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mudfuel06 05-14-2012 08:45 AM

As crazy as it sounds, the dryer sheet is a good idea and I have also heard of using PAM on a sponge to help prevent them from sticking. You haven't seen bugs until you have to deal with the LoveBugs here in Florida! Here's a link:
http://www.gainesville.com/article/2...0519836/0/news

jdadamsjr 05-14-2012 08:53 AM

Originally from Losing-Annie so am intimately familiar with those hated love bugs :)

Brought the rv to our dealer to get some add-ons done (vent covers, screen door bar, etc)

and they wash it after every service call (may just buy something after every trip !!!:-X22)

but they use lot's of water, some bug remover, and the plastic 'brillo' from the kitchen aisle to remove the tough ones ...

so I waxed it when I brought it back to storage.... standing on the tailagate of the truck with the bags filled so I'm tall enough :-jammin

LibTimothy 05-14-2012 08:59 AM


Originally Posted by mudfuel06 (Post 11830002)
As crazy as it sounds, the dryer sheet is a good idea and I have also heard of using PAM on a sponge to help prevent them from sticking. You haven't seen bugs until you have to deal with the LoveBugs here in Florida! Here's a link:
Lovebugs pestering drivers | Gainesville.com

Oh I remember the love-bugs when I lived in South Florida... I remember driving down the Turnpike and seeing clouds of them. I still shudder when I think of them.

Here in Texas, we have HUGE bugs. There are not as many bugs as the love-bug clouds, but when they hit the truck they leave a mark.


Timothy

rvpuller 05-14-2012 09:45 AM

We spent our last winter in Florida for a while and will be in the SW next fall, winter and spring so no more Love Bugs :-X04. What I did before we left was wax the front cap and when we stopped in SW Georgia for the night we had a very heavy dew (normal for there) so in the morning they were well hydrated and easy to clean off with water and my long handled washing brush.

Denny

skscci 05-14-2012 09:50 AM

Love bug season again!
 
Here in the Tampa Bay area, its love bug season again.
Has anyone tried the Rain-X or Prestone 'bug dissolving' wiper liquid?
Does it doe any better than the regular wiper liquid?
What about using it 'by hand' as a cleaner liquid when scrubbing them off?

Thanks.


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