen for removing bugs from the front of a vehicle? Both the paint and the windshield as well. I’ve heard dryer sheets are good, but someone said they are bad for your car’s finish. | ||
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I keep a spray bottle of Simple Green in my ambulance for removed bug splatters when we wash it at the end of our shift. Works pretty well __________________________ Writing the next chapter that I've been looking forward to. | |||
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| I Am The Walrus |
If regular washing won't remove the bugs, I've used a claybar. _____________ | |||
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First, bugs need to come off asap. The "I'll get it tomorrow" approach will bring sadness and pain every time. There's been many a night I've spent washing the nose and windshield of my truck as soon as I got home to insure they came off as easy as possible. Second, the focus when dealing with dried on bugs and paint is always to rub on it as little and as lightly as possible to reduce the chance of marring the finish. My suggestion is always the same. 1 - Find some shade in the late afternoon or dusk hours, and soak the area to clean over and over again for maybe thirty minutes never letting the surface dry. 2 - Then mix up a bucket of car wash soap and at the end of thirty minutes of soaking, apply a heavy coverage of car wash soap and let it sit for another 15-20 minutes soaking again and again with car wash soap as needed to insure it stays soaked. 3 - Then take a good micro-fiber wash mitt and wash the area as many times as necessary to remove all the bugs. Do a light pass over the area and then assess where you're at. Most importantly is after the area is completely clean, apply a coat of a good sealant over the nose and front fenders to make removing the next coat of bugs less difficult. There are no real restrictions on cleaning windshields given the glass is usually very hard and difficult to scratch. That's not to say that using steel wool on it won't scratch it, so apply a bit of common sense. ----------------------------- Guns are awesome because they shoot solid lead freedom. Every man should have several guns. And several dogs, because a man with a cat is a woman. Kurt Schlichter | |||
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wd-40 | |||
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Spray it with 409 cleaner, let it sit for a couple of minutes, then wash it off with soap and water.  | |||
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If you do, make sure to wash it off and then re-seal the paint. Both of those products will strip off any/all wax (and likely sealant) and leave the paint/clearcoat completely unprotected. ----------------------------- Guns are awesome because they shoot solid lead freedom. Every man should have several guns. And several dogs, because a man with a cat is a woman. Kurt Schlichter | |||
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I just use regular old tar and bug remover.  Jesse Sic Semper Tyrannis | |||
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| I made it so far, now I'll go for more  |
Harley puts out some stuff that works amazingly good. Bob I am no expert, but think I am sometimes. | |||
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I use Morhers and Meguiars bug and tar remover. It helps to have wax or ceramic coating between the paint and bugs. | |||
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| Savor the limelight |
I have yet to try it on a automobile, but the trick with faceshields on motorcycle helmets, motorcycle windscreens, and fairings was wet, hot dish towels. Rinse any grit off first, then drape a wet, hot towel over the faceshields and let it sit for a few minutes. The bugs wipe right off. | |||
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| Gone but Together Again. Dad & Uncle  |
^^^^ Great advice. | |||
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wet some dryer sheets and just rub off,use it on my motorcycle and truck,works great. | |||
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^^ THIS ^^ Crazy how well it works. Rick Texting.......easier than calling. | |||
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No one else just uses spit? Collecting dust. | |||
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This is the main key. Get them good and wet, and they come off much easier. When in doubt, mumble | |||
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Used it on every squad car and truck I've had. Never had any problem with the paint - ever. This, in the frozen north, where the paint takes a real beating year round. I do use a good car shampoo after though. Maybe that's the key. | |||
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| Happiness is Vectored Thrust  |
Yep. Works like a magic eraser for bugs. Used then for years and never an issue with the paint or finish on the vehicle. I clean off the bugs using a used dryer sheet, the wash vehicle right after. Easy, cheap, and it works Icarus flew too close to the sun, but at least he flew. | |||
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Gotta agree with mojojojo. I just came back in the house after cleaning those miserable love bugs off the front surfaces of my Wrangler. I tried pressure washing first. It got the big chunks off but still left the crust on the paint. Then I grabbed a couple of dryer sheets and the rest of the crap came right off. I also use a razor scraper on the windshield. Works great too. Awake not woke | |||
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agree with getting them off much sooner than later if they 'bake on' in the hot summer sun whatever you try will be harder IME ----------------------- Proverbs 27:17 - As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. | |||
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