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From: cumming ga
lOVE BUGS
Leaving for Orlando Monday April 22nd checking to see if they are out yet. Want to drive Z06 but will drive Camaro if they are out and swarming. Oh and thanks for heads up Fla forum members.
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Doug
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Thanks all for the heads up I got caught last year without a Bra and it was a mess washed car everyday not my idea of vacation. Wifey did not like it at all oh well.
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Did Call C5 creations but he was in Fla to and could not ship.
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When my oldest son was about 5 we encountered a severe flock of Love Bugs while on a drive in Dade County and it was so unnerving that he cried. Almost completely obscured the front windshield.
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The mid 90s was the first time I ran into those pesky lovebugs in Louisianna in the fall of the year. I believe it is the fall and spring of the year that the gulf states are blessed with these critters. I was in Ville Platte, LA gassing up the Harley when an old Cajun, after observing the heavy coating of the bugs on my fairing and front of the bike, told me, "Sonny, you gotta spray the front of that cycle with PAM, dem bugs don't stick to dat. If you don't get dem off da bike dey is gonna eat yer paint". I never did try the PAM but spent all gas stops along the gulf coast scrubbling the front of my bike until I got to maybe the Gainsville, FL area.
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"In honor of jpee"
Here's the description; notice the Love Bug reference that I highlighted in red:
"Road Trip™ Grime Destroyer
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Product Description
Bugs, tree sap, tar, road grime and birds don’t care about your paint. They’ll destroy it right down to the bare metal. But you care. That’s why we created Road Trip Grime Destroyer. It’s a gel that stays where you put it to dissolve, remove and clean any exterior metal surface of your car. Yes, even clear coats! No more using watery bug & tar removers that drip off before they can do any good. This powerful gel is the only bug and tar remover that can handle “Love Bugs,” the most paint damaging insects on earth. So love your car, not the bugs, and safely wipe it all away with Road Trip."
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Glad to hear all is clear, heading up the road North Monday but going to install the bra to be safe.
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From: Windermere FL
I have NOT spotted them in Central Florida yet. They are due any moment.
I find that a fresh coat of Zaino and they rinse right off if you hose them down fresh.
I pity the poor motor cycle guys - they gotta stop grinning from ear to ear during love bug season.
I find that a fresh coat of Zaino and they rinse right off if you hose them down fresh.
I pity the poor motor cycle guys - they gotta stop grinning from ear to ear during love bug season.
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From: Bluffton SC via Canton Oh
I know not everyone will like this.......but I have a 2 step process. Light travel...... a little WD40 before the trip sure makes clean up a snap at any "quarter" car wash. I've also been know to carry saran wrap....... put it over the front......don't block the air flow, get to your location and peel it off........ done. Repeat for the trip home.
Yep sure does not look the best but what bra does and the saran wrap won't scratch your paint like ANY bra will eventually.
Yep sure does not look the best but what bra does and the saran wrap won't scratch your paint like ANY bra will eventually.