Bug spot cleaning help

[JimmyA91]

Hey everyone,

I have ppf and ceramic coating but don’t have time to rewatch my car from yesterday’s trip. I washed yesterday went for a long drive to work on break in and got hit by some bugs. I would like to spot clean some bugs off until I can wash the whole car on Thursday. What is my beat option to do so without scratching or mess anything up.

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[Axix23]

Meguiars mist and wipe with clean micro fiber towel if you must. If it’s super bad like the love bugs in FL, your going to need to wash it.

 

[JimmyA91]

Meguiars mist and wipe with clean micro fiber towel if you must. If it’s super bad like the love bugs in FL, your going to need to wash it.

No love bugs. Believe me when that season comes around the Supra will not make its way out of my garage. It’s like 3 or 4 nickel to quarter sized big splatters.

 

[puzzled]

I use Griots Speed Shine, but you can use any off the shelf quick detailer and a detailing microfiber towel to remove bugs. If you get a polymer based QD, you can even use it in the sun.

Since taking ownership I have not hose washed my car.. only QD and waterless wash when needed. Same with my other weekend cars.

 

[BA9092]

You can soak some soft paper towels (or even toilet paper) in a mix of water and detail spray solution, fold it flat and lay it on the bug juice for several minutes to an hour. It should soften up everything to be wiped clean with a microfiber towel.

I saved my friend's Audi from an ostrich-sized dropping once with this method.

 

[LoveToCamp]

Put a dryer sheet into an empty spray bottle.

Put water in.

Mix it.

Spray, and wipe the bugs away in one swoop with a microfiber towel.

Spray water on to wash off any residue.

 

[Tungsten1stSupra]

I'll second what @puzzled said regarding a good quick detailer. If you want to be really sure you won't damaged the paint, hit the bug spot with a decent bug and tar remover (Chemical guys, Griots, 3D, etc) let it dwell as per bottle instructions and then spray area liberally with a QD and wipe with a good micro fibre towel.

I've recently switched to Optimum No Rinse for my washes and it has quickly become the magic juice for my detailing. I use it in varying ratios with distilled water as a pre-soak, wash, quick detailer, clay lube, pad conditioner/cleaner...etc because of how it encapsulates debris and lifts it so well.

 

[puzzled]

Tungsten1stSupra - I too am a big fan of waterless washes (LOL'ed @ "magic juice" but it truly is). Sure I still rinse the underside of my daily driver after the snow season using this special wand and hose water, but after that I only use waterless.

 

[JimmyA91]

Thanks everyone

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