Chose today to massage around the front end cap andfree it from bug cremains...learned (and relearned) a few new take home lessons...1) It is an RV law that the most stubborn to remove, hardestto reach , and generally caked on bug guts will be at the highest, most central, most difficult to reach RV spot. 2)Obsessive compulsive disorder and bug gut removal dutyshould remain mutually exclusive... hey, you missed one. 3)Ladders, water bucket loads, and BMI's over 35 (not svelte)are poor companions. 4)Desert living and failure to promptly remove bug guts leadsto petrified hieroglyphs coloring the front end cap. 5)When beautiful little Buttercup butterflies are herding chosean alternate route. 6)Bees usually impact so the business end remains ready for duty.I reckon there are more take home lessons...but I'll save thosefor the next RV massage lesson. BTW, multiple cocktail du jours for bug removal... what worked today....Dawn dishwashing liquid, Thetford Bug removal (for the most cantankerous exoskeletons), and generous elbow grease. Charles

For bug removal, use what the experts use. Who are the experts, you ask?Airplane owners.So what do they use?Rejex.OK Al, you are the smartest guy I know, so where do I find this Rejex stuff?HERE

Use whatever cleaner you want but us a micro fiber cloth. They're great at stripping away the remains without a lot of work.

damp bounce dryer sheets make short work of the bugs.

robsouth wrote:damp bounce dryer sheets make short work of the bugs.Shoot! I forgot about this one and just spent a good portion of the afternoon scrubbing the front cap with a nylon scrubber sponge.

Two of my grandchildren and myself are planning on getting a pattern and then making our first million dollars on our better then super glue that we are calling "Bugalue" Plans are to catch billions of various type bugs. Squash them and then quickly before the juice hardens, get it into bottles. Once our secret formula hardens, there is no solvent in the world that will soften it! Jack L (and grandchildren)

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ReneeG
Explorer
Oct 20, 2013
Oh boy is my shoulder sore today but it's clean except for the very, very top. After cleaning and conditioning the rubber roof, I just couldn't climb back up on top. I used RV Bug and Tar Cutter. It say's it's thick and stays where you spray it. Spray on, let sit a minute, then wipe off. Well, not exactly. It is thick but still drops a little. All the bugs did come off but with some I had to use a little elbow grease. I followed it all up by using Gel Gloss Wash and Wax. I love that stuff, just wash and rinse, no drying required and it dries to a beautiful finish.
JohnG3
Explorer II
Oct 19, 2013
Found an item called "Love Bugs". Its a scrubber pad that is a bit softer than the green pot scrubbers. Bought a couple and they work very well and are suppose to be easier on the finish. Not much will help with the baked on bug insides. Also bought a Ryobi 7" buffer at Home Depot (like an oversized palm sander). That and a very fine rubbing compound makde short work of removing all kinds of stains and such off the gelcoat. Wax on and off is no problem either with that Ryobi magic device.
paula_b
Explorer
Oct 19, 2013
I did the front cap today too! Found out just how bad bug guts stain. I used Dawn dish detergent and a microfibre cloth as they had been on there for awhile.

Hubby comes up and asks me what I'm using, reply to him Dawn detergent. He's not happy as it takes the wax off. I personally like the clean cap and my reply to him was that I will wax it tomorrow. Now he's a happy camper and I will be the one with the sore arm.:(
noe-place
Explorer
Oct 19, 2013
Moist baby wipes and some elbow grease does it for me. Still have to climb on top to reach those in the dead center though.
NanciL
Explorer II
Oct 19, 2013
Two of my grandchildren and myself are planning on getting a pattern and then making our first million dollars on our better then super glue that we are calling "Bugalue"
Plans are to catch billions of various type bugs. Squash them and then quickly before the juice hardens, get it into bottles.
Once our secret formula hardens, there is no solvent in the world that will soften it!

Jack L (and grandchildren)
ReneeG
Explorer
Oct 19, 2013
robsouth wrote:
damp bounce dryer sheets make short work of the bugs.

Shoot! I forgot about this one and just spent a good portion of the afternoon scrubbing the front cap with a nylon scrubber sponge.
robsouth
Explorer II
Oct 19, 2013
damp bounce dryer sheets make short work of the bugs.
Hank_MI
Explorer
Oct 19, 2013
Use whatever cleaner you want but us a micro fiber cloth. They're great at stripping away the remains without a lot of work.
Altern
Explorer
Oct 19, 2013
For bug removal, use what the experts use. Who are the experts, you ask?
Airplane owners.
So what do they use?
Rejex.
OK Al, you are the smartest guy I know, so where do I find this Rejex stuff?
HERE

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