I finally washed my filthy car today. It had a week's worth of dust and bug guts all over it! I tell you what, not only does the Acura paint chip easily, it is also a bitch to remove the bug guts from it!!! I have never had so much trouble, even when using Turtle Wax bug and tar remover. And yes, my car does have a pretty fresh coat of wax too.

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2001 Acura 3.2CL Type-S
Satin Silver/Ebony
No Navi/No Spoiler
Competch springs
35% tint
PIAA 19169 bulbs
K&N 33-2178 air filter

The Aviation Zone

 

Yeah it is a real pain to get bug guts off this car especially the love bugs. I wash the front of the car and the side mirrors everyday during love bug season and it is still a real pain in the ass to get them off.

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No more scratches thanks to the dumbass who walked on my car and had to pay to have it repainted.

 

This is a too little too late story, but...

If you wipe the bugs off or at least "tamp" them with a wet paper towel when you drive home or to your location, they will come off pretty easy (with good Zaino or Wax) BEFORE they start eating into the paint.

I've been really good about removing bugs from "trips" and they wipe right off. I use a soft towel, and also tamp with these blue paper shop towels I get at Pep boys (they come in a roll or big box and are great for door jambs or "tamping" (NOT RUBBING)).

The faster you can get them off the car (even if you don't get all of it off), the easier it is on you *and* your car's finish.

I didn't realize that I had some tiny pinhead drops of tree sap on the car, and I normally can get the stuff of the same day in about 10 minutes (complete). Once that stuff starts to burrow in, it is a much bigger job, as it is with tar, bubble gum, bugs, and other paint killers.

(Just a thought or ten...)


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Silver 2001 CL-S with NAVI

• Mud guards
• Wheel locks
• Toyo T1S 235/45ZR17-97W* Proxies on 17x8" SSR Competition wheels (48lbs less than stock)
• Kevlar/SS Brake lines w/Brembos?
• Comptech headers & sways
• Silver AEM CAI
• 10 coats of Zaino magic

 

Bugs come off my car no problem, even the big ones that leave the quarter sized splats. Coat your car with Zaino, it helps get them off.

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01' Acura CL Type-S
Piaa 19169 Bulbs
Valentine1 Pig Detector
CompTech Exhaust
Xephyr Cold Air Intake
Really Cool Mesh Grill
Custom BASS by <A HREF="http://www.streeteffectz.com

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01'Acura</A> Integra GSR

 

I've got a pretty fresh coat of Meguiar's on right now. And these spats are more like silver dollar size (we have BIG bugs in Texas). I have been using Meguiar's for years and with my other cars (1998 Sebring and 1989 Camaro) I never had problems removing week-old bug guts.

I will try the instant removal suggestion though. Thanks Eric.

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2001 Acura 3.2CL Type-S
Satin Silver/Ebony
No Navi/No Spoiler
Competch springs
35% tint
PIAA 19169 bulbs
K&N 33-2178 air filter

The Aviation Zone

[This message has been edited by MikeN (edited 06-03-2001).]