Cleaner question
Apr 30, 2007 | 01:11 AM
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Burning Brakes
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Cleaner question
What is the best thing to use to get all the bugs and other things from the road that are caked onto my bumper off with?
Apr 30, 2007 | 01:30 AM
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You can get Bug and Tar Remover from Wally World. Its in a green bottle and costs about $3
Apr 30, 2007 | 02:27 AM
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Try the Car Care Products forum here on CF.
Apr 30, 2007 | 04:09 AM
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WD 40... works everytime!
PS Follow up with wax...
Apr 30, 2007 | 04:09 AM
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tstar
WD 40... works everytime!
PS Follow up with wax...
Bug and Tar removal is a second option for me too.
Apr 30, 2007 | 05:45 AM
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Have you tried Rejex as a sealer? Bugs don't stick. I have two coats on, it lasts about 6 months, and bugs wipe off. Also works on glass.
Apr 30, 2007 | 05:47 AM
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Have you tried Rejex as a sealer? Bugs don't stick. I have two coats on, it lasts about 6 months, and bugs wipe off. Also works on glass.
I will have to give it a try. Thanks.
Apr 30, 2007 | 07:30 AM
Melting Slicks
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Go to NAPA and get some SEA FOAM bug remover. I started using it a few years ago and by far the best I have ever used.
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Apr 30, 2007 | 07:41 AM
Burning Brakes
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Quote:
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tstar
WD 40... works everytime!
PS Follow up with wax...
Another vote for WD-40 cheap and gets the job done!
Apr 30, 2007 | 11:35 AM
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WD-40 hands down
Apr 30, 2007 | 12:32 PM
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For the really stubborn bugs, use your favorite cleaning product and pantyhose (borrowed from your mom, girlfriend or wife). Try to find some w/o hair.
For a good laugh, put the used pantyhose back where you found them w/o cleaning them...
Apr 30, 2007 | 12:38 PM
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Apr 30, 2007 | 12:43 PM
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From: Texarkana Texas
soap, water, and elbow grease work well
Apr 30, 2007 | 01:50 PM
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elbow grease can hurt the clear coat...
Apr 30, 2007 | 01:55 PM
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Another vote for WD-40 cheap and gets the job done!
Works everytime. David
Apr 30, 2007 | 05:11 PM
Burning Brakes
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Put a cap full of car wash in a spray bottle, and mist the front end before the bugs dry. Lots easier to get 'um off later and the bug guts won't etch the clear coat.
Apr 30, 2007 | 05:14 PM
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WD-40 has worked well for me, followed by soap and water.
Apr 30, 2007 | 07:31 PM
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For the really stubborn bugs, use your favorite cleaning product and pantyhose (borrowed from your mom, girlfriend or wife). Try to find some w/o hair.
For a good laugh, put the used pantyhose back where you found them w/o cleaning them...
well with the part about pantyhoses, works every time leaves no scratchs
Apr 30, 2007 | 08:05 PM
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Old Motor Cycle trick.......Baking Soda and water (neutralize the acid from the bugs) Works on plexi glass and all plastic ....And you can clean your teeth with it also............
May 1, 2007 | 05:47 PM
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I would also follow-up with a claybar treatment in the affected area.
well with the part about pantyhoses, works every time leaves no scratchs
