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SnoEclipse
06-19-2009, 10:23 PM
Last night at about 2 AM I drove through what had to be a record mayfly or flying ant hatch/swarm. It took me about an hour today to get all the bugs off the windshield and bumper. Don't even get me started on the crusty crispies I hosed out from under the hood. The airbox gets opened up tomorrow for a good filter cleaning; I'll probably find the Ant Farm from Hell in there.

For about 10 minutes on 100 it looked like I was driving through a snowstorm.
Gravy
06-19-2009, 11:09 PM
About time for the May fly hatch. Those things can get really bad sometimes, there's always a week or two when the mosquitoes hatch in mass around here that just PISSES me off. Kinda mixed up this year, i love global warming.
Kevin 1G Drummer
06-20-2009, 07:47 AM
There's a ton of mayflies out at the airport too. Last night I was driving a belt loader (mobile conveyor belt that loads the luggage onto the planes) outside and one of the little bastards flew up my nose.
Kracka
06-20-2009, 08:16 AM
I hate bugs!

http://www.mitsustyle.com/photopost/data/533/medium/Picture_239.jpg

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cmspaz
06-20-2009, 11:54 AM
Hughes, are they a bitch to get out of that clear bra? I'd think they would be.

White cars in general are a pain, though. I know bugs just fuse to mine. Good thing I work at a car wash! :D
twack
06-20-2009, 03:15 PM
nothing was worse then my cherokee classic when your driving a moving box/square all bugs gravitate to you and every single one sticks
123abc
06-20-2009, 04:26 PM
Do you guys keep a good coat of wax on your cars? Mine is never really hard to clean up and notice on other cars at work that if you have good wax on, the bugs usually come right off.
Kracka
06-20-2009, 05:34 PM
I always keep my cars waxed, but after 2,000+ miles and a week outdoors (roadtrips) they're pretty dried and baked on by the sun. If anything, they're probably easier to clean off from the clear bra but it doesn't seem to make a huge difference compared to cleaning off the paint. I have a special bug remover sponge that does a decent job.
SnoEclipse
06-20-2009, 05:56 PM
Bug Guts are Mother Natures Super Glue.
1QUICK4
06-21-2009, 04:49 PM
Meh, at least you weren't on a motorcycle.

You'd be picking them out of your teeth instead of off your hood