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Old 06-21-2009, 08:53 PM   #1
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The problem has been that it has rained so much in the last several weeks that it has not been practical to wash the car. Otherwise, I would have gotten those bug guts off right away.

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Ya but as he pointed out, you can just carry a rag with you. Really it will be a test of your wax job. If you did a good job, it should just wipe off fairly easily the first day - just do a once over when you get out after work and wipe down the big stuff. If your wax is starting to go bad, rub off, or you just didn't do a good job, it will take more scrubbing with a rag, but it will still come off. The same goes for the bottom of the doors and the bumper(mudguards are next on my checklist). If I wipe them down every day it takes 20 seconds. If I let it build for 2 weeks I gotta wash the whole thing.
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Old 08-11-2009, 01:18 PM   #2
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If I wipe them down every day it takes 20 seconds. If I let it build for 2 weeks I gotta wash the whole thing.
What do you use to wipe the bug guts off with? Just a rag and water? Or is there a specific product that you use?

2 days of highway driving with my commute has my front bumper coated with bug guts. Glad I did a really good wax job on Saturday using Meguiar's Liquid Gold wax. Just need something to remove those darn bugs on a more regular basis.
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