Bug removal, front bumper, how often

[dcfas]

I got a two pen touch-up. First pen is a primer, the second matches the paint. Just an Amazon purchase. The chips are small enough I wasn’t too concerned about how perfect the paint was. Worked great.

 

[fredjan]

Oh like the little bug guts splashes? I haven’t had trouble washing that off maybe because of my wax

Yup, like little shadows over the paint. I have a bunch on my front bumper. It was weird not knowing what they were, so I kept trying to clean them off until I realized that was just etched paint, lol

 

[ODWms]

I agree on the dryer sheets. Even the cheapest ones you can find are excellent at removing bugs super easily, especially if you get to them quickly. Use lots of water, let it sit for a few minutes and then wipe off.

 

[Jerryr]

Wow lol, I don’t get why they so low on the road why aren’t they off in the woods and grass, is there something around the roads that they like?

They are attracted to Heat and Exhaust fumes. So they like blacktop roads.

 

[gottagofast]

What are these very small black dots that get on your car even when you aren’t driving and are very hard to remove, come back from 1 week vacation and have 10-15 of these all over my car and saw them as I washed the car

Takes a lot of scrubbing to get them off

 

[Radlaw]

...how often do you remove your bugs and what do you use to make it easier to remove them

PRN

 

[joebruin77]

What are these very small black dots that get on your car even when you aren’t driving and are very hard to remove, come back from 1 week vacation and have 10-15 of these all over my car and saw them as I washed the car

Takes a lot of scrubbing to get them off

It's hard to know for sure, but I suspect 3 possible things:

1) Iron fallout - the dark spots could be little pieces of iron that landed on your car's paint. An iron fallout remover, such as Carpro's IronX, should help remove these spots. First wash your car to get as much dirt off as you can. Then apply Iron-X. If the spots are iron particles, then the Iron-X should make the spots turn purple and help dissolve them.

2) Tar - the spots could be little bits of tar, in which case a Tar remover such as Stoner's Tarminator should help remove them.

3) Fungus - finally, the spots could be little bits of fungus. If you park your car within 25 feet of mulch or other vegetation where the fungus grows, the fungus spores can land on your car's paint.

Here is a brief post on how to remove fungus spores from your car's paint:

Ask DI: How to Remove Artillery Fungus Spores from Car Paint and Windows – Ask a Pro Blog

Ask-A-Pro: How to Remove Artillery Fungus Spores from Car Paint and Windows

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Good luck!
Joe