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Florida Tundra Owners.. Love Bug Protection..

Discussion in 'Detailing' started by Tierhog, Mar 18, 2019.

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  1. Mar 18, 2019 at 9:47 PM
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    Whatcha use? Most effective? Price point?
     
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  2. Mar 19, 2019 at 4:30 AM
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    To prevent or remove? PPF is about all I know that would protect against them. To get them off, bounce sheets and water work better than any product made for bug removal.
     
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  3. Mar 19, 2019 at 5:14 AM
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    You are spot on with the Bounce sheets and water for removal, but what is PPF?
     
    Deuxlatch, Mar 19, 2019
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  4. Mar 19, 2019 at 5:34 AM
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    Paint Protection Film. It’s a film that they put over your paint to protect it. Won’t keep the bugs off, but makes them easier to remove and keeps the paint from etching. Pretty much the best kind of paint protection you can get. Super expensive though. Most people only do the front.

    https://youtu.be/spk9snYDqMs
     
    War Machine, Mar 19, 2019
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  5. Mar 19, 2019 at 7:03 AM
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    Wow, never knew that. Great tip. Does it have to be Bounce or any dryer sheet?
     
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  6. Mar 19, 2019 at 7:28 AM
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    I used the cheapest stuff I could find and it worked great. Just be sure to wash off the residue ASAP
     
    Deuxlatch, Mar 19, 2019
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  7. Mar 19, 2019 at 7:46 AM
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    We used to use WD40 to clean off the bug juice and smashed body parts back when I lived in love-bug country over 25 years ago.
     
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  8. Mar 19, 2019 at 7:55 AM
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    I second the WD-40. Works well and doesn't hurt the paint.
     
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  9. Mar 19, 2019 at 7:58 AM
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    I assume anything works. I’ve used Bounce because we already had it. During the summer she gets mad because I steal them.

    I’ve also heard of guys putting the Bounce sheet in the spray bottle with water and just using it that way. I spray water on it, rub the bounce sheets over it, and clean it off. Works like a charm.
     
    War Machine, Mar 19, 2019
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  10. Mar 19, 2019 at 8:11 AM
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    :rofl:that's funny, my wife would be mad also.
    I remember as a kid playing stickball (NYC) in the streets. If we broke the stick we would cut the broom or the mop head off and use that.

    Great tip.:thumbsup:
     
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  11. Mar 19, 2019 at 8:11 AM
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    :thumbsup:
     
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  12. Mar 19, 2019 at 8:32 AM
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    Dryer sheets work great.
     
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  13. Mar 19, 2019 at 11:18 AM
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    Huh. I learned something new today it seems.... lol
     
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  14. Mar 19, 2019 at 12:24 PM
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    I cut one of my moms up and made nunchucks.
     
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  15. Mar 19, 2019 at 12:27 PM
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    I've done that also. :rofl:
     
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  16. Mar 19, 2019 at 1:00 PM
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    How long before you SHOULD wash you truck? The dryer sheet a nightly thing?
     
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  17. Mar 19, 2019 at 1:01 PM
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    Before the sun bakes it into the paint.
     
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    I just use the bounce sheet while I'm washing the vehicle. I try to wash the vehicle as soon as possible after a road trip when I collect a bunch of bugs.
     
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  19. Mar 19, 2019 at 3:07 PM
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  21. Mar 23, 2019 at 4:42 AM
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    I just keep a couple of towels and waterless wash in the truck.

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  22. Apr 27, 2019 at 11:57 AM
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    Fricken Love Bug season again. I hate these things!
    IMG_20190427_144913.jpg IMG_20190427_144922.jpg
     
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  23. Apr 27, 2019 at 1:30 PM
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    I hear ya there. They are everywhere. I hit one on the windshield on the way home from work and i cant climb up to get it because Im 1 handed right now. I broke the other one on the truck last weekend.
     
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    Great googlie mooglie.....I'm thankful we do not have those things up here in NJ
     
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    Wet bounce sheet will take em right off, but you gotta rinse immediately after to get the film off before the sun bakes it on.
     
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    I'm spectical on bounce sheets. I would think they scratch your paint with minor swirls. I just got my 19 Cement Gray ceramic coated. I run it through a touch less car wash after I get off the road before I get home. They come right off. Love the ceramic coat! Best thing to protect the paint.
     
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    Rejex is the best coating ever for easy bug removal!!
     
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    Peroxide works as well.
     
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    My thoughts also. Is it the bounce or the sheet that takes the bugs off?
     
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