I am driving home for winter break and its 1800 miles of bugs begging to attach themselves to my car. My question revolvs around what I read in Maxim this month. They say that if you spray PAM on your hood the bugs will wash right off. Now I bet that is true, but is there any harm that can be done to the paint? I will probably wax the hood liberally before I leave anyway, but will this work? or is it not worth the side effects? Thanks.

 

I would say it'll work but it might be a messy job. kinda like now RainX makes the windows slick and the bugs don't really stick to the windshield with a fresh Coat of RainX, would think anything greesy would be the same way, but I can tell U if U have a dark color car U can tell greese on the car just like when U put wet tire on the car and it sprays all over the place b/c of wind and like a day later U get little spots on the car..would think Pam would be the same way but worse.

 

When you say driving home [for winter break], I assume you mean from college.. Before you leave, find a chem professor, and ask them.. They are prolly much more qualified to answer that question than anyone else here...

When I have a prob. with bugs, all I do is wet the car (with a hose), until they get soft... then I use a soapy sponge (a REALLY SOFT SPONGE GUYS), to gently wash them off...

 

Yeah that a good idea too or if U let the car sit over night in due and then wash it right in the morning when the dew is still on it and scrub a little with a Nylon Sponge, same one U wash dishes with, the bugs come right off and it doesn't damage the paint.

 

Brillo!!!!! (I kid, of course)

 

amonia and bleach does the trick for me. of course what I type is not endorsed by me, so any reproduction of my idea is soley the responsibiltiy of the owner. hehehe

 

there are two types of nylon sponges, they look identical. one is abrasive, the other is not.. be careful.

 

Pam, rather than a good wash and wax.. ???????

 

I discovered something that helps to get dead bugs off of my car easier. Use a spray bottle with car wash detergent diluted with water and spray down your car and let it soak BEFORE DRIVING to the car wash. I have found that this also works well on mud/grime on the rest of the car.

[Edited by warrlocked on 12-06-2000 at 10:07 AM]

 

in the summer, just let the engine idle a few minutes, spray the Pam on the hood, and you can have eggs and bacon in no time at all.

 

HAHA!!

well I'll just give her a real good wax job and hope i don't have any leftovers when i wash it. i want this gray lustre looking good forever.