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I call them lovebugs.  I don't know if that is what you are talking about but everyone's windshields around here are a mess.

I call them lovebugs.  I don&#039;t know if that is what you are talking about but everyone&#039;s windshields around here are a mess.

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kathydwells

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Yep, it's lovebug season, and those little guy's are having some fun. I always feel sorry for them though, 'cuz you know what they are doing right before they hit the windshield...I hope they get to enjoy it before they go and meet their maker!!!!

Yep, it&#039;s lovebug season, and those little guy&#039;s are having some fun. I always feel sorry for them though, &#039;cuz you know what they are doing right before they hit the windshield...I hope they get to enjoy it before they go and meet their maker!!!!

nancy jean

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[QUOTE=RiverOtter]little black bugs that completely ruined my car this past weekend :idontno: ?  They literally sounded like rain hitting the car driving from SoWal to Montgomery.   Gonna try to scrub them off tonight :bang: :bang:[/QUOTE]

Love bugs, get them off the paint ASAP.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="RiverOtter">little black bugs that completely ruined my car this past weekend :idontno: ? They literally sounded like rain hitting the car driving from SoWal to Montgomery. Gonna try to scrub them off tonight :bang: :bang:</blockquote> 
Love bugs, get them off the paint ASAP.

Beach Runner

beats on hood

What a way to go! :floor: All I have to say is that the male had better be in the Juvenile (hip-hop artist) state of mind as in the song "Slow Motion" for it to be worth it for the female biting the dust (or should I say, windshield).  :lol:

What a way to go! :floor: All I have to say is that the male had better be in the Juvenile (hip-hop artist) state of mind as in the song &quot;Slow Motion&quot; for it to be worth it for the female biting the dust (or should I say, windshield).  :lol:

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got any pics?

[QUOTE=nancy jean]Love bugs, get them off the paint ASAP.[/QUOTE]
 
:bang: :bang:  Scrubbed for an hour :bang: :bang:  Just went to the store for the bug and tar remover.  I think I'm too late :bang: :bang:

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="nancy jean">Love bugs, get them off the paint ASAP.</blockquote> 
:bang: :bang: Scrubbed for an hour :bang: :bang: Just went to the store for the bug and tar remover. I think I&#039;m too late :bang: :bang:

OhioBeachBum

[QUOTE=RiverOtter]:bang: :bang:  Scrubbed for an hour :bang: :bang:  Just went to the store for the bug and tar remover.  I think I'm too late :bang: :bang:[/QUOTE]
On the bright side, you weren't riding a hog home ('nutin like a june bug in the forehaid at 70+  :biggrin: ) - beats the heck out of a cup of coffee. ;-)

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="RiverOtter">:bang: :bang: Scrubbed for an hour :bang: :bang: Just went to the store for the bug and tar remover. I think I&#039;m too late :bang: :bang:</blockquote>On the bright side, you weren&#039;t riding a hog home (&#039;nutin like a june bug in the forehaid at 70+ 😀 ) - beats the heck out of a cup of coffee. ;-)

[QUOTE=OhioBeachBum]On the bright side, you weren't riding a hog home ('nutin like a june bug in the forehaid at 70+ :biggrin: ) - beats the heck out of a cup of coffee. ;-)[/QUOTE]
 
We were thinking that the whole weekend.  Can you imagine all those bugs if you were on a donercycle :?: :puke:

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="OhioBeachBum">On the bright side, you weren&#039;t riding a hog home (&#039;nutin like a june bug in the forehaid at 70+ 😀 ) - beats the heck out of a cup of coffee. ;-)</blockquote> 
We were thinking that the whole weekend. Can you imagine all those bugs if you were on a donercycle :?: :puke:

[QUOTE=RiverOtter]:bang: :bang:  Scrubbed for an hour :bang: :bang:  Just went to the store for the bug and tar remover.  I think I'm too late :bang: :bang:[/QUOTE] Warm water and baking soda solution will take them off!!!!!!!!!

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="RiverOtter">:bang: :bang: Scrubbed for an hour :bang: :bang: Just went to the store for the bug and tar remover. I think I&#039;m too late :bang: :bang:</blockquote> Warm water and baking soda solution will take them off!!!!!!!!!

