martinf55

How about using Saran Wrap or Press n Seal as a temporary bra for those long trips. Just peel off the bug splatter. Anyone try this? I know it won't protect against stone chips but should help with the hard to clean bug guts.

Raazor

blue painters tape

sqchram

If you're going to that much trouble and want it to not look like a car out of a new model spy picture just get on ebay and buy a roll of 3m clearbra, cut it and work it on yourself. Be sure to watch install how-to videos online first as there is a technique to it.

martinf55

Not as easy as you say, tried to do it myself, got air bubbles...frustration set in...ripped it off.

sqchram

heh, then you know exactly what I speak of.

Try this, spray down your area with hairspray, stretch on the saran wrap, let it dry in the sun or overnight. The most important areas will be the edges so they don't lift up and peel at freeway speeds.

You can give it a shot in town before a trip, and hey if its a failure it just pulls off. $2.

I'm sure many others are simply going to weigh in with the "spend the 100-200 and have a professional clear-bra install"

sqchram

I'll see your painters tape and raise you a Gorilla Tape

martinf55

Hair spray doesn't damage the paint? Have you done it this way?

martinf55

I've read that this works but it looks so bad.

cclive

If any tiny corner gets loose and starts flapping, it will wear right through the paint very quickly...so make sure it is all tight.

wolfdogs

i just use Zaino. bugs dont stick. they wipe right off with no effort with detailing spray or washing the car.

you are smart to want to get those guts off quickly though! bugs are very acidic and can etch the clear coat

Garret

What is this big deal about bugs...it's a car people....just wash them off...geezzz

alcgomez

take the car inside of a trailer !!!!!!

spicytuna

They actually sell a glorified form of saran wrap for track use which would probably work for this situation.

However, the amount of time spent wrapping your car is probably comparable to the time you'd spend cleaning your car.

They're only bugs! Just wax your car prior to the trip and try to rinse them off whenever the opportunity arises.

Either way, it's just part of owning a car.

sqchram

I dunno, its alcohol and a polymer you'll have to read the ingredients on the back and do a search. I haven't done it, but there will be something that would work. Hairspray, 3m spray adhesive, even a thin film of water and baby shampoo. Once it dries out from under the wrap it will be stuck on nice and snug.

DynamoHum

Q: What's the last thing to go through a bug's mind when it hits your car?

A: His a$$.

chris12.8

i use blue painters tape to protect my carbon fiber hood on my Honda during track events cheap and easy.

RDKING

You may laugh but I put saran wrap under myb stretch bra.
chicago to Sarasota, Fl.

RDKING

You don't drive yours far enough to get bugs do you ?????

R&L's C6

With three vehicles I would be spending a couple of hours a day debugging all of them.

LTC Z06

I've heard of Korean hookers using saran wrap as a dress, not just a bra.