Cops and bugs
09-25-2013, 07:54 PM
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Racer
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Love bug update...
The Florida love bug season is the months of May and September with some lingering into the first week of October. I live on the Nature Coast which says it all with the little paired up critters forcing me to drive at night as much as possible. They are only bad when the sun is out. As others have said, get them off your car asap.
09-25-2013, 08:42 PM
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Grab a clothes dryer sheet (or two or three), wet the car down, then scrub the affected area with the wet dryer sheet. The love bugs will come right off, and it will not harm your clear coat. Re-apply a coat of wax or detail spray after. This process is cheap, easy and it WORKS!
09-25-2013, 08:58 PM
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Grab a clothes dryer sheet (or two or three), wet the car down, then scrub the affected area with the wet dryer sheet. The love bugs will come right off, and it will not harm your clear coat. Re-apply a coat of wax or detail spray after. This process is cheap, easy and it WORKS!
I've used this method for years....love bugs come right off
09-25-2013, 09:21 PM
#26
Le Mans Master
I think the big issue is how long have they been on. As we (Floridians) know, they will come off using the diffferent methods mentioned as long as they have not been on for any lenght of time. It only takes a few days of them staying on the paint and getting baked in the sun to start doing their damage.
09-25-2013, 10:05 PM
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Race Director
You Floridians have it easy.
If you ever have to drive up in Western Canada you'll likely encounter the giant, antlered moose-mosquito.
They're hopped up on maple syrup and Labatts from gorging on the locals.
The only way to get them off your car is with a hole saw.
If you ever have to drive up in Western Canada you'll likely encounter the giant, antlered moose-mosquito.
They're hopped up on maple syrup and Labatts from gorging on the locals.
The only way to get them off your car is with a hole saw.
09-25-2013, 10:41 PM
#29
Le Mans Master
Put a couple of coats of Rejex on the front bumper and mirrors, and even the windshield. Bugs come off much, much easier that way especially if you don't let them stay on very long. Many times you can just hose them off without rubbing at all.
09-26-2013, 08:16 AM
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Drifting
Grab a clothes dryer sheet (or two or three), wet the car down, then scrub the affected area with the wet dryer sheet. The love bugs will come right off, and it will not harm your clear coat. Re-apply a coat of wax or detail spray after. This process is cheap, easy and it WORKS!
works very well
09-26-2013, 09:07 AM
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Adams waterless car wash works .......spray on and let sit for a while then hose off.power washer helps.also keep front end slick with detail spray after every wash.i also hit mirrors:d
09-26-2013, 09:44 AM
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Team Owner
I think the big issue is how long have they been on. As we (Floridians) know, they will come off using the diffferent methods mentioned as long as they have not been on for any lenght of time. It only takes a few days of them staying on the paint and getting baked in the sun to start doing their damage.
09-26-2013, 10:28 AM
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Melting Slicks
09-27-2013, 04:06 PM
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09-28-2013, 05:56 PM
#37
Safety Car
I put a strip of Saran Wrap across the main nose of mine when traveling across state this time of year, and just peel it off when I arrive at my destination. It gets most of them. Then I use the hot water soak to touch up the mirrors and edges for the remains.
09-30-2013, 06:18 PM
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09-30-2013, 06:40 PM
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Drifting
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As a follow up, I finally got off my butt and washed the car on Sunday morning. As reported, I had taken the car through a touchless car wash after I returned from Florida but the car still looked like it had whiskers. Some of the bugs had been on the car for better than 3 weeks so I was scared they would've damaged the paint. That was part of the reason why I was dallying. Better to not know and all that.
Anyway, I got a bucket, a cooler to sit on and wet the front section down. I put a couple of hot towels on her face and went to "shaving". I am happy to report that after about a half hour of scrubbing with car-wash soap, the bugs softened up and came off. It looks like new again. I did have lots of wax on it before I left on the trip and I am sure that's why the bug juice didn't ruin the paint. Or it could be the excellent paint Chevy uses on our Corvettes. In any case, I wanted to thank everyone for the advice. I really was worried my car was ruined.
Anyway, I got a bucket, a cooler to sit on and wet the front section down. I put a couple of hot towels on her face and went to "shaving". I am happy to report that after about a half hour of scrubbing with car-wash soap, the bugs softened up and came off. It looks like new again. I did have lots of wax on it before I left on the trip and I am sure that's why the bug juice didn't ruin the paint. Or it could be the excellent paint Chevy uses on our Corvettes. In any case, I wanted to thank everyone for the advice. I really was worried my car was ruined.