bug prevention

alex_hamilton2007 · 08-01-2007, 05:08 AM

Ive heard of sprayin wd-40 on the front of the truck to deflect bugs...also ive heard of leaving wax on the front....but what is a good way other than not driving lol

joeysDYME · 08-01-2007, 05:10 AM

swerve

jhankinson · 08-01-2007, 10:37 AM

I have also heard of some people down here during love bug season spraying Pam non-stick spray on the car. My boss did it...we drove to the Keys for work...and came back and the front was BLACK. It does keep the bugs off...but it attracts everything else and the dust and dirt sticks to it quite well.

greencactus3 · 08-01-2007, 02:47 PM

drive backwards!

Tex Star Detail · 08-01-2007, 09:35 PM

no way to avoid them. Just keep the front of the truck polished/waxed (paint, chrome, etc.) It will make it easier to remove the bugs later. But remember, bug guts will eat through your clear coat, as well as bird poo.....

alex_hamilton2007 · 08-02-2007, 03:05 AM

well i drive 60 miles round trip to work n it just keeps gettin worse to keep the bugs cleaned off but I found some Bug Off spray and it works pretty good just spray it on and go to tha local car wash

joeysDYME · 08-02-2007, 03:12 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by alex_hamilton2007

well i drive 60 miles round trip to work n it just keeps gettin worse to keep the bugs cleaned off but I found some Bug Off spray and it works pretty good just spray it on and go to tha local car wash

Is that what the spray is called and if so where did you purchase it?

alex_hamilton2007 · 08-02-2007, 03:17 AM

comes in a white bottle you can get it at walmart, auto zone, and advanced

joeysDYME · 08-02-2007, 03:19 AM

thank you

TOMMYGUNZZSS · 08-04-2007, 01:27 AM

If the bugs get real bad you could clay them off.

philipalan · 08-04-2007, 03:37 AM

Does speed affect if bugs get stuck to the truck or not? I imagine the slipstream changes at different speeds.

I guess what we really need is a windtunnel and a bunch of bugs.

Seriously though, I googled for spray-on teflon, and found this:

http://www.autobarn.net/tespwax22ozb.html

There apparently is also a teflon "nonstick cookware repair" spray available. Unfortunatly, it may need to be baked onto the surface to be coated.

greencactus3 · 08-04-2007, 04:42 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by philipalan

Does speed affect if bugs get stuck to the truck or not? I imagine the slipstream changes at different speeds.

I guess what we really need is a windtunnel and a bunch of bugs.

Seriously though, I googled for spray-on teflon, and found this:

http://www.autobarn.net/tespwax22ozb.html

There apparently is also a teflon "nonstick cookware repair" spray available. Unfortunatly, it may need to be baked onto the surface to be coated.

yes, speed does matter. when ur moving at 5 mph, the bug can still fly away.
when at 80, the bug is smashed.

Tex Star Detail · 08-04-2007, 07:55 PM

anything Telfon, that has to do with car care, is a gimmick.
Like the DuPont wax stuff you find at wal mart...

Teflon has to be baked on at a very high temp.

philipalan · 08-04-2007, 08:59 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Tex Star Detail

anything Telfon, that has to do with car care, is a gimmick.
Like the DuPont wax stuff you find at wal mart...

Teflon has to be baked on at a very high temp.

So it's just DuPont using their trademark on some wax? I knew PTFE needed to be cured, but I was hoping it was related.

Tex Star Detail · 08-04-2007, 09:09 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by philipalan

So it's just DuPont using their trademark on some wax? I knew PTFE needed to be cured, but I was hoping it was related.

Bingo. If it does anything, it makes it easier to apply/remove. But typically, people will see it, think Teflon, and bam, it must be the slickest there is, which is not the case at all.