[QUOTE=Bob]Warm water and baking soda solution will take them off!!!!!!!!![/QUOTE]
 
Any tip on the solution?  I have just spent about an hour with Turtle Wax Bug and Tar Remover with very weak results.  Won't the baking soda scratch the paint?

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Bob">Warm water and baking soda solution will take them off!!!!!!!!!</blockquote> 
Any tip on the solution? I have just spent about an hour with Turtle Wax Bug and Tar Remover with very weak results. Won&#039;t the baking soda scratch the paint?

Smiling JOe

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[QUOTE=RiverOtter]Any tip on the solution? I have just spent about an hour with Turtle Wax Bug and Tar Remover with very weak results. Won't the baking soda scratch the paint?[/QUOTE]

I would think any abrasive including bugs on your rag, will surely scratch that black show car.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="RiverOtter">Any tip on the solution? I have just spent about an hour with Turtle Wax Bug and Tar Remover with very weak results. Won&#039;t the baking soda scratch the paint?</blockquote> 
I would think any abrasive including bugs on your rag, will surely scratch that black show car.

katie blue

kt loo

Lovebugs got us good on the way home yesterday. Because our "new" car is just a used '96 pickup, we were free to bring it to one of those old fashioned abrasive, brush up-n-down drive thru car washes today. and Voila!  No more lovin'.

Lovebugs got us good on the way home yesterday. Because our &quot;new&quot; car is just a used &#039;96 pickup, we were free to bring it to one of those old fashioned abrasive, brush up-n-down drive thru car washes today. and Voila!  No more lovin&#039;.

I had forgotten about these little sob's until I drove to La. last week. :creepy:  My truck and windshield were covered! Hate em! Went straight to the car wash.

I had forgotten about these little sob&#039;s until I drove to La. last week. :creepy:  My truck and windshield were covered! Hate em! Went straight to the car wash.

I'm going to a detail shop tomorrow. :bang: :bang:

I&#039;m going to a detail shop tomorrow. :bang: :bang:

[QUOTE=RiverOtter]I'm going to a detail shop tomorrow. :bang: :bang:[/QUOTE]
Smart play - ask 'em what they use and share later maybe?

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="RiverOtter">I&#039;m going to a detail shop tomorrow. :bang: :bang:</blockquote>Smart play - ask &#039;em what they use and share later maybe?

[QUOTE=OhioBeachBum]Smart play - ask 'em what they use and share later maybe?[/QUOTE]
 
They will probably just use my money :biggrin:  But if they share any tricks I'll pass it on ;-)

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="OhioBeachBum">Smart play - ask &#039;em what they use and share later maybe?</blockquote> 
They will probably just use my money 😀 But if they share any tricks I&#039;ll pass it on ;-)

lollygal

RO, If you gonna pay, you have to pay!  Trip to the beach = love bugs on your grill = detail!!  Was it worth it?!!!  I say :bow: :bow: --Hell YEAH!!!

Miss Kitty

Meow

[QUOTE=lollygal]RO, If you gonna pay, you have to pay!  Trip to the beach = love bugs on your grill = detail!!  Was it worth it?!!!  I say :bow: :bow: --Hell YEAH!!![/QUOTE]


Probably payback from your "lovebug" behavior in the dunes!!!  I feel your pain...I had to pay $150.00 last year to get those things removed after a trip to Houston.  Nasty to paint!!

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="lollygal">RO, If you gonna pay, you have to pay! Trip to the beach = love bugs on your grill = detail!! Was it worth it?!!! I say :bow: :bow: --Hell YEAH!!!</blockquote> 
 
Probably payback from your &quot;lovebug&quot; behavior in the dunes!!! I feel your pain...I had to pay $150.00 last year to get those things removed after a trip to Houston. Nasty to paint!!

little black bugs that completely ruined my car this past weekend :idontno: ?  They literally sounded like rain hitting the car driving from SoWal to Montgomery.   Gonna try to scrub them off tonight :bang: :bang:

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