Front Bumper Insect Guts

1) Rent a car. 2) Put Saran Wrap on the bumper and take if off when you get home. 3) Fly.

Jeff

See if you can get some 'Teflon' somewhere (like Simonize...you can get it on eBay)

Instead of using wax on the bumper, use the Teflon, and rinse it off with a hose. (Well, not QUITE that easy, but close!)

You can also get "Teflon" waxes at AutoZone.

If you already have guts, go to Family Dollar and get a sponge with a

*PLASTIC* web around it, and scrub GENTLY!!!

What I do is presoak the area with a few blasts of the hose. Let it sit a while while wet.. That usually helps.. Once they get nice and wet, most will blast right off with a strong hose nozzle.. The few remaining, I scrub off with a rag. I wouldn't mind seeing that car.. I've seen the website, etc.. Pretty kewl.. My brother lives in Tulsa, "Owasso", and I have property about 85 miles south of there on Lake Eufaula. I've been watching the weather seeing if it might be decent enough to go up there, but the forecast shows part time rain, rain, rain the next few days.. So I'll probably pass.. MK

OR simply clean them off with a mild solution of baking soda and water when you get were you are going. ;)

mike

Actually Dawn Dishwashing Liquid does a better job. The only problem is that it strips the wax.

That is why we used baking soda and water on fleet cars, it will not harm the finish or remove wax

mike

Wax the bumper first.

I've never heard of Mike Hunter's solution, but it sounds like a good one. Simple Green is effective, along with a Dobie sponge.

BTW, what is the last thing to go through the bug's mind when it hits the bumper?

car bra

We're waiting, Ray.........

or drop a few bucks at the local car wash and when they don't all come off the bumper, ask them to wash it better.

jor opin'd thus:

Dupli-Color Shield:

If you have a light color Camry, use the clear; if it's dark, use the black.

BUT, the label says not to leave it on for more than three days (I know of someone who went five days with no issues) so it depends on your travel schedule . . . .

"Ray O" opin'd thus:

Its asshole.

When I see that on my bumper I think that it could have been worse. It could have been deer guts.

Doug

I'd hate to hit a deer in the corolla. Would probably hurt me as bad as the deer.. :( I drive in deer infested areas quite a bit too.. Out in the TX hill country, they all come out at night to eat the grass along sides of the highways. So you gotta keep a beady eye out.. Some nights we've seen many of them.. One after another.. Often in groups.. If I hit one with the slope front corolla, he'd probably end up in the front seat with me.. I'd scoop em up right across my hood. The front on the corolla is so low, I can't even see the front of the car in a normal sitting position.. I think that's one reason it gets the mpg it does.. MK

Correctamundo!

See Don Fearn's post ;-)

Car bras, A.K.A. front end masks, can damage the paint if the paint or underside is dirty or the fabric gets loose at all. They can also cause the paint to fade differently from the rest of the car.

Car bras are a total waste of money plus grit and dust trapped underneath often abrades the finish. Additionally, they have to be removed for washing the vehicle, then replaces. Total waste of time.

Typical DEMONrat--comes up with a lame solution which involves blaming others, i.e. the car wash, for YOUR OWN problem.