best way to remove bugs?

Andrewsmc

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Sunlight Silver Msp
Whats the best way to remove bugs to have a spotless bumper? any products? or is it just a little elbow grease. Any suggestions would be great.
 
Elbow grease and hot water, I boiled a pot and brought it outside. Everything came off really easy.
 
Andrewsmc said:
Whats the best way to remove bugs to have a spotless bumper? any products? or is it just a little elbow grease. Any suggestions would be great.

i know it sounds crazy but it really works, get some dryer sheets i use downy, you get a couple of them get them damp and wipe them on the bumper and the bugs come off with ease, you don't even have to scrub hard or anything! i was skeptical when i first heard this too! but like i said it works!
 
generally a claybar or some solvent usually works quite well. I've detailed cars professionally for a few years in my life. What I would do if you're going to use some sort of solvent is to spray lightly in the area you need it most, wipe cleanly, use a claybar after the solvent to get any left over particles. Wax afterwards, at least in the area where you sprayed. I've also found that the more you use a better wax on the bumpers (a place that most people forget to, or don't wax) the bugs will come off quite a bit better.
I drive about 80 miles each day just to go to work, and get quite a bit of bugs on the MSP.
 
y0sky said:
Kerosene works well for bug and tar remover

yep used this trick after finding out bug and tar remover is essential kerosene at just a higher price
 
Before I start washing my car I get a bunch of old rags and soak them in water, then lay them on the front bumper/hood. By the time you come to wash the front of the car most of the bugs/guts will whipe right off.
 
Dermen said:
Before I start washing my car I get a bunch of old rags and soak them in water, then lay them on the front bumper/hood. By the time you come to wash the front of the car most of the bugs/guts will whipe right off.
Good idea. Water is the universal solvent after all.
 
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