Took a Trip, Got bugs

[tr7driver]

Just finished a 3200 mile trip across the Midwest from Illinois to Utah. Got to clean up the car this weekend. Any recommendations for cleaning up the bugs? I put a fresh coat of Turtle Wax paste on the care before we left, so I'm hoping they will wash off easier. The bugs don't seem to interfere with any of the sensors.

 

 

BTW, the car did just fine an 9,500 ft elevations and handled the mountain highways and back roads with ease.

Edited June 12, 2014 by tr7driver

[tr7driver]

 

At 8,800 Ft

 

 

[tr7driver]

Near Park City, UT. This is as far as I'd go.

 

 

[Easy Rider]

Any recommendations for cleaning up the bugs?

 

Warm water with just a tad of soap and time; they need to soak to soften up.

Hydrogen Peroxide works too, so I've heard......but haven't tried it myself yet.

[billford]

Interested to know what the fuel mileage was on the trip...

[tr7driver]

Overall mileage I calculated at 36.9, though the car was showing 37.4. I set the tire pressure at 42 before we left. We were mostly driving 4+ speed limit of 70-75 on interstate, and did a lot of high country back roads. Not much hypermiling as we had so many miles to cover in 10 days. The car was fairly well loaded and we had no issues with it at all. (Maybe a few places the Nav was confused or didn't know where we were.) Traveling across Wyoming and Utah, I often couldn't get a usable signal for my phone to check maps or listen to Pandora, so it was a good place to have the Nav.

[GrySql]

I took mine to a car wash, problem solved. ;)

[SteveB_TX]

That's all the bugs you got on a 3200 mile trip? We get that many "insect suicides" just driving 12 miles into town! ;)

[GrySql]

That's all the bugs you got on a 3200 mile trip? We get that many "insect suicides" just driving 12 miles into town! ;)

I drove through 8 states and 4000 miles and got more bugs on my car during the 200 mile stretch thru the panhandle of Texas on I-40 than all the rest combined.

One reason is that the bugs are Texas sized, BIG!

 

[acdii]

Get one of those sponges with the mesh on it, use double the car wash soap, and soak them a bit, then scrub them off. Having fresh wax will help them come off easier.

[hybridbear]

Beautiful pics. Is your car Oxford White or White Platinum?

[tr7driver]

Beautiful pics. Is your car Oxford White or White Platinum?

Platinum

[tr7driver]

This one is at 8,400 feet, At a pull off a above the Sundance Resort

 

 

[dalesky]

Warm water with just a tad of soap and time; they need to soak to soften up.

Hydrogen Peroxide works too, so I've heard......but haven't tried it myself yet.

Definitely let it soak as much as possible. There are commercial bug cleaners, but I found that a very careful use of 3M rubbing compound works. Only buy the finest grit.

[jeffo65]

Soap and water will clean it.

 

If you have stubborn bugs/tar spray it with Avon Skin So Soft first.