You can try this,

 

WD-40 is my go to to remove stickers and glue that dealers like slapping on their vehicles.

 

A bounce dryer sheet. Wet down area, wet bounce sheet and go. Wash area after to get rid of white film left over. Works like a charm and cheap!
Trust me.

 

I've used this with success - Turtle Wax Bug and Tar Remover

 

Yup, works for me too every time. Not too mention leaves a nice coat of wax on your apply area. I also use this on my front bumper and after a long drive from Vermont back to Connecticut

 

Looks like WD 40 also works for tar. I'll have to try that the next time I wash the scat.

How to Clean Tar and Bugs Off Your Car.

1. Ivory soap is another excellent way to remove vehicle areas covered with bugs. The stearic acid in Ivory soap helps to penetrate bug residue and with a little rubbing the bugs will come right off. Simply wet a towel and rub the bar of soap onto the wet area to create a paste, then rub those areas with bugs. Repeat as necessary.
2. Believe it or not, clothes dryer sheets have proven to be effective at removing bugs from bumpers and wheel rims. Simply take a dryer sheet (recycle a used dryer sheet, this works just fine), wet and begin rubbing. With a little soaking and rubbing, bugs should come right off.

 

You can also soak paper towel or a cloth if you prefer in the solution of your choice and apply and leave in place for a few minutes to soak as it won’t dry out as if it was exposed to the air.

 

Thanks guys. Just finished trying both WD-40 and dryer sheets. Both got me closer - but still quite a way to go.

Some other internet surfing tells me that my next step is likely a machine polish w/at least a finish compound. These suckers have apparently been dead there for quite some time and I believe the acid from the bugs has stained/damaged the clear coat.

 

Thanks guys. Just finished trying both WD-40 and dryer sheets. Both got me closer - but still quite a way to go.

Some other internet surfing tells me that my next step is likely a machine polish w/at least a finish compound. These suckers have apparently been dead there for quite some time and I believe the acid from the bugs has stained/damaged the clear coat.

Be glad they weren't love bugs. They'll destroy paint in hours.

 

Try the ceramic coating from meguires work good

 

Do I need to be a pro to apply that?

 

Look at videos on YouTube you spray it on then hose it off then wipe the car off body shop charge big bucks did mine 2018 and have not waxed the car since water runs right off and bugs won’t stick to the car

 

In the past I've used goo gone for stuck bugs and tree sap

 

Stitches that’s good stuff go on YouTube and look at videos

 

This is good stuff

Poorboy's World Bug Squash Bug Remover

poorboysworld.com

But I don't think any bug remover will fix years of neglect. A coarser clay might also help, but will usually mar the paint requiring polishing, but that may be inevitable anyway.

It may take an aggressive compound, or even a 2500 wet dry sandpaper, followed by a polish. If the acid has etched all the way through the clear coat, then only making it look better, not fixing unless sanded and painted/cleared. Some Bug Squash mixed with water in a steamer may also assist you to remove the majority of the carnage itself

A Guy

 

I have two pretty good ways to get bugs off a car.

1. dampen a towel with hot water and lay it across the area to be cleaned, remove once it's cool to the touch. Leave the bug for a few more minutes than wash as normal. Rehydrating the bugs makes all the difference in getting them to come off.

2. If you're in a hurry. Bleach White, for cleaning tires. Spray on the area to be cleaned them scrub with a bug sponge. Wash the area with car soap and re-wax as the bleach will remove the wax from the paint. It is safe on plastic as well, just make sure to not let to dry with the Bleach White on the surface.

 

A little abrasive toothpaste....on your fingertip gently rub out the offending bug or scratch....

 

I use Super Clean diluted 5:1 on the front grille, then foam over it and pressure wash it off, gets 90% off and the rest wipe away easy with whatever car soap I'm using to wash.

 

Get them off within a week. Trip over 100 miles, use a cover.

 

I use a spray can type of glass cleaner on the bumper

 

For really bad bug guts I use CITROL
Spray the bug guts then place a cloth rag over the area and spray the rag..... Let it soak for 15 minutes and the stain is gone.

BTW! CITROL works great for cleaning extra dirty wind shield glass too!

 

...don't know if anyone has tried this but;
a 2/1 solution of hydrogen peroxide and water works good.
I use this on my Harleys as do others on my biker forum.
Since bugs are mostly protein, spray a little on, let 'em soak a few minutes and...........

 

FWIW, the best thing I have found for bug guts is getting caught at highways speeds in a torrential downpout.
And a good frequent wax coating up front helps, but once they are baked on over time, elbow grease is about it. I like the wet a towel and let it soak method, I bet that works well.

 

This is the worst any of my cars ever got, that was 1 days drive up to the "Angle Inlet" of Minnesota through Canada.
I don't even know what some of them were, like hornets the size of butterflies.

But I did have to deal with Florida Love Bugs on my honeymoon many decades ago, I don't like bugs.

 

2 parts peroxide to 1 part water is that right thanks