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Old Jun 22, 2011 | 02:05 PM
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BUGS.............They mess up a perfectly good front end!
 
Old Jun 22, 2011 | 02:23 PM
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With a good coat of wax they come off pretty easy.
 
Old Jun 22, 2011 | 03:15 PM
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Fabric softener sheets work good too...

Or just sand her down and repaint :P
 
Old Jun 22, 2011 | 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by ChibiBlackSheep
With a good coat of wax they come off pretty easy.
 
Old Jun 22, 2011 | 08:26 PM
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not freakin love bugs the whole front end of what ever i drive ends up getting covered with them. damn near impossible to get off with out messing up the paint with three coats of wax on each vehicle
 
Old Jun 22, 2011 | 10:00 PM
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Originally Posted by trewyn15
Fabric softener sheets work good too...
thats a new one to me, i'll have to try that. nice tip!
 
Old Jun 23, 2011 | 05:44 AM
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Originally Posted by trewyn15
Fabric softener sheets work good too...

Or just sand her down and repaint :P
Originally Posted by Dmjr228
thats a new one to me, i'll have to try that. nice tip!
I'll have to try that too.

Is it okay to have your car smelling April Fresh in the middle of July?
 
Old Jun 23, 2011 | 05:54 AM
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car needs to be wet, fabric softener sheet needs to be wet.
 
Old Jun 23, 2011 | 06:02 AM
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Cool. Thanks Mike! I'll try that next time.

Now if I could just manage to keep the birds away from my car. Tons of trees in my neighbouhood. And apparantly my Monte looks like a big red toilet to them.
 
Old Jun 23, 2011 | 06:09 AM
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I keep a bottle of spray detailer and have a specific brown microfiber cloth just for bird poop surprises in the morning lol
 

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