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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 08:58 PM
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i know this sounds really stupid and u guys are probably gonna laugh and think i'm paranoid but here goes. in the last two days, i've noticed something really strange about my car. there are bugs constantly finding its way if not into my car or crawling on the windshield. and i'm not talking about just flies and mosquitoes. so far i've seen a couple beetles, a ladybug, some i've never seen before and even a mantis. my front bumper is just covered with dead flies. the thing is though the car is always kept pretty clean in and out. do u guys have any kind of idea of what could be causing my car to become a bug attractor? is there some kind of bug repellent i could just spray on u think?
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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 10:34 PM
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I know my yellow car attracts alot of bugs. I find it funny that a mantis would be on your car though.
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 12:34 AM
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Originally Posted by samj601
i know this sounds really stupid and u guys are probably gonna laugh and think i'm paranoid but here goes. in the last two days, i've noticed something really strange about my car. there are bugs constantly finding its way if not into my car or crawling on the windshield. and i'm not talking about just flies and mosquitoes. so far i've seen a couple beetles, a ladybug, some i've never seen before and even a mantis. my front bumper is just covered with dead flies. the thing is though the car is always kept pretty clean in and out. do u guys have any kind of idea of what could be causing my car to become a bug attractor? is there some kind of bug repellent i could just spray on u think?
find something with 100% DHT chemical
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 02:14 AM
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find something with 100% DHT chemical
Dyhydro Testosterone? You mean the stuff that makes your hair fall out? I couldn't tell you how to keep the bugs out of your car necessarily, but in terms of your front bumper, you could get a bra. Dead bug washes off a bra a lot easier then off your paint.
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 04:37 AM
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or you could just keep it moving and see them fall off......i got a yellow ra and i have the same problem...........
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 08:52 AM
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Dyhydro Testosterone? sounds like a steroid. i dont think i'm gonna go down that road. but anyways, it sounds like i'm not the only one with this problem. makes me feel a little better i guess. still i'd wish these bugs would just stay the ^uck off my car. oh well
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 10:10 AM
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Most of the live bugs on my car seem to be eating the dead ones squished on the front bumper, windshield, and roof rack fairing.

The dead ones were just in the wrong place at the wrong time.
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 10:26 AM
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i have a yellow one too and everytime i drive there's always bugs scattered across the front bumper of the car, even on the side mirrors. i've pretty much accepted it, just hose it down whenever i see any. nothing's more annoying than discovering a fresh batch of dead insects smeared on your bumper after having washed it a few hours earlier
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 10:28 AM
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My white RA seems also to attract bugs. I had to wash my front bumper every day until I found a "Turtle wax" product call "Bug & Tar remover". There is probably other brand too but I found this one. It's a real deal, around 6$ a bottle, and I save probably ½hours when I wash my car. You should try it if you did not already.

And God know how fu%?k bugs look big on my RA!
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 10:33 AM
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Originally Posted by vince_3d
Turtle Wax Bug & Tar remover
Same stuff I use on my black RA when I wash it.
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 11:00 AM
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another thing that bothers the hell out of me is that everytime after i wash my car, like a half hour later when i am getting ready to move it, theres bird sh^t all over. it totally discourages me from washing my car on a regular basis. i wished i had a garage or something. i think mother nature likes playing tricks on me.
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 12:02 PM
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Originally Posted by samj601
Dyhydro Testosterone? sounds like a steroid. i dont think i'm gonna go down that road. but anyways, it sounds like i'm not the only one with this problem. makes me feel a little better i guess. still i'd wish these bugs would just stay the ^uck off my car. oh well
i meant 100% DEET.....haha sorry.
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 03:00 PM
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I dont care about the front bumper but keep clean and shiny the rear one because its the one people its gonna see from my car. zooooom-----
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 04:53 PM
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Originally Posted by samj601
another thing that bothers the hell out of me is that everytime after i wash my car, like a half hour later when i am getting ready to move it, theres bird sh^t all over. it totally discourages me from washing my car on a regular basis. i wished i had a garage or something. i think mother nature likes playing tricks on me.
Get a tarp?
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 05:03 PM
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sorry...but whats a tarp?
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