I hate love bugs!

ChadE · 05-14-2007, 06:31 PM

I fuckn hate these things, anybody who lives in FL or has lived in FL knows what Im talking about i just spent almost 2 hours trying to get these bitches off! Does anybody have any tricks to getting these things off easier.

and for those of you who dont know heres what they look like on the front of your car.

Sorry just had to vent. :rocks:

Edit: this is not my car just an example

SpecC · 05-14-2007, 06:43 PM

lololololol goddamn! get some bug/tar remover! quick!

astra · 05-14-2007, 06:50 PM

LOL

spacedogg · 05-14-2007, 07:11 PM

nasty.

did you try clay bar?

Ninjaneer · 05-14-2007, 07:17 PM

That's a bug cemetery

Yea I hate love bugs too (Floridian yay!), but if that's seriously your car then you haven't washed it frequently enough. You don't amass that amount of bugs in a little time w/o a wash.

tommydogsdad · 05-14-2007, 07:37 PM

Spray the front of your car with Pam Cooking Spray. Then hose the front of your car off at night. Sounds ridiculous, I know. It won't damage your car, and they just sheet off the front when you hose the nasty bugs off.

ChadE · 05-14-2007, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Ninjaneer

That's a bug cemetery

Yea I hate love bugs too (Floridian yay!), but if that's seriously your car then you haven't washed it frequently enough. You don't amass that amount of bugs in a little time w/o a wash.

LOL thats not my car, mine wasnt near that bad although i did wait about a week and a half before getting them off i just posted that pic for people who didnt know what they were and what they do. They said on the news last night if you leave them on over about 3 days the acid they have in them will eat though the clear coat and leave your paint permentaly pitted

ChadE · 05-14-2007, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Ninjaneer

That's a bug cemetery

Yea I hate love bugs too (Floridian yay!), but if that's seriously your car then you haven't washed it frequently enough. You don't amass that amount of bugs in a little time w/o a wash.

Also how long do they last this is my first "love bug season" here.

EHDEN · 05-14-2007, 07:47 PM

you MUST immediately wash them off! taking about same day/night. don't let them sit in the next morning sun. will ruin your car!

ChadE · 05-14-2007, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by EHDEN

you MUST immediately wash them off! taking about same day/night. don't let them sit in the next morning sun. will ruin your car!

This i know lol, i got them all off and got some wax on and it looks fine. Good thing i watched the news last night or it prob would have been this weekend before i got them off.

daveyg · 05-14-2007, 08:25 PM

Spray the whole front of the car with "RAID" that way the bugs will fly over the car!!

XxLancaxX · 05-14-2007, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ChadE

I fuckn hate these things, anybody who lives in FL or has lived in FL knows what Im talking about i just spent almost 2 hours trying to get these bitches off! Does anybody have any tricks to getting these things off easier.

and for those of you who dont know heres what they look like on the front of your car.

Sorry just had to vent. :rocks:

Edit: this is not my car just an example

Its called a clear bra..... THey wipe right off.

Brunotheboxer · 05-14-2007, 08:51 PM

that sux.

drty335 · 05-14-2007, 08:53 PM

i hate love bugs too i just spent an hour takin them off...i cant wait till they are not around anymore

ejazbmw · 05-14-2007, 10:00 PM

thank god i live in jersey

BMW F22 · 05-14-2007, 10:04 PM

that shit is gross!! WTF

canucklion · 05-14-2007, 10:29 PM

the worst part is the dead ones that get stuck to the radiator !

Johnny Lin · 05-14-2007, 11:25 PM

That is hell nasty. That suck man. Im glad we dont have that here.

txusa03 · 05-15-2007, 08:05 AM

invest in some blue painter's tape, lol...

That van look like many car here in texas. We have plenty of land and we like to travel by car. They are plenty of those bugs here in texas and the southestern states.

Ninjaneer · 05-15-2007, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by ChadE

Also how long do they last this is my first "love bug season" here.

Not really sure, I don't keep track

I'd guess about ~3 months or so, but it's just really bad during the summer. I've actually seen 3 diff. cars that had that many bugs on it (like your pic) - it's nasty.

Neil · 05-15-2007, 09:40 AM

Being from the NE when I drove down to FL I couldn't believe how much crap was stuck to my car. I had to make routine stops along the way to clear the bugs. There was even a giant grasshopper stuck to one of the spokes of my wheels. Was a bitch to get off.

Bird shit is the same way. My girl had some on her car, didn't wipe it off for a week and yesterday I couldn't get the marks out, it ate through the clear. Now I'm gonna have to get out the PC and buff them out.

fire-n-ice · 05-15-2007, 09:57 AM

Good Lord, that's horrific. I understand your pain! I live in GA, we don't have the love bugs like y'all do, but we have everything else. That's why in the "How often do you wash your car thread", I basically said eveytime I drive it because the bugs are so bad. They WILL stain your car too, keeping a good coat of wax helps a lot.
I am def. checking into that clear bra also.

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ChadE Major 112 Rep 1,426 Posts Drives: 2008 328i Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Davidson NC iTrader: (0)	I hate love bugs! I fuckn hate these things, anybody who lives in FL or has lived in FL knows what Im talking about i just spent almost 2 hours trying to get these bitches off! Does anybody have any tricks to getting these things off easier. and for those of you who dont know heres what they look like on the front of your car. Sorry just had to vent. :rocks: Edit: this is not my car just an example __________________ "When you are passionate, you always have your destination in sight and you are not distracted by obstacles. Because you love what you are pursuing, things like rejection and setbacks will not hinder you in your pursuit. You believe that nothing can stop you!" - Coach K Last edited by ChadE; 05-14-2007 at 07:54 PM..
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Neil The Designer 5 Rep 233 Posts Drives: Nissan Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: CT, USA iTrader: (0)	Being from the NE when I drove down to FL I couldn't believe how much crap was stuck to my car. I had to make routine stops along the way to clear the bugs. There was even a giant grasshopper stuck to one of the spokes of my wheels. Was a bitch to get off. Bird shit is the same way. My girl had some on her car, didn't wipe it off for a week and yesterday I couldn't get the marks out, it ate through the clear. Now I'm gonna have to get out the PC and buff them out.
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fire-n-ice Lieutenant 20 Rep 506 Posts Drives: 2003 Z4 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ga iTrader: (0)	Good Lord, that's horrific. I understand your pain! I live in GA, we don't have the love bugs like y'all do, but we have everything else. That's why in the "How often do you wash your car thread", I basically said eveytime I drive it because the bugs are so bad. They WILL stain your car too, keeping a good coat of wax helps a lot. I am def. checking into that clear bra also.
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