Bugs on Bumper

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  1. 03GTnewbie New Member

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    I don't know if this has been asked before, but I do need some help on this. What do you use to get dead bugs off your bumper? :shrug: Thanks for your help.
  2. allutz Founding Member

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    Get yourself a claybar.........i did that this past summer and was amazed.... :nice:
  3. 03GTnewbie New Member

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    A claybar? I'm sorry please explain for a dummy like me. Thanks
  4. Saleen4971 New Member

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    try some meguiars bug and tar remover.
  5. StangVert00 New Member

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    Well, I will probably get a little heat from this suggestion, but try a LITTLE WD-40. I used it to get all the bugs off of my '00 GT 'Vert front bumper a few years ago. I drove into a swarm of them who were trying to escape the fires in Florida. (I was on the Interstate.)
    I felt like I was in a war movie! All of a sudden they were there!

    Anywho, WD-40 worked for me. (Caution: Use at your own risk!) :shrug:

    Just my 2c...

    StangVert00
  6. Zyzzyx6 New Member

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    Once you get the bugs off, treat the front of your car with Mach Kleen Polish & Sealant. You'll never have trouble getting bugs off again

    www.machkleen.com/automotive.cfm
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    I use the fabric softner sheets that you throw in the dryer. The do a good job getting off love bugs.
  8. 03GTnewbie New Member

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    Thanks for the replys I will give them a try.
  9. rjstaaf Founding Member

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    The most important thing is to not let them stay on your paint tooo long. When I lived in Florida it seems I was hosing off my bumper at least once a day during love bug season. Those little buggers will etch your paint if you leave them on too long. The easiest way to remove them is to just to hose the bumber down really well removing as much of them as you can and then use your normal car wash detergent with something soft with like a sheepskin wash mitt that you can pick up at WalMart. Any quality wax will make it easier to remove the bugs next time around.
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    Bug and tar remover :nice:
  11. sl0stang New Member

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    WD-40 work's great for bug's,tar,stickers and etc. but just make sure you get the wd-40 off as good as possible because if it sits in the sun with the oil still on the paint, It will ruin it !
  12. aceman65 New Member

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    Use clay bar- Make sure you spray completely the surface you going to clean abd keep wet, wet, wet use clay bar by gently rubbing away bugs, tar or whatever. It doesn't hurt to spray the clay bar either. Keep kneeding the clay to keep clean. A little practice goes a long way. Practice on someone elese vehicle first. Meguires has a clay bar and spray that works unbelievably well:flag:
  13. StngStr New Member

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    Get a bra. Bugs come off easy. Pics small, but you can still see it.

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