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the front end grill and bumper area? The way I so it is pretty tedious. I have my water spray bottle and 3 different sizes of brushes, etc. Takes me about 30 minutes start to finish. Probably some of you don't even bother, but me, being me, just can't stand to see all the bug debris and the other junk pasted to the grill. Not going to put a nova bug net on the front either. Nothing against them, I like my car for the looks as well as performance and I don't care for the look of the car with that net on the front.
I have my entire front of the car covered with Xpel So not an issue but I would suggest getting a good detail spray, such as Adam's, and squirting a liberal amount all over the front end about 5 min before you start your wash. This will soften everything up enough that a good wash mitt will remove the remaining bugs. Use he detail spray on the wet car after you wash and before you dry to prevent water spots as well. Hope this helps!
A small electric pressure washer is the perfect tool for both the car and particularly areas like grills and the brake dust on wheels including the barrels. It will effortlessly blast away bug debris in grills and everywhere else. Pure water is all I use.
They can be purchased for well under 100. I've used the one below for well over a year for all my vehicles. I use it with my CR Spotless water purifier and at only 1.2 gpm, the resin in the system lasts forever or about 300 car washes. The car can air dry with no spots and a quick finish detail spray makes it pristine.
I have my entire front of the car covered with Xpel So not an issue but I would suggest getting a good detail spray, such as Adam's, and squirting a liberal amount all over the front end about 5 min before you start your wash. This will soften everything up enough that a good wash mitt will remove the remaining bugs. Use he detail spray on the wet car after you wash and before you dry to prevent water spots as well. Hope this helps!
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Originally Posted by joemessman
That's good, but what about the grill?
just a thought.............. you could apply Adam's Ceramic Trim Coating to the black plastic trim pieces, it keeps them dark and matte in appearance and makes clean up a breeze................
did all of the trim on my 427 convertible when I also applied the Adam's Ceramic paint Coating to my car...................
just a thought.............. you could apply Adam's Ceramic Trim Coating to the black plastic trim pieces, it keeps them dark and matte in appearance and makes clean up a breeze................
did all of the trim on my 427 convertible when I also applied the Adam's Ceramic paint Coating to my car...................
the front end grill and bumper area? The way I so it is pretty tedious. I have my water spray bottle and 3 different sizes of brushes, etc. Takes me about 30 minutes start to finish. Probably some of you don't even bother, but me, being me, just can't stand to see all the bug debris and the other junk pasted to the grill. Not going to put a nova bug net on the front either. Nothing against them, I like my car for the looks as well as performance and I don't care for the look of the car with that net on the front.
Tediously is correct.
If you want to detail your car, the grill takes a bit of time.
Enjoy it.
the front end grill and bumper area? The way I so it is pretty tedious. I have my water spray bottle and 3 different sizes of brushes, etc. Takes me about 30 minutes start to finish. Probably some of you don't even bother, but me, being me, just can't stand to see all the bug debris and the other junk pasted to the grill. Not going to put a nova bug net on the front either. Nothing against them, I like my car for the looks as well as performance and I don't care for the look of the car with that net on the front.
Now, see Joe?
I tried to tell ya movin' to the desert (Bug Central) was a mistake.
Plexus or bike spirits works great before or after ceramic coat
or buy a case of this for $75 on Amazon or plexus this is the old Honda polish formula for you folks that also ride on two wheels this is the first thing I do when I pull in the garage. Spray the bugs let it sit for a couple minutes and they wipe right off costs less than plexus.
Last edited by brettmess24; Aug 17, 2017 at 10:11 PM.
A small electric pressure washer is the perfect tool for both the car and particularly areas like grills and the brake dust on wheels including the barrels. It will effortlessly blast away bug debris in grills and everywhere else. Pure water is all I use.
They can be purchased for well under 100. I've used the one below for well over a year for all my vehicles. I use it with my CR Spotless water purifier and at only 1.2 gpm, the resin in the system lasts forever or about 300 car washes. The car can air dry with no spots and a quick finish detail spray makes it pristine.
That appears to be one great device. Thanks for recommending that. I bought one for myself and as a house warming gift for my new neighbor. He just bought a 570s, which I am envious of, and it'll really come in handy for him.
Guess I treat the grille like the rocker panels. When I would get down and look closely I would see rock chips and dirt in crevices, so I just quit looking.
I am still afraid that pressure washers on anything painted will end up doing more damage than good.
Back when GM first went to clearcoat paints, I remember seeing people peel the clear coat off by getting a pressure washer at the car wash too close.
Last edited by TEXHAWK0; Aug 18, 2017 at 08:36 PM.
How do you clean.....
