My jeep has bug spatter all over the grill and front end. I really have never made an attempt to clean it off. I usually run thru the car wash for about 4 minutes and thats it around every 2 weeks. I scrubbed and scrubbed and its like dye in the paint. Any suggestions on getting it off would be helpful. Got any ideas?
2007-08-29 14:24:15 · 8 answers · asked by happydawg 6 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
Ha! Do I have a tip for you -- I live in an area where those damn 'lovebugs' fly around twice a year by the BILLIONS. The very best thing I have used to remove them is a bucket of warm water and a handfull of fabric softener/dryer sheets. Just soak them in the water for a moment and start wiping. It takes a few minutes but it will disolve the bug guts without doing any harm to the vehicle or paint.
2007-08-29 14:30:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not going to answer your question . . . I just wanted to interject a comment.
I live . . . in the middle of nowhere, in a moderate size town.
When people get off the interstate here to eat and get gas, the sparrows in the area take advantage of the fact that the cars had been driving through miles of farmland. They hang around these two shopping centers and pick the bugs off the front bumpers of the cars!
You could drive here and let mother nature remove your bugs, or you could use Bleche White and a scrub brush.
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2007-08-29 14:33:35 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I detailed cars for allmost 20 yrs. Take it from me,WATER is your best weapon. Take a rag and keep it soaked with water and start scrubbing. Any soaps or solvents will not work.another trick you can do when they are cleaned off is wax on the front end even the lights. The next time you wash your jeep the easier it will be to keep the bugs off.
2007-08-29 14:35:10 · answer #3 · answered by Mr. X 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For bugs, and road tar, I use a solvent called Naphtha......also known as white gas or Coleman fuel. Naphtha will not attack paint, but it will remove any wax you have. Use this outside, in the shade. Naphtha is a very volatile compound, it evaporates very quickly, and very very flammable. Bugs that are left on for a long period of time do seem to etch the paint somewhat, but it generally doesn't do a great amount of damage.
2007-08-29 14:58:08 · answer #4 · answered by Kirk 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no real way to remove them thats why you are supposed to DODGE them by swerving in and out even running off the road if nessarary i mean" DO NOT LET THOSE BUGS HIT YOU" but thats old news i shoulda told you before you let it happen so whenever you sand paper them off and get your truck repainted start doing as i say and this problem wont happen again
good luck
oh yeah get a accident report next time a bug hits you and you can get your insurance to pay for the new paint
2007-08-29 15:06:40 · answer #5 · answered by fordman022480 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Car wash works every time for me.... I get the same problem as I travel on the highway daily and those bugs splat and stick like glue.... :)
2007-08-29 14:31:25 · answer #6 · answered by Stampy Skunk 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
use bug and tar remover on it ,this stuff really works well,any parts store has it,and its easy to use,it will remove them,good luck with it.
2007-08-29 14:29:16 · answer #7 · answered by dodge man 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check out cleaners at the local auto store
2007-08-29 14:28:43 · answer #8 · answered by goat 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