Love bugs can destroy your cars paint finish, obscure vision and overheat your car if not clean off in a timely manner. This is a guide about cleaning love bugs from cars.
Living in Louisiana we have many, many interesting insects. One of which is called a love bug. There is nothing loving about a love bug! They are extremely irritating, swarming around like a black cloud twice a year.
These love bugs are extremely bad for your paint job on your vehicle. The easiest way to clean love bugs off your grill, hood, windshield, or any other part of your vehicle is a dryer sheet. That's right, it doesn't even have to be an expensive one. You can even use an old one out of your dryer. Just wet it, wring it out, and start wiping down your car. This also works for any other little pesky bug that decides to fly into your automobile while you're driving down the road.
So head to the dollar store for a cheap box or just recycle from your dryer, either way, dryer sheets could just save your paint job!
Source: Mrs. Patty Daigle
By Mistie from Baton Rouge, LA
How to get love bugs off your windshield. Use the sheet you put in dryer, it works great!
Source: Local new paper. Palm Beach Post Times Wednesday May 11th. edition.
By Bill from Hobe Sound, FL
Is there any way to get rid of lovebugs from your yard, every year they just about drive me nutty. Please, if you have any suggestions, let me know.
cj
By ChrisB
05/01/2011
Oh, one more. Those MagicErasers do a very good job getting those bugs off as well.
What is the easiest way to remove love bugs from my automobile?
Pat from Collins, MS
By trbrown22
10/29/2008
Try a used fabric softener sheet. Its texture is perfect for removing the bugs and will not scratch your cars finish. To help keep the bugs off of your car, you can spray Pam cooking spray, or WD-40 on the front of your car. Just a light spray and keep them cleaned away with the dryer sheet.
Hope this helps.
Tina
I live in the New Orleans area. Across the south in the spring and fall, we are plagued with little flying insects called LOVE BUGS. They are all over your car and are the biggest mess. They have a high acidity level so if not removed promptly, they can actually take off the paint. This isn't just a quick rinse-off with a hose answer, as anyone living in these areas know.
My question is, has anyone found a good way to clean our cars to make sure the finish is protected?
Thanks,
Sandy from Kenner, LA
By AaronG1
09/14/2008
If you spray the spots with "WD-40" and let them sit and ahen mix "Windex" and dish washing liquid then scrub off with A heavy duty brush, sponge, ect. After that wash them off.
What is the best way to clean off the "lovebugs" splatter off a car windshield? Please help, mine is covered and gross!
By John from Dade City, FL
By huggybear2
10/06/2010
I really don't have a clue about getting them off the windshield, but when we lived in FL, we got a bottle of Avon's Skin-So-Soft and wiped a very light coat of it on our car hood and bumper. Cleaning them off those two places afterwards was an absolute breeze. Good Luck, John! That is one thing living in Michigan now that we don't miss about Florida. Do miss the FL winters. (:>)
Are those lovebug guts on your car driving you insane? Well, don't let them ruin your paint. Use a fabric softener to wipe them off your car. They're easy and cheap to use.
By Tammy from Fort Mccoy, FL
Is there any way to get rid of lovebugs from your yard, every year they just about drive me nutty.
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