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Old May 18, 2007 | 08:29 PM
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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?
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Old May 18, 2007 | 10:59 PM
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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
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Old May 19, 2007 | 11:50 AM
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I'm gonna check that out. i never thought the clear stuff.
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Old May 19, 2007 | 12:41 PM
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you can also spray PAM on your car. It's a cooking spray. Not the best but it works.
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Old May 19, 2007 | 03:57 PM
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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...
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Old May 24, 2007 | 10:03 PM
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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
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Old May 25, 2007 | 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by 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
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Old May 26, 2007 | 06:31 PM
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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......
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Old May 29, 2007 | 12:05 PM
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Originally Posted by 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

thats some smooth sh*t i think im gonna look inta that
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Old May 29, 2007 | 05:18 PM
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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
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