Love bugs or little black #$%^&*

[Pseudomind]

Since I will soon be making a trip from Jacksonville to Deerfield Beach (just over 300 miles one-way) down I 95 (MY paint) I was wondering if there is some type of silicone like substance which could maybe be applied to help negate love bugs from sticking. The only other optins I see are to hope for the best, (wash quickly) or purchase a bra. I am not a fan of bra's on cars. (and at times not on women either haha)

Thanks

Pseudomind

 

[67HEAVEN]

PAM

 

[Pseudomind]

So if I am reading your reply correctly

Thanks 67HEAVEN, I do not imply anything with my questions below, just have never heard of this?

Just spray the front with plain old PAM cooking spray? It will not do any harm to the paint? Has anyone on the boards here actually done this?

 

[67HEAVEN]

I have. I'm sure others will chime in too. I prefer the original flavour myself.

Enjoy your trip.

 

[g-force junky]

use a light coat, a little goes along way. once at deerfeild wash it off. and for the trip back, if the're still here , re-aply.and yes original is best.

 

[Aurora40]

There are also other products made for cars. There is ProWax's Bug Guard and Huey Chemical's Bug Bloc that are water-solubale so they will hose off when you wash the car.

You can also buy 3M's clear bra in rolls and you could cut it yourself and stick it on for a temporary barrier, then take it off when done.

 

[alan]

Pam

I tried Pam on the motorhome years ago and it seemed to make bugs stick better. A couple of good coats of wax worked better. Try to picture the front of the motorhome covered with love bugs so thick it looked like live black velvet. A trucker at a rest stop lent me his plastic ice scraper to clean the windshield, then told me he had tried everything including Pam. Had to use warm water + ammonia to clean pam + bugs. used wax ever since.

 

[82X-FireVette]

I tried Pam on my car. It made a mess and was very difficult to remove after. It is greasy and the dirt sticks to it. I usually put a good coat of Zaino on and the bugs come right off with little effort. I would think if you use a wax that has teflon in it, the bugs wouldn't stick that well.

 

[MM-C5]

Use RejeX. You may not find it locally b4 you go but once you’ve tried Rejex you won’t go back to waxes.

http://www.e-tackle.com/rejeX.htm

Here is a link for FL and other state distributors.
http://www.corrosionx.com/distmarine.htm

Tom

 

[agentf1]

A couple good coats of Zaino or your favorite wax/sealant is probably the best thing if you do not want to use a bra. I highly recommend a GM bra if you decide to go that route, they go on and off easy and are reletively cheap (under 100 bucks).

 

[Hrtbeat1]

I don't know about keeping them from sticking, but the best way to get them off is to use a Bounce dryer sheet when washing. They come right off with just a little elbow grease, much easier than not using the sheet. Also the dryer sheet works good for road tar and grime. It must be something in the sheets or the fibers of the sheets themselves.

Didn't believe it at first but tried it on my GF's Ultra Yellow 350Z and the bugs, bug guts, road grime came right off.

 

[Pseudomind]

OK! I am trying to understand here

So RejeX if used right (cured) works better then wax. I went to the link. I currently am using Turtle wax ultra gloss.

Thanks

Use RejeX. You may not find it locally b4 you go but once you’ve tried Rejex you won’t go back to waxes.

http://www.e-tackle.com/rejeX.htm

Here is a link for FL and other state distributors.
http://www.corrosionx.com/distmarine.htm

Tom

 

[gmjunkie]

Thanks 67HEAVEN, I do not imply anything with my questions below, just have never heard of this?

Just spray the front with plain old PAM cooking spray? It will not do any harm to the paint? Has anyone on the boards here actually done this?

