Thread: Cleaning off the bugs

Sucess! I finally got 'em all off!! Here's the low down on all the stuff I tried... Water, soak and some soap gets the fresh stuff and dried bug bodies off without a doubt. Honda Pro cleaner is a definite favorite on the shine side but not any better than water and a soak for cleaning. Pledge, toothpaste, bug and tar remover, were complete waste of time! Goo Gone worked OK, but, required lots of elbow grease (not my cup of tea as...

Quote: Originally Posted by CruisnGrrl tar and bug remover +1 This works well and you get a wax coat with it too...

Don't want to thread jack but what about the bugs in the intercooler? I used a toothbrush and it got most of them off, but some of them really went deep into the fins. Any idea how to them out of there?

Lay wet paper towels on there for 15mins then remove. they should wipe off.

tar and bug remover

Quote: Originally Posted by omnivore Lay wet paper towels on there for 15mins then remove. they should wipe off. +1.. wet with a bit of dish soap.

Water and Dish Soap + Mr Clean Magic Eraser.

goo gone or bug and tar remover works GREAT!!

Wouldn't using dish soap remove the clearcoat from your paint? I've always used a good car wash shampoo when washing my car/bike instead of dish soap for that very reason.

believe or not try pledge it works great on the leathers too !