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Old Jun 24, 2002 | 11:00 PM
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what's a goodway to keep a chrome bumber shiney and mke leaning up bug slatter easier. right now i just rub it hard with a wax, but every weekend after driving 250km on the highway it gets kind of pointless
 
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Old Jun 25, 2002 | 01:12 AM
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After cleaning the bumper real well. Try coating it with a little silicone spray lube on a rag or paper towel. You could use WD-40 but it won't stay on long enough :-)




 
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Old Jun 25, 2002 | 07:32 AM
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Here in Fla we have problems with love bugs zillions of them. I take a rag and a jar of vasaline wipe my bumper and grill with a thin coat,and since mine is a 79 model i also do the front of the hood cause those little buggars will eat the paint.






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Old Jun 25, 2002 | 01:18 PM
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thanks for the adivce guys. im gonna go out when it cools down a bit to clean it up
 
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Old Jul 5, 2002 | 05:14 AM
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I use harley bug remover on my Harley it works pretty well
 
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Old Jul 7, 2002 | 07:14 PM
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cleaning off bug splatter

if it's only for an occasional trip...spray the hood grill an bumper with pam cooking spray...makes them easy to clean up...

Hey Wiz... when exactly is the love bug season... I remember a trip to Mobile last year and we got covered up...couldn't even see out the windshield... but I don't rmemeber spring ?? fall ?? what month ??

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Old Jul 7, 2002 | 07:23 PM
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Does anyone have any results from "field trials" to report?

Like try out 2-3 methods on different sections, and going out to smash some bugs???




 
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Old Jul 7, 2002 | 08:34 PM
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Since we have had drought conditions for a couple of years the love bugs have'nt been around much but it's usually spring when they start their invasion. The sad part is we have been getting a lot of rain lately (thanks to El nino) so they will most likely be back next spring:-X23






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