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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 01:49 PM
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Dead Bugs

What do you all use to remove the dead bugs off from the front of the truck?
 
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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 02:48 PM
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Personally I dodge all bugs, on my wife's car though I use Turtle Wax bug and tar remover. Works good.
 
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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 03:23 PM
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I also use the Turtle Wax, great product.

I like that picture beside of your user name Rockstone,,,
 
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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 03:23 PM
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In the land of Love Bugs the king sent out to all his kingdom a cry for the one who could remove the pesky critters. To the one who brought forth the best method the king pledged the hand of his daughter in marriage. Yea though there were many that sought the prize only one was adjudged the winner. He that brought a dryer softener sheet from his mothers laundry room and rubbed it upon the front of the kings coach, with a bit of water, was able to remove those most foul of pests with little effort. Since that time, which saw a rather common young man wed to the princess, the practice has been followed by many.
 
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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 04:01 PM
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Shorebird, great answer.

I'll try your idea. I used the turtle bug remover and it really didn't work that well. Bugs have been bad in my neck of the woods since Dolly.
 
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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 05:49 PM
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Simple Green, full strength.
 
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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 07:15 PM
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The company that makes Sea Foam makes a bug remover-Got a free sample last year from O'Rielly's. Works great. Sells under sea foam bug b gone.
 
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Old Oct 6, 2008 | 07:34 PM
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What ever product you choose try to do it in the morning when it's cooler and there's a little dew on the truck. If that's not an option park it in front of a sprinkler for little while to soften the the nasty bug guts.
 
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Drive Fast Enough To Out Fly The Bugs???
 
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Old Oct 7, 2008 | 02:35 PM
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Truck driver told me once that a good coat of Pam on the bumper and grill made the bugs fall off in the car wash. Dunno I've never tryed it, seems to me it would make a nice dust magnet.
 
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Old Oct 7, 2008 | 04:50 PM
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any kind of bug and tar remover along with a good strong hose nozel. Or a pressure washer on the lowest setting....seems to work okay for me. oh, and also a lot of elbow grease.
 
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Old Oct 7, 2008 | 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted by CLOTAGAMES
The company that makes Sea Foam makes a bug remover-Got a free sample last year from O'Rielly's. Works great. Sells under sea foam bug b gone.
I use this stuff to. Works great, best ive tried so far.
 
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Old Oct 7, 2008 | 06:57 PM
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Old Oct 7, 2008 | 10:33 PM
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I was told spray nine works good, by a highway chev pickup driver. I never tried it. TEST FIRST with what ever you use. I used Goo Gone bug&tar remover, got the bugs off easy but ate my plastic headlights.
 
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Old Oct 9, 2008 | 07:09 PM
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Bugs on truck

Scrubs in a bucket works real good to get bugs off. Buy it at home depot or lowe's. I use it when I wash truck then spray it off.
 
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