Yes I have Lot's and Lot's of times!! It will not Harm the Paint!! Yes it's hard to get off!!Good ole Joy soap and Hot water will take it off!! I lived in Vero Beach for 20 years and worked in a Little Body shop that only worked on High End Car's!! Once in a while I had to stoop so low,as to work on My Fav-O-Rite sport's car Corvette!! The rest of the time it was Mercedes,Rolls,Beemer's,Porsche's,Panteara,Lambo's,Ferrari Thay all used it and yes it come's off hard somtimes, But Remember THICKER is NOT Better!! just a thin coat or get out the Wax and Grease Remover!! There's Been Cases of PAM on this car!! junk!!

 

[RobertR]

pam

If you use PAM you will have to use detergent to remove it

Robert R
1960 c1

Since I will soon be making a trip from Jacksonville to Deerfield Beach (just over 300 miles one-way) down I 95 (MY paint) I was wondering if there is some type of silicone like substance which could maybe be applied to help negate love bugs from sticking. The only other optins I see are to hope for the best, (wash quickly) or purchase a bra. I am not a fan of bra's on cars. (and at times not on women either haha)

Thanks

Pseudomind

 

[MM-C5]

So RejeX if used right (cured) works better then wax. I went to the link. I currently am using Turtle wax ultra gloss.

Thanks

Somewhere in this Detailing Forum there was a thread about "an amazing product" ~ or something to that effect. It turned out to be RejeX. I did a little PMing then purchased a bottle, stripped the Meguiar's NXT wax off the Vette and applied 2 coats of RejeX. I also put it on the wheels and brake calipers. The results were astonishing!

The next weekend we were on a quick cruise with a C2 and a C3 when we got caught in a tremendous downpour. Rain just beaded up and flowed off my car. When we got home, the other two had the usual road spray junk behind all 4 wheels and water spots on all horizontal surfaces but mine was virtually clean and had no spots. A quick "shower" and drying with a micro towel and you could not even tell I had been in the rain.

I shot water on the wheels and brakes then just dried them off -- no crud.

The only place I haven’t used it yet is on the glass no special reason, just haven’t gotten around to it. I use Invisible Glass so the next time I detail, I'll probably follow up with RejeX.

As for the love bugs, I've been caught in them and found that a strong water stream takes them right off 99% of the time.

Someone else will have what they think is a better product I am sure and really, that is what this forum is about. I like the results I get and will be with this product for quite a while, I suppose.

Good luck.

T

 

[vettepilot]

PAM

I agree... I used it after talking to a guy in a rest area on I-10, my 93 was covered and I was fighting a losing battle with the water hose at the rest area. He pulled his 911 up, hit it for a few seconds... the bugs rolled right off. He then, without drying his car, applied another light coat where he had rinsed the bugs off. He handed me the can (original) and told me to try it... that was the last time I fought with love bugs on any car. I even use it on the front of the mirrors when the swarms are particularly heavy.
Yes you need to use either a good foaming car wash, or a little dishwashing detergent, but it's a heck of a lot easier than removing those dried bugs... which by the way will stain light colored paints. It's the protein contained in the bugs that stains, and creates such a strong bond to the paint.
By the way, if you didn't use Pam to prevent them from sticking... spay it on the dried bugs, let it sit for a few hours, and watch how it softens them making it much easier to remove without hard rubbing of the paint.

vettepilot

 

[U.P. John]

I have. I'm sure others will chime in too. I prefer the original flavour myself.

Enjoy your trip.

Remember on the caravan to BG, there was this rustbucket Clampett van driving 50 in the left lane and we all had to switch to the right lane? Remember they had an orange garbage can tied with rope on top of that beauty??? Were you like me, wondering "What could possibly be so valuable in that garbage can that it needs to be tied to the top of that road classic, ruining the entire mystique of owning a fume blowing underpowered rusted out van full of stump jumpers?"

I just figured it out, the garbage can was full of Pam to attract bugs to the Pam, since they probably had no wiper arms because they used them to clean their tooth!!!


:duh :duh

 

[U.P. John]

Send some love bugs to this chap...

http://cricket.biol.sc.edu/luvbug.html