08-01-2007, 05:08 AM	#1
alex_hamilton2007 I See What You Did There Age: 21 Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 454 Location: Huntingdon, Tennessee User is: OffLine	bug prevention Ive heard of sprayin wd-40 on the front of the truck to deflect bugs...also ive heard of leaving wax on the front....but what is a good way other than not driving lol
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08-01-2007, 05:10 AM	#2
joeysDYME . Age: 31 Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,139 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: bug prevention swerve
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08-01-2007, 10:37 AM	#3
jhankinson Registered User Age: 29 Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 358 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: bug prevention I have also heard of some people down here during love bug season spraying Pam non-stick spray on the car. My boss did it...we drove to the Keys for work...and came back and the front was BLACK. It does keep the bugs off...but it attracts everything else and the dust and dirt sticks to it quite well.
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08-01-2007, 02:47 PM	#4
greencactus3 bellcranks no more Age: 22 Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 23,488 Location: ann arbor, mi User is: OffLine	Re: bug prevention drive backwards!
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08-01-2007, 09:35 PM	#5
Tex Star Detail will detail for food Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 509 Location: Georgetown, Texas User is: OffLine	Re: bug prevention no way to avoid them. Just keep the front of the truck polished/waxed (paint, chrome, etc.) It will make it easier to remove the bugs later. But remember, bug guts will eat through your clear coat, as well as bird poo.....
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08-02-2007, 03:05 AM	#6
alex_hamilton2007 I See What You Did There Age: 21 Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 454 Location: Huntingdon, Tennessee User is: OffLine	Re: bug prevention well i drive 60 miles round trip to work n it just keeps gettin worse to keep the bugs cleaned off but I found some Bug Off spray and it works pretty good just spray it on and go to tha local car wash
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08-02-2007, 03:12 AM	#7
joeysDYME . Age: 31 Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,139 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: bug prevention Quote: Originally Posted by alex_hamilton2007 well i drive 60 miles round trip to work n it just keeps gettin worse to keep the bugs cleaned off but I found some Bug Off spray and it works pretty good just spray it on and go to tha local car wash Is that what the spray is called and if so where did you purchase it?
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08-02-2007, 03:17 AM	#8
alex_hamilton2007 I See What You Did There Age: 21 Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 454 Location: Huntingdon, Tennessee User is: OffLine	Re: bug prevention comes in a white bottle you can get it at walmart, auto zone, and advanced
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08-02-2007, 03:19 AM	#9
joeysDYME . Age: 31 Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,139 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: bug prevention thank you
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08-04-2007, 01:27 AM	#10
TOMMYGUNZZSS Registered User Age: 26 Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 960 Location: Winthrop Harbor, IL User is: OffLine	Re: bug prevention If the bugs get real bad you could clay them off.
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08-04-2007, 03:37 AM	#11
philipalan Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 378 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: bug prevention Does speed affect if bugs get stuck to the truck or not? I imagine the slipstream changes at different speeds. I guess what we really need is a windtunnel and a bunch of bugs. Seriously though, I googled for spray-on teflon, and found this: http://www.autobarn.net/tespwax22ozb.html There apparently is also a teflon "nonstick cookware repair" spray available. Unfortunatly, it may need to be baked onto the surface to be coated.
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08-04-2007, 04:42 PM	#12
greencactus3 bellcranks no more Age: 22 Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 23,488 Location: ann arbor, mi User is: OffLine	Re: bug prevention Quote: Originally Posted by philipalan Does speed affect if bugs get stuck to the truck or not? I imagine the slipstream changes at different speeds. I guess what we really need is a windtunnel and a bunch of bugs. Seriously though, I googled for spray-on teflon, and found this: http://www.autobarn.net/tespwax22ozb.html There apparently is also a teflon "nonstick cookware repair" spray available. Unfortunatly, it may need to be baked onto the surface to be coated. yes, speed does matter. when ur moving at 5 mph, the bug can still fly away. when at 80, the bug is smashed.
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08-04-2007, 07:55 PM	#13
Tex Star Detail will detail for food Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 509 Location: Georgetown, Texas User is: OffLine	Re: bug prevention anything Telfon, that has to do with car care, is a gimmick. Like the DuPont wax stuff you find at wal mart... Teflon has to be baked on at a very high temp.
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08-04-2007, 08:59 PM	#14
philipalan Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 378 Location: User is: OffLine	Re: bug prevention Quote: Originally Posted by Tex Star Detail anything Telfon, that has to do with car care, is a gimmick. Like the DuPont wax stuff you find at wal mart... Teflon has to be baked on at a very high temp. So it's just DuPont using their trademark on some wax? I knew PTFE needed to be cured, but I was hoping it was related.
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08-04-2007, 09:09 PM	#15
Tex Star Detail will detail for food Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 509 Location: Georgetown, Texas User is: OffLine	Re: bug prevention Quote: Originally Posted by philipalan So it's just DuPont using their trademark on some wax? I knew PTFE needed to be cured, but I was hoping it was related. Bingo. If it does anything, it makes it easier to apply/remove. But typically, people will see it, think Teflon, and bam, it must be the slickest there is, which is not the case at all.
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