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Love Bugs / hood protection

Old May 7, 2007 | 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Stovebolt HHR
Here in Florida we have nasty little flying insects that can peel the paint off your car.
They are called LOVE BUGS
I know them well!! Nothing to love about them.
Old May 8, 2007 | 08:26 AM
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Clean, wax, and remove.

Repeat as necessary......
Old May 8, 2007 | 08:48 AM
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using a wet dryer sheet gets them off then wash car as usual works great here.
Old May 8, 2007 | 09:15 AM
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Recomend the 2 piece front Bra, Will take care of the Love Bugs.
It works great on our HHR.
Old May 8, 2007 | 09:26 AM
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I can't believe those bugs! I was in Florida last week. They are everywhere. Driving down the Turnpike we got caught in a cloud of the things. What a mess that makes of your car!
Old May 8, 2007 | 02:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Firewatcher
I can't believe those bugs! I was in Florida last week. They are everywhere. Driving down the Turnpike we got caught in a cloud of the things. What a mess that makes of your car!
That's why I got the bra. Best 50 bucks I ever spent.


Alan
Old May 8, 2007 | 06:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Holmes Hot Ride
They are also called Japanese beatles or sometimes Junebugs in the south. They will distroy a frut bearing or sweet flowering tree in a day when they are mateing.
We had Japanese Beetles on Staten Island when I was a kid. They didn't look anything like that picture. They had a shell over their wings that was sort of a dark iridescent orange color, like "Sunburst Orange" but darker. You didn't see their wings 'til they flew away. They raised hell with my Mom's roses though.
Old May 8, 2007 | 06:34 PM
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I am hoping to have a 3M clear bra installed some time this summer.The lovebugs around here get really bad in September and those stinking things have corrosive guts that can actually eat through paint.I wish they would stay in Florida but if we have southerly winds that time of year,I have seen them as far north as Montgomery.Can't y'all down there in Florida do something about those things? By the way...I found some stuff that works great for getting the smashed bugs off of your car.It's called "Purple Power Bug Wash and Wax".If you can find it at Advance Auto,you had better buy two,because it does not stay on the shelf for long.And the reason the lovebugs are around highways...they are attracted to exhaust fumes.
Old May 8, 2007 | 07:16 PM
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Originally Posted by HonestBlues
I am hoping to have a 3M clear bra installed some time this summer.The lovebugs around here get really bad in September and those stinking things have corrosive guts that can actually eat through paint.I wish they would stay in Florida but if we have southerly winds that time of year,I have seen them as far north as Montgomery.Can't y'all down there in Florida do something about those things? By the way...I found some stuff that works great for getting the smashed bugs off of your car.It's called "Purple Power Bug Wash and Wax".If you can find it at Advance Auto,you had better buy two,because it does not stay on the shelf for long.And the reason the lovebugs are around highways...they are attracted to exhaust fumes.
Where can I find a clear bra? I have so many chips from rocks that I think I need better protection up front. A clear bra wouldn't take stand out like the black ones do.

BTW, I use Turtle Wax Bug and Tar Remover with great results. It works on both the metal and plastic surfaces.
Old May 8, 2007 | 07:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Stovebolt HHR
That's why I got the bra. Best 50 bucks I ever spent.


Alan
My sister drives a full size GMC conversion van. A bra for that would need to be at least a 58 FF.

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