after driving through east texas i had about 1 quintillion love bugs on the front of my truck. i should have taken a picture before i washed it but every time i thought of it i didn't have a camera. to put it into perspective, i drove 6 hrs round trip and had to stop 3 times on the way there and twice on the way back to clean the bugs off my windshield bc i couldn't see out of it...
so today i washed the front of my truck twice, then sprayed on a coat of rain-x bug and tar remover. i let it set, sprayed it off then washed the area again. i repeated this 3 times and i still have little oilly gut marks on my hood where bugs splattered.
how the hell do i get these off? please dont tell me clay bar...
__________________ 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD Classic Dmax/Allison
Quadzilla Stealth 2, MBRP 5" tb, Tru Flow XDI intake, Cognito leveling kit, Pitman and Idler Arm braces, Bilsteins, PPE Tie Rod sleeves, 295/75/16 nitto terra grapplers on mb motoring 62's, Nfab nerf bars, black bowtie by me, Peripheral Ipod integration, TSC low pro toolbox
rain-x bug and tar remover is pretty weak. Go up to your local carwash and ask the detal guys for some bug&tar remover. I worked at a car wash years ago and we had some stuff that would take off damn near ANYthing
__________________ Joel
2007 Classic 2500hd CC/SB, 4x4, LT3 LBZ
Im doomed...all i want to do is buy stuff for my truck
Had the truck a few months and so far....
PPE excelerator
2 JL 10w3v2 subs under back seat
Kenwood Excelon 1600w amp
Line X
305/70/16 nitto AT's came the 2nd day. cant stand the stock tires!
Dipricol gauge set: Pyro/Boost/Fuel psi
Oh...BTW...Now accepting donations for my transmission fund!
Purple Power (sounds deceiving) Tire cleaner. Spray on the front, let it set for a couple of mins, then grap 2 or 3 used dryer sheets and it should come right off. Works for me at least..
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Jeff
06 Chevy 2500HD 4x4 | LBZ/Allison
Tuned with EFI Live, Sport Comp II Gauges, MBRP 4" T-304 Cat-Back Exhaust, Westin Bull and Nerf Bars, 285/75/16 BFG A/T's on Stock PYO's
rain-x bug and tar remover is pretty weak. Go up to your local carwash and ask the detal guys for some bug&tar remover. I worked at a car wash years ago and we had some stuff that would take off damn near ANYthing
well good thing it was only $5. i used half the bottle....
do you remember the name of the stuff you used?
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Originally Posted by Diesel Truck
Purple Power (sounds deceiving) Tire cleaner. Spray on the front, let it set for a couple of mins, then grap 2 or 3 used dryer sheets and it should come right off. Works for me at least..
spray tire cleaner on the hood of my truck?? where do i buy it?
__________________ 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD Classic Dmax/Allison
Quadzilla Stealth 2, MBRP 5" tb, Tru Flow XDI intake, Cognito leveling kit, Pitman and Idler Arm braces, Bilsteins, PPE Tie Rod sleeves, 295/75/16 nitto terra grapplers on mb motoring 62's, Nfab nerf bars, black bowtie by me, Peripheral Ipod integration, TSC low pro toolbox
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2001 2500HD ex cab
AFE turbo back 4"
K&N air filter
ARP head studs
best mileage so far was 21.63 with no programmer....yet.
I've got EFI now, when I'm done playing I'll see what I can get for mileage.
wont dryer sheets put swirl marks all over your paint?
__________________ 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD Classic Dmax/Allison
Quadzilla Stealth 2, MBRP 5" tb, Tru Flow XDI intake, Cognito leveling kit, Pitman and Idler Arm braces, Bilsteins, PPE Tie Rod sleeves, 295/75/16 nitto terra grapplers on mb motoring 62's, Nfab nerf bars, black bowtie by me, Peripheral Ipod integration, TSC low pro toolbox
You may want to check your radiator and transmission cooler while you are at it. Those damned bugs can really plug up everything and eventually can cause major overheating problems if you don't get them off.
If you let the dead bugs solidify in there you may have to take apart the whole stack and reverse spray every heat exchanger in there to get them off.
I ended up getting an RV bug screen for my truck and use it whenever I take a cross-country trip. The mesh size is like a window screen. It doesn't stop every single bug, but it sure keeps all the big one from getting through and plugging my radiator.
i hope lovebugs go extinct
2007 Classic 2500hd CC/SB, 4x4, LT3 LBZ
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