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Lor5150 · 05-20-2010, 10:35 AM

Ok so I live in Florida..land of all bugs..just wondering how many of us are experiencing those friggin love bugs smashing into the front of our cars!! They are such a pain in the ASS!

Tip: Remove them IMMEDIATLEY!! I keep Maguiars quick detail spray and a cloth in my trunk and get rid of them as soon as I can..Those little bitches can ruin your paint job if you don't catch 'em quick!!

Ok...rant over..felt good!

chrisinlittlerock · 05-20-2010, 10:37 AM

OMG!!! I used to live in Jacksonville when I was in the Navy. Those f#@k bugs are crazy. Peel the paint right off your car/bike. I rode a bike to work and had to wear a full face helmet just to keep them out of my teeth.

Bond · 05-20-2010, 10:39 AM

I 3M'd the front of mine and the little bas---- are still relentless!
I too keep Quick Detailer in the trunk and usually spend about 20min trying to clean it all up after a 2hr highway drive.

I hate 'em I hate 'em!!

Duf · 05-20-2010, 10:51 AM

Yep Naples, here. A drive across Alligator Alley this time of a year is a deathwish. Wall to wall love bugs on the front end.

khabboub · 05-20-2010, 11:19 AM

yeah this is a "florida specific" thread. lol. i keep my black box detail kit in my trunk, and as soon as i reach my destination i clean my car. all my friends look at me like im insane.

geminidreams · 05-20-2010, 11:23 AM

Im not from FLA but I can tell you Utah is having there own Bug issues and its sucks lol.. hate cleaning them off my windshield and front bumper Yuck.

markmass · 05-20-2010, 11:50 AM

Whenever I'm in for a longer trip -- I spray PAM on the front. Far easier to get to the other end and wipe them off...

Cweb16 · 05-20-2010, 12:03 PM

did any of you get the apperance protection coat on there car?

rmnc3r · 05-20-2010, 12:10 PM

Love Bugs? I'd hate to run into 'Herbie the Love Bug'

Forgottenalarm · 05-20-2010, 12:13 PM

are they kind of like cicadas? never heard of them

ABM2SSRSM6 · 05-20-2010, 12:36 PM

Those SOB's are a pain...have a neglected Yellow Frontier CC, looks like a bad case of teenage acne...permantley. Take care of them NOW. Thanks for the Pam idea...may also try spray wax without wiping it off before a long trip?? Also, try painting your white house trim while these suckers are around!

chrisinlittlerock · 05-20-2010, 12:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Forgottenalarm

are they kind of like cicadas? never heard of them

No, they are small, black with wings. Bigger than a Mosquito but kinda on that line of critter. Smash them and a yellow caustic goo comes out and oh yea there's always 2 of them stuck together, hense the"Love bug" thing.

fcu678 · 05-20-2010, 12:46 PM

Yea, they're just beginning to come out in south Louisiana. They're a real PITA.......I'm lucky my Camaro isn't my daily driver. It'll stay in the garage until they're gone.

DarkneSS · 05-20-2010, 12:46 PM

I never had a problem with my old car and bugs but this car EATS THEM! After EVERY highway drive there are always some on the front.

05-20-2010, 10:35 AM	#1
Lor5150 Drives: Black 2SS/RS Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Florida Posts: 117	DAMN LOVE BUGS!! Ok so I live in Florida..land of all bugs..just wondering how many of us are experiencing those friggin love bugs smashing into the front of our cars!! They are such a pain in the ASS! Tip: Remove them IMMEDIATLEY!! I keep Maguiars quick detail spray and a cloth in my trunk and get rid of them as soon as I can..Those little bitches can ruin your paint job if you don't catch 'em quick!! Ok...rant over..felt good! __________________ MEET BLADE

05-20-2010, 10:37 AM	#2
chrisinlittlerock Drives: 2010 Camaro/08 Tundra Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Little Rock Arkansas Posts: 797	OMG!!! I used to live in Jacksonville when I was in the Navy. Those f#@k bugs are crazy. Peel the paint right off your car/bike. I rode a bike to work and had to wear a full face helmet just to keep them out of my teeth. __________________ Rally Yellow 2SS/RS with Custom painted Black Rally Stripes, Heritage grill, Corsa cat backs with x pipe, CAI. Delivered: 8/18/09!!!!Yes!!!! "This is CHEVY country. On a quiet night you can hear a Ford rust."

