bug magnet
05-24-2008 | 02:15 PM
#1
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From: Beaver Dam, WI
bug magnet
OK, so this is one thing that I didn't even THINK of when i was considering my HHR.
what is the best thing to use to stop the front grill from becoming caked with bug guts. is there some kind of spray that will magically deflect the guts AWAY from the shiny parts? kind of like a Teflon spray or anything?
Thanks guys.
what is the best thing to use to stop the front grill from becoming caked with bug guts. is there some kind of spray that will magically deflect the guts AWAY from the shiny parts? kind of like a Teflon spray or anything?
Thanks guys.
05-24-2008 | 04:01 PM
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From: Miami
05-25-2008 | 08:57 AM
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From: Arvada CO
Like Jay said above, waxing it regularly should do the trick.
But, I do get an email once a week from WD-40.com that has helpful tips. Here's what it said today.
Today is the Indianapolis 500, which means many will be watching their favorite drivers put the pedal to the metal at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. WD-40 has been around racing for years, and it can help make caring for your car a breeze (even if you only plan on driving under the speed limit). Try it today to:
Remove insects from your front grill
Buff out scuff marks on bumpers
Lubricate seat-belt buckles
Protect corrosion-sensitive areas of your car
But, I do get an email once a week from WD-40.com that has helpful tips. Here's what it said today.
Today is the Indianapolis 500, which means many will be watching their favorite drivers put the pedal to the metal at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. WD-40 has been around racing for years, and it can help make caring for your car a breeze (even if you only plan on driving under the speed limit). Try it today to:
Remove insects from your front grill
Buff out scuff marks on bumpers
Lubricate seat-belt buckles
Protect corrosion-sensitive areas of your car
05-25-2008 | 10:15 AM
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I use a synthetic "wax" (its not wax) called REJEX. The bugs come off pretty easy. REJEX is great stuff, pretty slippery. My HHR will aggresively bead water for about 6 months using REJEX.
http://www.corrosionx.com/rejex.html
I buy it at Ace Hardware stores. The company that makes it, one of their other products, CorrosionX, is heavily used by avaition both civilian and military, including on Air Force One the presidential jet:
http://www.corrosionx.com/clients.html
Here is a picture from last week of my HHR's hood, this is about three months after having used REJEX. All I did was a quickie bucket wash and dried with a soft terry towel:
http://www.corrosionx.com/rejex.html
I buy it at Ace Hardware stores. The company that makes it, one of their other products, CorrosionX, is heavily used by avaition both civilian and military, including on Air Force One the presidential jet:
http://www.corrosionx.com/clients.html
Here is a picture from last week of my HHR's hood, this is about three months after having used REJEX. All I did was a quickie bucket wash and dried with a soft terry towel:
05-25-2008 | 10:54 AM
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From: Palm Bay, Florida
Duplicolor, plus other manufacturers, have a spray on bra that helps remove the bug guts etc. I'm goinig to try it out when I take off on a road trip Tuesday. It is supposed to wash off with soad and water.
05-25-2008 | 06:18 PM
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From: Miami
Check out HHR Nut's experience.......Don't do it.
It did not wash off "easily" with a pressure washer. It was more like going over the same spot at least 5 times at very close range - that got most of it off, or it seemed to.
After I got some sleep and looked at the car again, it looked terrible. The residue was absolutely horrible and a layer of the stuff seemed to have traveled backwards over the entire hood, part of the roof of the car, the doors near the mirrors, etc-- probably when I hit a brief but nasty rainstorm. Sorry, didn't take pictures of that--- wasn't thinking.
Anyway, the rest of it had to be scrubbed off (and scrubbed and scrubbed and scrubbed). Think of it as roughly equivalent to scrubbing off bugs everywhere the stuff or residue remained.
Blah.
Anyway, after cleaning it up, the finish is again perfect. No damage, but what a waste of time. Took a whole lot longer to get the stuff off than it took to spray it on in the first place.
Here's how the Shield "Protected" areas looked after 1320ish miles:
It did not wash off "easily" with a pressure washer. It was more like going over the same spot at least 5 times at very close range - that got most of it off, or it seemed to.
After I got some sleep and looked at the car again, it looked terrible. The residue was absolutely horrible and a layer of the stuff seemed to have traveled backwards over the entire hood, part of the roof of the car, the doors near the mirrors, etc-- probably when I hit a brief but nasty rainstorm. Sorry, didn't take pictures of that--- wasn't thinking.
Anyway, the rest of it had to be scrubbed off (and scrubbed and scrubbed and scrubbed). Think of it as roughly equivalent to scrubbing off bugs everywhere the stuff or residue remained.
Blah.
Anyway, after cleaning it up, the finish is again perfect. No damage, but what a waste of time. Took a whole lot longer to get the stuff off than it took to spray it on in the first place.
Here's how the Shield "Protected" areas looked after 1320ish miles:
05-27-2008 | 11:57 PM
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From: New Mexico
Sorry, I posted before reading the rest of them , so to start of fresh- SPRAY ON BRA? NEVER IN MY WILDEST DREAMS WOULD I EVEN REMOTELY CONSIDER IT. Reminds me of the spray on hair
Why not just cover the whole thing with that spray on bedliner. That'll bring up some conversation.
Never need waxing! Kind of looks like the front of a shoe eh?
Why not just cover the whole thing with that spray on bedliner. That'll bring up some conversation.
Never need waxing! Kind of looks like the front of a shoe eh?