Bug guts!

[YarisOwnersDad]

I have tried two different kinds of wax on my Flint Mica Yaris sedan, and neither of them seem to keep the bug guts from penetrating into the paint.

Is there such a product that will NOT allow bug guts to permanently stain the paint?

Tom

[41magmag41]

I've had good luck with Eagle One's spray Nanuwax. It also comes in a paste but takes longer to apply. Hit the car every two weeks or so and you are good to go. Takes about 15 minutes to do the whole car.

[supmet]

Hit the car every two weeks or so and you are good to go

:eek:

Any good wax job should last much much much longer than 2 weeks. I use meguiars and I don't have too much trouble with bugs.

[UTVitz]

I sometimes get bug stains in the paint too. I usually use an ultra fine polish to rub them out then put a carnuba wax back on to protect the finish. Malms.com is the only place I order my stuff from, but Meguiars makes some pretty good products as well. Best advise I can think of is the same for bird droppings-get 'em off as soon as you can so a stain does not set in. Keep some quick detailer and a rag with your super particular about your paint like I am. Otherwise, try and wash the front regularly.

[YarisOwnersDad]

I sometimes get bug stains in the paint too. I usually use an ultra fine polish to rub them out then put a carnuba wax back on to protect the finish. Malms.com is the only place I order my stuff from, but Meguiars makes some pretty good products as well. Best advise I can think of is the same for bird droppings-get 'em off as soon as you can so a stain does not set in. Keep some quick detailer and a rag with your super particular about your paint like I am. Otherwise, try and wash the front regularly.

The problem has been that it has rained so much in the last several weeks that it has not been practical to wash the car. Otherwise, I would have gotten those bug guts off right away.

Tom

[supmet]

The problem has been that it has rained so much in the last several weeks that it has not been practical to wash the car. Otherwise, I would have gotten those bug guts off right away.

Tom

Ya but as he pointed out, you can just carry a rag with you. Really it will be a test of your wax job. If you did a good job, it should just wipe off fairly easily the first day - just do a once over when you get out after work and wipe down the big stuff. If your wax is starting to go bad, rub off, or you just didn't do a good job, it will take more scrubbing with a rag, but it will still come off. The same goes for the bottom of the doors and the bumper(mudguards are next on my checklist). If I wipe them down every day it takes 20 seconds. If I let it build for 2 weeks I gotta wash the whole thing.

[DevilGirl]

If I wipe them down every day it takes 20 seconds. If I let it build for 2 weeks I gotta wash the whole thing.

What do you use to wipe the bug guts off with? Just a rag and water? Or is there a specific product that you use?

2 days of highway driving with my commute has my front bumper coated with bug guts. Glad I did a really good wax job on Saturday using Meguiar's Liquid Gold wax. Just need something to remove those darn bugs on a more regular basis.

[DerFlosser]

Quick detail spray and microfiber. You have to be vigilant and clean EVERY day regardless of rain. The only way to remove what appears to be bake in is via clay bar...then follow with polish/glaze then sealant....then wax. I highly recommend using a sealant on a DD. Then...for enhanced shine, depth and protection...follow up with a quality carnuba wax.

[DevilGirl]

Any particular detail spray? Or will any exterior detail spray work? Thoughts on what works the best?

[Yaris Hilton]

Nothing a little Liquid Plumber wouldn't take care of. Or Easy-Off oven cleaner.

[DevilGirl]

Nothing a little Liquid Plumber wouldn't take care of. Or Easy-Off oven cleaner.

That doesn't even remotely sound healthy for the paint. Those are some pretty abbrasive cleaners.... :frown:

[Yaris Hilton]

That doesn't even remotely sound healthy for the paint. Those are some pretty abbrasive cleaners.... :frown:

Check the winking smiley above the post.

[DerFlosser]

Make sure to use a good clay lubricant. I highly recommend Clay Magic's fine grade clade. Anything more mild and you will incur micro-marring and you'll need to polish with a machine. Griot's garage also have a nice mild clay bar in good weight at a good price.

Detail spray and/or clay spray by Meguiar's I like (Final Inspection Spray #34) but there are hundreds out there.

[YAR1S]

lololol I just use elbow grease... lots and lots of rubbing.

[JumpmanYaris]

Clay bar + spit does wonders...

Cheers

Someone at IA said that lol I think it was Jill, by the way i havent heard from her

[counterfiend]

The problem with bug guts is their blood. They become immune to the bug sprays and what not, and it just gets into their blood, and stays there. So the chemicals in their blood is pretty acidic, and gets on your paint, and its at it. The best way to prevent it from damaging your paint?
Wash the front end after a long trip.

[DevilGirl]

Wash the front end after a long trip.

That would be a daily basis for me. My commute is roughly a lil over 100 mile round trip. Primarily highway driving (well, turnpike really). Just one day and I have a lot of bug guts. And days like yesterday and today, hard to get a chance to actually wash the car since it's raining constantly. Not to mention I don't have a garage to put my car into to be out of the rain to just some other method of cleaning just the front bumper... :frown:

[regal]

I live in rural hilly PA drive a white car and the bugs are murder as I drive to work at night, I've been studying this at Autotopia and it sounds like what we need is called Collinite 476. You can you a claybar and Klasse AIO prior and maybe even a polish prior to the AIO. They are saying over there that the Collinite beads water for 7 months. I'm lucky to make it thru one rain storm with my Meuairs Gold Caranuba. his stuff is supposed to be in a different league. I have a bottle of Klase SG, but I won't be using it after hearing about the superiority of the Colinite. Evidently it was developed as an electrical insulator and itsn't marketed heavily toward the auto market, seems to be a secrete discovery,

I am not saying you wont get bug but they should fal right off.

[DevilGirl]

I live in rural hilly PA

Rural hilly PA, huh? Sounds familiar to me... then again, the state is large... East or west side?

[En4sir]

I can relate to the rural hilly PA scene as well. I just returned last night from a 2-day Canada road trip and a few of the bugs I was hitting while driving at night were as big as small birds. It was a good thing I gave my Yaris a good coat of wax (Mother's paste) last week as the car wash (Meguiars) I used was totally useless against bugs guts.

[ztlonewolf]

you guys work way to hard just to remove bugs,water,409 and a nylon scrub pad is all you need

[DerFlosser]

Collinite is pretty old news....just used mostly in the marine detailing products.

[regal]

Collinite is pretty old news....just used mostly in the marine detailing products.

have you used the paste on cars, I know its old news just not well known.

[counterfiend]

Collinite may be old news, but in Texas its one of the best longest lasting wax's I have found for cars. Most OTC stuff last 4-6 weeks in Texas before its just completely gone.
But collinite buys you like 4 months, which is great in the Texas heat.
Why not invest in a clear bra for the front of your car, and front bit of the hood, or whole hood since it is so small?
You can leave the bugs on longer between wash's, and wont ever get to your paint.

[Treyz]

I use Z-Best Wax ... got it back at the Auto Show in NYC and loved it ever since. Takes off pretty much everything and compared to other waxes I have used in the past, it's a lot better. I think Clay Bar might be the only thing that beats it.

http://www.z-bestcarwax.com/

I only recommend the Wax though ... wasn't a fan of their detailer spray. I still use ICE for that.