LoveBugs questions..

[OneBlueSi]

What is the best way to protect and remove those pesky things. I have been told every thing from Pam(cooking spray) to WD40.

The reason i ask is because I can't wash/wax my car every day so the guts have to sit and bake on till i have some freetime.

Now the best thing I have found to remove the guts is a clay-bar , but then that takes off the protective wax which makes even more work having to reapply more wax.

Man this sucks! What do the pros suggest?

[COPPERTOP5150]

best thing is to go onto ebay order a roll of the clear automotive plastic...

its what they make the "clear " bras out of .

Cut the pattern for your hood and front bumper..

clean the bumper with some kind of citrus cleaner i use generic "clean orange" the citrus oil cuts the crap..

then take your plastic cut out place them on the car drive for a month untill love bug season is over then peel off and throw away...

my dad does this with his corvette works like a charm but he does it once a week...during love bug season...
learned it from going to corvette shows and seeing it on cars and asking what was it and they told him and he does it now its clear and you cant even see it unless up real close

[OneBlueSi]

I'm gonna check that out. i never thought the clear stuff.
ThaNks

[CBURKE]

you can also spray PAM on your car. It's a cooking spray. Not the best but it works.

[COPPERTOP5150]

pam works to but its oil based so you end up getting road dirt stuck to your car ..and it looks kinda messy after a week or so...
but road dirt is better then love bugs eating into the paint...

[Manch]

if u dont want to worry about something that might mess up you paint just use soap and water just scrub the fuckers off i got a white car and u cant tell anything ever stuck to the bumper

[IWANNASUPRA]

if u dont want to worry about something that might mess up you paint just use soap and water just scrub the fuckers off i got a white car and u cant tell anything ever stuck to the bumper
werd:cool:

[Outkasted24]

I'm not sure what can be used to protect the car,.....But to get the bugs off easy, I can suggest Bounce Dryer Sheets.
They won't scratch the paint, They smell really good, and they are just abrasive enough to get the acidic bugs off of your paint without killing your shoulder.
Just wet them up and Begin the removal......

[jokers institute]

best thing is to go onto ebay order a roll of the clear automotive plastic...

its what they make the "clear " bras out of .

Cut the pattern for your hood and front bumper..

clean the bumper with some kind of citrus cleaner i use generic "clean orange" the citrus oil cuts the crap..

then take your plastic cut out place them on the car drive for a month untill love bug season is over then peel off and throw away...

my dad does this with his corvette works like a charm but he does it once a week...during love bug season...
learned it from going to corvette shows and seeing it on cars and asking what was it and they told him and he does it now its clear and you cant even see it unless up real close


thats some smooth sh*t i think im gonna look inta that

[Juianito chin chin]

you know wha tworked on my car fuckin um i have the window cleaner that they be having at the gas stations and some of the bug remover from walmart and i was cleaning the whole front with it it worked real good

[Jcapelo]

ya my car got fucked.....

http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/39/cimg3617fi2.jpg

I Pulled into a car wash place and used that highpressure soap wash shit, and most came off with a little bit of scrubbing with the brush it all came off.

[19-Camaro-88]

haha this is the one reason im glad my car hasnt moved in a month. but i would rather have to deal with this then trying to get ahold of a tranny.

[EK4Door]

ya my car got fucked.....

http://img510.imageshack.us/img510/39/cimg3617fi2.jpg

I Pulled into a car wash place and used that highpressure soap wash shit, and most came off with a little bit of scrubbing with the brush it all came off.

Same happened to us on the way to and from Ft. Myers Beach for the weekend. Those bastards suck! My wife was pissed, but she helped me clean it, only took about 10 minutes at the car wash and an hour at home. Nylon stockings around the wash mit work awesome and didn't scratch the paint.


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[fastisfun]

Same happened to us on the way to and from Ft. Myers Beach for the weekend. Those bastards suck! My wife was pissed, but she helped me clean it, only took about 10 minutes at the car wash and an hour at home. Nylon stockings around the wash mit work awesome and didn't scratch the paint.


http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r40/jimmyjennafer/Ft.jpg

I hate lovebugs with a passion. Is there anyway to get old bugs off. I never relized till now how much they suck and just started to wash them off whenever they get on the car but there is "bug damage" from a while ago. Is there anyway to get those off?

