Bug removal
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Bug removal
I have had my new arctic white c6 about a month now and i noticed even when i drive it a short distance my entire front nose clip is covered with bugs. I hate to wash the entire car after riding it 20 miles. I really don't want a front end bra. I was wandering how other owners are handling this issue.
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From: North Strand, NMB, SC; Retired x 2 (US Army: 70-90 AD) (US Army: 91-16 DAC); yea, I'm old.
I have had my new arctic white c6 about a month now and i noticed even when i drive it a short distance my entire front nose clip is covered with bugs. I hate to wash the entire car after riding it 20 miles. I really don't want a front end bra. I was wandering how other owners are handling this issue.
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From: Godfrey IL
Maguiar's quik detailer.
Turn the rag regularly so the little buggers don't scratch the paint.
Make sure you have several coats of wax when you do this
or else wash the Vette often. I do this when the bugs are fairly thick. Gives me more time with it.
Turn the rag regularly so the little buggers don't scratch the paint.
Make sure you have several coats of wax when you do this
or else wash the Vette often. I do this when the bugs are fairly thick. Gives me more time with it.
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From: Arkansas
I find that the best thing to use on bugs is a damp Bounce sheet. Take a static cling dryer sheet and dampen it, wet down the area, and then wipe the bugs off and rinse. I've done this for years and never had a problem, ie. scratch, left over residue, wax removal, etc.
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St. Jude Donor '15
"In honor of jpee"
I find that the best thing to use on bugs is a damp Bounce sheet. Take a static cling dryer sheet and dampen it, wet down the area, and then wipe the bugs off and rinse. I've done this for years and never had a problem, ie. scratch, left over residue, wax removal, etc.
Burning Brakes
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From: Northwest, AR
1. Make sure you have a good 2 or 3 coats of Zaino on
2. Take a clean cotton towell and completely saturate it with plain old water.
3. Use the saturated towell to wet down the bugs
4. Lay the wet towell over the bugs and let it sit there for a couple of minutes
5. Turn the wet towell over to the clean side and wipe the bugs off.
6. Take a clean dry cotton towell and wipe the water off
7. Hit it with a little Zaino spray detailer
8. Good as new
2. Take a clean cotton towell and completely saturate it with plain old water.
3. Use the saturated towell to wet down the bugs
4. Lay the wet towell over the bugs and let it sit there for a couple of minutes
5. Turn the wet towell over to the clean side and wipe the bugs off.
6. Take a clean dry cotton towell and wipe the water off
7. Hit it with a little Zaino spray detailer
8. Good as new
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From: Visalia CA
Drifting
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It's the price we pay for having a white car. I have about 6 coats of Zaino on mine and they wash off really easy. If you would bought a black car the bugs are less noticeable but you can see the dust more. Wait until you hit a big swarm of bugs like the ones after a light rain.
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From: Fairview Heights IL
My 3M clear bra seems to shed bugs almost like a Teflon coating. I had it applied to all forward facing surfaces: front facia, front 18" of the hood and both fenders, and the fronts of the side mirrors. It's all but invisible and I don't have a single rock chip in 6,500 freeway miles -- except for one small pit in the windshield. 
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My 3M clear bra seems to shed bugs almost like a Teflon coating. I had it applied to all forward facing surfaces: front facia, front 18" of the hood and both fenders, and the fronts of the side mirrors. It's all but invisible and I don't have a single rock chip in 6,500 freeway miles -- except for one small pit in the windshield.
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From: Boca Raton Inlet, Atlantic Ocean (Floridas east coast)
I was going to say almost the same thing. A couple coats of Zaino and the bugs cant stick!
Racer
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From: Centerville Ohio
I have some distilled water in a spray bottle and simply wet down the nose and wipe the bugs off........it is really that easy!! Thank goodness for Rejex! 
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St. Jude Donor '07-'08-'09-'11-'12
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I guess that's one thing I like about driving a black car, bug splatter doesn't seem to show up as much. Don't get me wrong, it does show but I don't seem to notice it as often. Turtle Wax bug & tar remover works well. But I started using Rejex and have been happy ever since. Now if I can only get rid of the dust! 