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Old Sep 13, 2000 | 12:14 PM
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!@#$ bugs!!

Is there any good (read: easy) way to get all these damn bugs off the nose of my car?!?!

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STB, Airfoil, Hooker cat-back, pseudo-cold air to K&N, Accel coil, !cat, !smog pump.
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Old Sep 13, 2000 | 12:47 PM
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I know this is going to sound like a Zaino add but once you get the bugs off use Zaino. I use it on my car and some of our daily drivers and the bugs pretty much just wash off with a little pressure from the hose.

To get them off I would wash the car really well and then get a clay bar. Many manufactures sell the cleaning clay and it will remove the bugs safely with out any paint damage.


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Old Sep 13, 2000 | 05:00 PM
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I have good luck cleaning fresh bugs off the front with WD-40. Like Chuck said, a clay bar and wax afterwards for those stubborn ones.




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1997 Black Firebird
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2000 Honeycomb taillights
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Old Sep 13, 2000 | 09:44 PM
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I second the one for WD-40. Works great. Another tip use newspaper to clean glass. No streaks! I didnt believe it either untill I did all the windows in my house.

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Old Sep 13, 2000 | 11:12 PM
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I have used 2 methods with success. Turtle wax Bug and Tar remover. Or the clay bar method.

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