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      06-25-2017, 04:30 PM   #1
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Ok, I have had enough. I have been cleaning various cars for almost 40 years. There has to be an EASY way to get BUGs off my paint! I spent two hours washing, scrubbing and waxing my front bumper and still have bug guts on the paint. Is there yet a quick, but not paint damaging, product on the market???


Does Goo Gone take of wax too?

Once I used, just once, one of the synthetic waxes as a possible solution, but the bugs got stuck in that stuff too.

I am breaking out the buffer......dam I wish I had a lift.

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Ok, I have had enough. I have been cleaning various cars for almost 40 years. There has to be an EASY way to get BUGs off my paint! I spent two hours washing, scrubbing and waxing my front bumper and still have bug guts on the paint. Is there yet a quick, but not paint damaging, product on the market???


Does Goo Gone take of wax too?

Once I used, just once, one of the synthetic waxes as a possible solution, but the bugs got stuck in that stuff too.

I am breaking out the buffer......dam I wish I had a lift.

Mike
I ceramic coated my M2. The bugs come off with a MF towel and some QD spray. I'd think if you used a paint sealer or ceramic coating, you might get better results.
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What is the process for Ceramic Coating?

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What is the process for Ceramic Coating?

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Pretty much paint correction, IPA wipe down then apply the coating and buff off.

My front end is wrapped with PPF with Cquartz on top, I just go to the coin wash and blast them off before I wash the car, bugs come off easy with just one pass.
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Tried the Turtle Wax bug remover today. Helped a little I guess.

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It sounds crazy but the best thing I've found for removing bugs is fabric softener sheets. Fill a spray bottle up with water and stick a dryer sheet inside the bottle. After washing the car, spray the bug remains with the mix and wipe off with a microfiber towel.

Or you can use the dryer sheet itself. Just make sure it's wet.
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It sounds crazy but the best thing I've found for removing bugs is fabric softener sheets. Fill a spray bottle up with water and stick a dryer sheet inside the bottle. After washing the car, spray the bug remains with the mix and wipe off with a microfiber towel.

Or you can use the dryer sheet itself. Just make sure it's wet.
I read about that when I found the Turtle Wax product. I was going to try it out! Now I must! My other car is the color of bugs, grey.

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