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whats the deal with bugs and my car? ...

i have a white gts and every time i come back to it after leaving it for a while its covered with flying and crawling bug things, dirty or clean....

is it the colour? because it doesnt happen with my mums white corolla or white magna...

i think the bugs have good taste never the less...

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Exact same problem... car is coated with little flying bugs; my car is white as well, but I find that it happens after a car wash. I blame the soap/water that they use - I think it's got a sugar base or something along those lines that make the finish attractive towards bugs :P

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i had the same problem. little flying ants were eating my car!

when i did my quarterly bug spraying for my house i gave my car a really light spray of the stuff. i left it for a few mins then went and washed my car.

its worked so far.

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does anyone know how to get bird and bat crap off the car ?? i was it using a hose and soap but in the sun it looks to have caked itself in the paint :( i got a black r33, would a wax or polish help ??

Try using Meguiars ScratchX

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scratchx only fills in scratches in the clearcoat.

if its a oxidised stain or dried poop (ie has eaten through your clear due to the chemicals and heat) then you'll need to cut and polish it. if its deeper than that then you'll need a new clear.

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maybe is a white-paint/import thing. i used to have a white silvia, and everytime i washed it, all these little flying bugs would all start crawling over the roof & bonnet. never happend on any of my parents cars (both locally delivered nissans)

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my car has dead bugs with blood on it and i cant wash off

i will eat them

bacardi is my friend

YOU ARE GOING TO EAT TEH DEAD BUGS AND BLOOD?

Does will know you kiss him with a mouth like that??

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go to repco or supercheap and get something called "bug and tar remover"

spray some of that sucker on, let it soak for a few mins and it'll come off.

it gets the black soot that stains on the rear bar from the exaust off too.

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