Your Favorite Bug remover

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Hi guys, I recently purchased a bug remover that dilutes 4:1 and 10:1. I haven't used it yet so not sure how good it is. What kind do u use and how is it?
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Poorboy's Bug Squash diluted 1:3. Easily removes bugs and is LSP safe.
 
I use opc 6:1 and found it to work really well and not get rid of my protection. However, I've been curious about detailers road kill.
 
I have no complaints with Duragloss 471 and Pinnacle bug sponge if needed.
 
Optimum Power Clean 3:1. at that dilution you dont need a bug sponge. just spray, wait about 2 minutes and pressure rinse off. if there are still bug guts, just spray and agitate with a boars hair detail brush.

another really good one is auto finesse citrus power.
 
dc52nv said:
Poorboy's Bug Squash diluted 1:3. Easily removes bugs and is LSP safe.
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:iagree:

This is my choice. It works great.

I've also used it on tar, left over adhesive goo (on a new car), and other un-identifiable sticky/oily smudges. Everything wipes away with no effort.
 
Poor Boys Bug Squash

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Prestone "Bug Wash".

Only $3 a gallon, safe on paint, works just as good as any overpriced version of a similar product, can double as glass cleaner and can be had locally at just about any retailer.
 
tuscarora dave said:
Prestone "Bug Wash".

Only $3 a gallon, safe on paint, works just as good as any overpriced version of a similar product, can double as glass cleaner and can be had locally at just about any retailer.
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Safe on paint, but do you have to reapply LSP? That's what I like about DG 471. Pretty cheap too. More than 3 bucks a gallon though.
 
I had been using the Duragloss stuff, but I felt like it had to have a very long dwell time for it to work well. I just got some Poorboy's Bug Squash in the mail so I will try that next.
It's not removing bugs that is difficult, it's removing the left over baked on guts that is always a chore for me, especially on neglected cars.
 
Dogfather said:
Safe on paint, but do you have to reapply LSP? That's what I like about DG 471. Pretty cheap too. More than 3 bucks a gallon though.
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Well... I really haven't done those tests because anything that comes into my shop is typically totally neglected and has no wax or sealant anyway.

Back before I Opti-Coated my personal car I did extensive testing on Poorboy's Bug Squash and determined that it does in fact remove wax and some sealants at full strength. I was able however to dilute it to a level where it helped with bug removal while seemingly not removing the LSP.

Maybe someday I'll do the same testing with the Prestone offering just for kicks.

I'd say for the sake of this thread and your particular maintenance needs, assume that the Prestone offering Is Not LSP safe until someone has proven otherwise.

For me, going from a neglected pile of crap looking paint finish that's covered in dried bug splatter to a finely polished "looking new again" machine, as part of the process it's a no brainer. Do I want to spend $3 a gallon, or do I want to spend $34 a gallon to meet the same ends.?..
 
tuscarora dave said:
Prestone "Bug Wash".

Only $3 a gallon, safe on paint, works just as good as any overpriced version of a similar product, can double as glass cleaner and can be had locally at just about any retailer.
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I might have to try that. Do you dilute it at all? Would be good for those vehicles that aren't maintained and the bugs are glued on there.
 
tuscarora dave said:
Prestone "Bug Wash".

Only $3 a gallon, safe on paint, works just as good as any overpriced version of a similar product,
can double as glass cleaner and can be had locally at just about any retailer.
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:iagree:...Great stuff for bug guts removal!

And I always use a detail-spray/wax afterwards.
Just a thought:
Isn't this the "best-practice" that's used by everyone, no matter the bug-removal products?
If not: It should be, IMHO.

Also:
Based on spray pattern...
I use it in an empty Windex spray bottle (confuses "The Good Wife")
to also clean all home glass surfaces.

:)

Bob
 
KillaCam said:
I might have to try that. Do you dilute it at all? Would be good for those vehicles that aren't maintained and the bugs are glued on there.
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No I don't dilute it. I just put it in a sprayer and when starting a job I spray it on the bug splattered areas of the car and continue on setting up my pressure washer, filling wash buckets etc.

If the car is really bad with bug splatter, while I'm setting up things for the job I'll give it a second spray to re-wet the effected areas. By the time I get things set up and move onto the pre-rinse stage to remove any loose dirt or grit, the bugs just fly off the car with the other debris removed by the initial power washer pre-rinse.
 
FUNX725 said:
:iagree:...Great stuff for bug guts removal!

And I always use a detail-spray/wax afterwards.
Just a thought:
Isn't this the "best-practice" that's used by everyone, no matter the bug-removal products?
If not: It should be, IMHO.

Also:
Based on spray pattern...
I use it in an empty Windex spray bottle (confuses "The Good Wife")
to also clean all home glass surfaces.

:)

Bob
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Yeah, I guarantee you the guy with the $34 gallons of windshield washer fluid laughs all the way to the bank every time he sells a jug of it.

I can't see how one could pre-treat with any solution, move on to scrubbing with a bug block or bug sponge, wash the car then think his LSP hasn't been effected. To each his own but it defies logic in my mind so I'd want to reapply an LSP regardless.
 
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