Remove love bugs after they have been on for a while

I've used baby wipes for years and it removes everything including those ugly black streaks when they start. :B

I have had good luck with Bug Melt. I buy at a local truck stop.

I have tried the dryer sheets and they don't work for me, not on love bugs. Regular bugs they are rough enough to help. The sheets I have tried new and used, the new ones just leave a slimy mess on the finish but don't remove the love bugs.

Someone on the forum, a couple of years back , mentioned a product called Spray 9, which I buy at my local Ace Hardware. Spray it on the bugs, let it soak for a couple of minutes, then go over them with a soft brush, spray in between all this. Then I take a dish washing sponge that is covered with the soft plastic mesh and go over it again. Then rinse and I may have to go back and get a few stubborn ones again with thw sponge.

We got into some of the love bugs, last week on our return from Orlando, to here in Stuart. Not a real swarm but enough to take a couple of hours to get it cleaned off. Other than the spray 9, I haven't found anything else that will work on the love bugs. I left some of the love bugs on our last camper too long and when I finally washed them off, I had silver specks on the front end of the camper where the aluminum from underneath was showing through as the love bug residue had removed the paint where they had dried.

An hour's worth of love bugs while driving on the Florida Turnpike



Close up of them

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Be sure to wash the drier sheet residue off with soap and water. Otherwise a dull film will be seen when dry. Water alone will not do it.

I never believed the dryer-sheet thing until I tried it. It works; really.

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Just being a wise guy. Only because folks have already stepped up to the plate. Best of luck to your bud with whatever method he tries. I hope it works.

I have had good luck with the Windex Spray Foam. Spray it on nice and thick and let it set until it starts to dry then spray some more and start wiping. I use a windshield bug scrubber I bought at a truck stop.

I always remove them every couple of days, so, much easier then. :)

I'd still start with wet dryer sheets. They do a great job, even with a little elbow grease, up to a point!. If it has begun to oxidize, I've had success with Turtle Wax rubbing compound. If those buggers stay on too long and bake in the sun, paint & chrome become pitted.