Getting bugs off paint

[balkanac]

Hello,
I have a problem. I drove out of Perth couple of months ago and when i got back i had a lot of bugs stuck to the front. I was very tired to wash the car straight away so i put it in the garage and went to bed. I was driving my 4WD for the next couple of days and i forgot to wash it.
I got to washing about a week later and i could't get the bugs off. I didn't want to buy any waxes/polishes coz i have no idea how to use them.
Does anyone have a suggestion on how i can get these off my car?

[DubSteve]

Go and get it professionally cleaned will be worth the sparkle

[Peter Jones]

I once drove my Kombi through a Locust plauge driving between Melbourne and Adelaide on a 40 degree day. They were about an inch thick on the front.

(Sorry guys this is one thing that aircooled cars are really good at, There were heaps of people overheating because of the temperature and the bugs in their radiators.)

When I arrived in Adelaide a local scout group were doing a fund raiser carwash. You should have seen the look on their faces when I pulled in. I think they had the entire troop on it while I sat and had my lunch. I did however make it worth their while.

With your bugs, I'd recomend trying to rehydrate them before scraping them off. Make up a good foamy lather and let it soak for a bit. If you try to get them off and they're still dry you risk scratching the paint.

Pete

[gareth_oau]

Balkanac, you can borrow my electric sander if you wish...

or better still park yr car in the local public swimming pool for an hour or two

[DUB 20V]

Go and get it professionally cleaned will be worth the sparkle

lol do it your self more satisfaction that way lol nice

[Peter Jones]

Where I use to work we had a large fleet of cars parked at the depot. On days when everyone's cars were splattered with bugs a flock of birds would descend and spend the day gorging themselves off the fronts of the cars. Of course we then had to deal with the bird cr*p as well as the bugs............


Pete

[intensem1]

Kero, just put it on with a rag, gets rid bug wax and doesnt effect the paint, try it on a small area first, but ive done it recently to front of silver car came up great, even without a polish.

[DubSteve]

lol do it your self more satisfaction that way lol nice

Hahaha ahhhh toushay

[DUB 20V]

Hahaha ahhhh toushay

lol sorry lol

[brumue]

i rekon go down to you local self serve coin wash, use the high pressure hose.
If you go rubbing it with anything its going to mark the paintwork.

Once you've got off as much as you can with the high pressure, wash as you normally would

[VWEAPN]

come on man, a bit of scrubbing gets it all off. polishes work fine & easy to use. dont need no fancy stuff

[Spoddy]

come on man, a bit of scrubbing gets it all off. polishes work fine & easy to use. dont need no fancy stuff

CT18 truck wash does the trick - follow the instructions and make sure you give it a polish afterwards.

[Mischa]

CT18 truck wash does the trick - follow the instructions and make sure you give it a polish afterwards.

just cuz your car sounds like a truck....

[vinderliker]

Caste your mind back a couple of years to a Mercedes add when a Buddhist monk was driving his Merc through a hail of bugs and was swerving everywhere? If you are a Buddhist, it is one of the top five things to live by(good karma) not to kill living things. Easy answer(with tongue firmly planted in cheek) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hello,
I have a problem. I drove out of Perth couple of months ago and when i got back i had a lot of bugs stuck to the front. I was very tired to wash the car straight away so i put it in the garage and went to bed. I was driving my 4WD for the next couple of days and i forgot to wash it.
I got to washing about a week later and i could't get the bugs off. I didn't want to buy any waxes/polishes coz i have no idea how to use them.
Does anyone have a suggestion on how i can get these off my car?

[DubSteve]

come on man, a bit of scrubbing gets it all off. polishes work fine & easy to use. dont need no fancy stuff

I would have thought you would have said claying