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Old May 19, 2008 | 01:07 PM
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Love Bugs HA!
Black Fly's HA!

Come to Minnesota where the Mosquito is the state bird.
You can kill thousands at mid day.

No really come up here we want to kill them
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Old May 19, 2008 | 03:17 PM
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I use ICE and don't wipe it off the front grill after applying it then I use a $150 husky pressure washer to take them off. They come off with no scrubbing at all.
It also helps a lot if you pre-soak the nose for 10 minutes prior to the pressure washer treatment.
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Old May 19, 2008 | 03:17 PM
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I use tar and bug remover. Then I use the car wash soap on it with a mit. Then I rinse it off. Hope that makes sense. I tried just the tar and bug remover and rubbing it, didn't work. I had to use soap.

-Chuck
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Old May 19, 2008 | 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by paparap
Whassup with the freakin bugs?

I have never owned a car that caught so many bugs on the windshield and on the grill.

Anyonme have or heard of anything that helps to make it easy to take off or keep them from sticking so badly? I keep it waxed pretty good so the body bugs come off ok, but the windshield bugs take a ton of elbow grease to get compltetely clean.

Thanks.
Go to any auto parts store, buy a nylon mesh covered sponge. Shoot the carcasses liberally with foam Windex, scrub violently and wipe with an old towel if away from home.Do the same if cleaning at home, only hose off. To really make window cleaning real easy- take a NEW single edge razor blade and scrape the glass first, then the windex hardly has any work to do. REMEMBER- use a NEW blade ONLY each time. DO NOT turn the blade over- use only ONE side of the edge.
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Old May 19, 2008 | 03:29 PM
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I agree with the Jk being a bug magnet.I bought the Mopar bug shield thinking that it would solve the problem.It didn't.
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Old May 19, 2008 | 03:31 PM
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The answer is EASY fold the windscreen down
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Old May 19, 2008 | 05:35 PM
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Originally Posted by paparap
All of these were really helpful.

Then again, so is a 20d spike sticking in your forehead.

Anyone with any actual information?
Try driving everywhere in reverse. Your windshield will be spotless.
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Old May 19, 2008 | 05:43 PM
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i hate having my windshield covered in bugs, maybe not as bad as some of your bug problems but i can get some real beefy bugs onto my windshield. i soak the bug areas with like a warm water and then wash it with a sponge and soap, then i go at them with a small, little bristle scrub brush, like you would a shower i guess, so far no scratches i hope it won't scratch because it takes the bugs right off of the plastic bumper, grille and pretty good on the windshield too but i don't know it works for me.
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Old May 19, 2008 | 05:48 PM
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you can do like the imports and euros do on the way to shows....






painters tape the whip!
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Old May 19, 2008 | 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted by artpics
The answer is EASY fold the windscreen down
then how do you get them off your teeth?
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