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Old 04-18-2011, 05:49 PM   #1
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Bugs! Bugs! Bugs!

Today I scrubbed off, by actual count, a total of 1,437 bug splatters from the front cap of my Eagle fifth wheel.. The splatters were adhered with a bug juice super glue, but a brush and an automotive detergent eventually persuaded them to let go.

Is there any sort of wax or coating that I could apply to the front cap that would make future splatters easier to get off?

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Old 04-18-2011, 06:25 PM   #2
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Today I scrubbed off, by actual count, a total of 1,437 bug splatters from the front cap of my Eagle fifth wheel.. The splatters were adhered with a bug juice super glue, but a brush and an automotive detergent eventually persuaded them to let go.

Is there any sort of wax or coating that I could apply to the front cap that would make future splatters easier to get off?

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I would apply a high quality marine wax such as Meguiar's or Collinite that are made for fiberglass. A good waxed surface will make it much easier to scrub those pesky bugs off.
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Old 04-18-2011, 06:32 PM   #3
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I suppose counting them was just as much fun as removing them!
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Old 04-18-2011, 11:39 PM   #4
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Wax will help but you have to keep it applied. A friend of mine sprays the front of his trailer with PAM each day he tows. I have never tried it myself, I just keep washing them off.
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Old 04-19-2011, 07:47 AM   #5
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A friend of mine sprays the front of his trailer with PAM each day he tows.
It is so clean he can cook on it

But seriously - that doesn't sound like a good idea. Once he starts going, the Pam has the potential to run up and get on the roof. Oils + Rubber Roof = bad



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Old 04-19-2011, 08:43 AM   #6
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Harley Davidson makes a bug removal spray that I use for my bike windshield.
I works great. It only comes in small bottles, but i'm sure if you go to Pep boys or one of the other auto stores, they would have a similar product in a larger
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Bug-b-gone works well but Pam is the same thing and MUCH cheaper.
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Old 04-19-2011, 12:58 PM   #8
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As a suggestion (in that one specific front TT area), apply Meguiar's RV wax and leave the white film on the TT's surface. Up close, it looks hazy and white. But at a distance, the white on white cannot be seen. Once "spring bug season" is over with, simply re-wax the front panel area - like one normally does. If leaving the white film on the surface, the "bug splatters" are much easier to wipe off. Simply "wipe away" later on.

If wondering, I wax (using Meguiar's RV wax #50) my seasonal site TT every fall (just before winter storage time) and leave the white film on its side surface. In the spring time, I simply wipe the white film off and give it a proper (normal) wax on / wax off treatment. Leaving the white film on the TT sides (while TT is in storage) gives it a little more grime / crud protection during those months.

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There seems to be a lot of different ways to accomplish the same end result. I think the easiest way for me is to have my wife wash the trailer. :hihi: -- Like that is gonna happen.
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I have been using this stuff for years now... a little goes a long way it is FANTASTIC
http://www.campingworld.com/shopping...h-and-wax/2547
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There seems to be a lot of different ways to accomplish the same end result. I think the easiest way for me is to have my wife wash the trailer. :hihi: -- Like that is gonna happen.
Obviously Mrs. Clutch is fast asleep and cant see the computer.....



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Obviously Mrs. Clutch is fast asleep and cant see the computer.....
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Here's a product that sounds like it might work great. I am going to try it on my new Jayco. http://www.rejex.com/rejex.html
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Some things would never be insinusated if MRS CLUTCH were on the forum.:big_grin:
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Not sure if ArmorAll still makes it or not but their Bug and Tar remover wash is excellent! I would think the key here would be to wash/wax regularly so they dont become baked on and next to impossible to remove.
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I just spray water on them every 30 minutes for a couple of hours until the outside of the bugs wash off, then wipe the guts with a wet rag. Just returned from a trip through the Louisiana swamps with love bugs in full bloom
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I found that using Mr. Clean Erasers makes removing the bugs much, much, easier.
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Dampen a dryer sheet and gently wipe the bug guts right off.
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Russell, is there something in a dryer sheet that makes it easier to remove bug guts? I was going to suggest using Pam but not sure what that would do to the finish over time.
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Russell, is there something in a dryer sheet that makes it easier to remove bug guts? I was going to suggest using Pam but not sure what that would do to the finish over time.
I'm not sure what is in the dryer sheets that makes it work, but it does the trick.

It's cheap and easy.
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