Poorboys Bug Squash is what I use.

One of the few products I've found that completely removes love bug guts

Thanks guys, will try some dryer sheets today and maybe get some 409 or bug and tar remover for the future.

When I lived in Fla the love bugs would ruin a paint job...my dad would smear Vaseline on the front of the truck ...that would help

And I’ve sprayed the dried bugs with WD40 and let it soak for a beer then wash em off.

Find an auto store that sells those sponges covered in plastic mesh. Soak one in hot water and with a minimum of elbow grease, the bugs will come right off.

What Skins2881 says...

As said before, dryer sheets, wet the vehicle, the wet a couple of the sheets, wipe back and forth lightly, no heavy scrubbing needed and it melts them right off with zero damage to the paint.

The fabic softener in the sheet when wet dissolves the bug guts.. Even Love Bugs..

There is no reason to drop serious coin on all the "bug remover" items.

In FL we have Love Bug Season, and crossing over water on bridges can result in a massive bug covering on your car/truck/bike.

This quick tip takes little time, very little money, and you'll have a nice fresh smelling vehicle...

LOL....This thread would send those super anal car detailing/never drive it in the rain, types to nightmares. Formula 409! Dryer sheets! WD-40!

Well, I have a good paint sealant and wax on the car, so bugs don't stick that bad. When I wash my car, I have a foam cannon. Soap it down really well, let it set.

Rinse off, reapply soap with soap cannon let set a few minutes, then wash car. Some times I might have to soap the bugs down again, but not usually.

If I washed the bugs off when I got them, I would never get anywhere. The front of my car unfortunately is always covered with bugs. As I live in the sticks, by the Ohio River and a couple of large creeks and streams.

I can fully detail my car and then drive 2 miles and the front will be covered. It drives me crazy!


ARman

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Originally posted by MikeinNC:
When I lived in Fla the love bugs would ruin a paint job...my dad would smear Vaseline on the front of the truck ...that would help

And I’ve sprayed the dried bugs with WD40 and let it soak for a beer then wash em off.

East Texas gets the love bugs. I drove from Texarkana to Houston a few Septembers back and every river was a cloud of them. There was zero windshield solvent or glass cleaner to be purchased at any gas station.

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Originally posted by airbubba:
wd-40

Bad choice. Unless you have a shit car or don't care about the nice paint on your expensive ride. If it's really dried on try some denatured alcohol mixed with water, or straight if needed. BUT afterwards seal or wax the spot after washing it with car wash, NOT fantastic, 409, or dish detergent. Use Car Wash soap to wash cars. That other shit will degrade the surface chemistry of the clear coat and open it up for further damage from other sources, like normal road grime mixed with rain etc.

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Originally posted by Skins2881:
I just use regular old tar and bug remover.

Denatured alchohol works better than petroleum based commercial bug juices, I've tested many ways of debugging paint, and so far detantured works best, and is MUCH less damaging to paint than ny petroleum based bug product.