[EK4Door]

We spray off what we can with the hose first, then spray on some Orange Blast, let it sit for about five minutes and start scrubbing with a wash mit inside a pair of nylons. This works great for us, also we make sure to wax the front end and mirrors after every wash. Also RainX helps a lot on the windshield.

[ro106]

Same happened to us on the way to and from Ft. Myers Beach for the weekend. Those bastards suck! My wife was pissed, but she helped me clean it, only took about 10 minutes at the car wash and an hour at home. Nylon stockings around the wash mit work awesome and didn't scratch the paint.


http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r40/jimmyjennafer/Ft-2.jpg



http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r40/jimmyjennafer/Ft-1.jpg



http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r40/jimmyjennafer/Ft.jpg


Believe it or not, i want to Miami over the weekend and it was worse!

Wish i took pics, took me over an hour to get the windshield, roofrack, bumper, mirrors foglight inserts, and below the bumper.

[EK4Door]

Believe it or not, i want to Miami over the weekend and it was worse!

Wish i took pics, took me over an hour to get the windshield, roofrack, bumper, mirrors foglight inserts, and below the bumper.

Well we probably took the same route, we went down HWY 27 and they sucked the entire way! Ended up stopping in Labelle to wash it.

[Liquid]

You guyz were in Miami too!!! Lol. Yeah left last friday and I just got back today! And the damn bugs killed my s2k! My whole front bumper changed colors I thought I had a black car! Damn I hate those things but I didnt see much if any in Miami! I caught them all starting down by Fort Myers coming all the way up to brandon

[ro106]

Guess what? Never washed the winshield or anything there and back. Didnt feel like it. lol

And damn, when you wash them off, they smell like shit.

[Liquid]

uhhh, yeah I thought I was the only one that was smelling that shit!
Gawd damn those bugs are sick!!! I hate them with a passion!

[95 BB2]

Seasons like this is when I'm happy my car got crashed and is in a shop getting fixed/painted and won't be out for a while.

[twofortysx]

that thing with the dryer sheets works good if you have like 50 on the bumper lol omg did those love bugs smell worse the shyt ugh


i effin hate lovebuggs

[clean teg]

What is the best way to protect and remove those pesky things. I have been told every thing from Pam(cooking spray) to WD40.

The reason i ask is because I can't wash/wax my car every day so the guts have to sit and bake on till i have some freetime.

Now the best thing I have found to remove the guts is a clay-bar , but then that takes off the protective wax which makes even more work having to reapply more wax.

Man this sucks! What do the pros suggest?
Try this clean your car with dryer sheets

[MCOR]

We are detailing about 25 cars a week right now just for love bugs. I can help you with two options:
1. We have a professional chemical that is applied with a spray bottle once the car is wet, you let it set for 5 minutes, then you scrub it off with a special sponge just like a regular wash-doesn't strip paint though. I sell about a years worth for $20 (we buy it in large drums).
2. If you want the Paint Protection Film, this can be a more permanent solution and we have a machine that we feed it through that cuts the pattern to your cars exact dimensions or I can sell it raw (like eBay) by the foot. It is very expensive professionally installed but you don't EVER have to remove it. You could leave the bugs on it forever once we install it and it will not damage anything. It is not as easy to install as it sounds but when we do it professionally, you can't even tell it's there (unless you really look close). If I can help with either option, PM or call me! Good luck...

[link12245]

DO NOT PUT PAM ON YOUR PAINT!!!!!! it will completely peel the paint off. use dryer sheets to get rid of bugs, and get a good wax to keep them off. or get a 300zx, i don't have any lovebugs at all on my car, b/c it's so pointed.

[WhiteTegLs]

I have a pressure washer I can clean it for your front end for 10 bucks I live in Oldsmar off Eastlake road

[Alswizzo]

they key to this love bug problem is as soon as you get a good amount of them on you must quickly scrub them bitches off. If you let them sit on your car for days or months, it will eat your paint alone trust me. when i worked for acura detailing that was my worst night mare. the damn bugs! i would put the pressure washer about a foot from the windshield and blast it off with anything u got ie windex, soap, whatever you have. you can put the pressure washer to the bumper but not to close as it "will" peel your paint if is strong enought of a pressure washer. for the bumper just get like a little rough foam pad and hit it with soap. just my 2 cents.