05-20-2010, 10:39 AM	#3
Bond Heritage Hanger Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS, Black. Join Date: May 2009 Location: Edmonton Alberta Posts: 1,152	I 3M'd the front of mine and the little bas---- are still relentless! I too keep Quick Detailer in the trunk and usually spend about 20min trying to clean it all up after a 2hr highway drive. I hate 'em I hate 'em!! __________________ Keeping The Spirit Alive!

05-20-2010, 11:23 AM	#6
geminidreams Drives: ABM 2LT / RS Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Utah Posts: 2,391	Im not from FLA but I can tell you Utah is having there own Bug issues and its sucks lol.. hate cleaning them off my windshield and front bumper Yuck. __________________ Mods to date: ABM Catch can, Pfadt stage II racing suspension, axel back magna flows, Araid CAI. New Vinyl stripes and Powder coated my factory rims.

05-20-2010, 11:50 AM	#7
markmass TRI-COUNTY CAMAROS Drives: 2SS/RS Oct 2009 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Coral Springs Florida Posts: 448 View My Garage	Whenever I'm in for a longer trip -- I spray PAM on the front. Far easier to get to the other end and wipe them off... __________________ GET-TORQ custom CAM 223/243 LSA113, Full LS3 conversion, 3200 stall Multi-Disk TC from Circle-D, B&M Supercooler to cool that tranny down....1 7/8" Kooks Headers and High flowCats. MACH XL Catbacks. Eibach springs, R2C Performance CAI, powdercoated calipers, Footwell lighting in tune with dome lights, tints, ABL Lighting, ACS T3 ports and ACS Eagle T3 triple LED lighting kit. Heritage grill, Hex vents, ZL1 rockers, ZL1 Diffuser, Quad tips...the list keeps getting longer - whats next??

05-20-2010, 10:51 AM	#4
Duf Drives: Camry Hybrid Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 44	Yep Naples, here. A drive across Alligator Alley this time of a year is a deathwish. Wall to wall love bugs on the front end.

05-20-2010, 11:19 AM	#5
khabboub Tampa Gulf Coast Family Drives: Sold c7, in the market! Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 1,250	yeah this is a "florida specific" thread. lol. i keep my black box detail kit in my trunk, and as soon as i reach my destination i clean my car. all my friends look at me like im insane.

05-20-2010, 12:03 PM	#8
Cweb16 Tampa Gulf Coast Family Drives: 2010 Camaro Red with Black stripes Join Date: May 2010 Location: St.Petersburg Florida Posts: 47 View My Garage	did any of you get the apperance protection coat on there car?

05-20-2010, 12:10 PM	#9
rmnc3r Drives: me up the wall. Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Lakewood, CA Posts: 471	Love Bugs? I'd hate to run into 'Herbie the Love Bug'

05-20-2010, 12:13 PM	#10
Forgottenalarm Drives: Chevy Colorado Join Date: May 2010 Location: Baltimore Posts: 117	are they kind of like cicadas? never heard of them

05-20-2010, 12:36 PM	#11
ABM2SSRSM6 Drives: ABM/BGE2SSRSM6 & SW/GRY2LTRSA6 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Florida Posts: 47	Those SOB's are a pain...have a neglected Yellow Frontier CC, looks like a bad case of teenage acne...permantley. Take care of them NOW. Thanks for the Pam idea...may also try spray wax without wiping it off before a long trip?? Also, try painting your white house trim while these suckers are around! Last edited by ABM2SSRSM6; 05-20-2010 at 12:52 PM.

05-20-2010, 12:46 PM	#13
fcu678 5Th Gen (Craig) Drives: 2014 C7 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Houma, Louisiana Posts: 766 View My Garage	Yea, they're just beginning to come out in south Louisiana. They're a real PITA.......I'm lucky my Camaro isn't my daily driver. It'll stay in the garage until they're gone. __________________ 2014 C7

05-20-2010, 12:46 PM	#14
DarkneSS Account Suspended Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS 6MT Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Westchester, New York Posts: 3,715	I never had a problem with my old car and bugs but this car EATS THEM! After EVERY highway drive there are always some on the front.

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