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Lessmore's avatar
Lessmore
Explorer II
Aug 28, 2016

Spray clean tow vehicles

The guys on this particular RV forum, I figure would be the most knowledgeable when it comes to cleaning tow vehicles. We all get bug splatter on the front panels of our tow vehicles and to make matters worse, the tow vehicle sometimes can be parked in a series of RV parks...while the dead bug remains...bake into the finish.

Last September we were on a long run through Manitoba, Saskatchewan, the Dakota's, Montana and Wyoming...prime bug territory.

Anyway to make a long story short (too late, I know) our tow vehicle front was caked with bugs. I couldn't get to hose them off on a regular basis and to just a couple of days ago was still trying to get the shadows of dead bugs removed.

My son recently traded in his Yamaha on a BMW motorcycle and we cleaned up the Yamaha before it went to be appraised for trade in.

I picked up some Yamaclean in a spray bottle from the bike dealership and it worked quite well. It's billed as a ready to use wash.

Anyway, I don't want to use the Yamaha product on my GM vehicle and I'm wondering if anyone knows of a similar product made by GM...or failing that what product do you use ?
Tow Vehicles

10 Replies

  • Lessmore's avatar
    Lessmore
    Explorer II
    Aug 28, 2016
    Thank you to all with suggestions, things that work for them and alternate products. I will give them a shot. You are a resourceful group. Thank you.
  • Lessmore's avatar
    Lessmore
    Explorer II
    Aug 28, 2016
    Bumpyroad wrote:
    trail-explorer wrote:
    What's wrong with using something in a Yamaha labeled can on a GM vehicle?


    or read the label on the Yamaha product and see what the active ingredient is. It's not rocket surgery or brain science.
    bumpy


    The label does not have a list of ingredients, in fact no ingredients are listed at all on the label. It may have an ingredient list on the US market label, but unfortunately the Canadian market does not have that requirement, for this type of product. Too bad, because that would be a great idea and as you say, easy to check other product labels, using the same active ingredient, when it comes to making alternate choice.

    Now if it was brain science I could ask my cousin who has a Phd in Chemistry from Johns Hopkins to do a detailed analysis of Yamaclean for me.

    I was going to add one of those smiling icons after my 'funny' comment (last sentence, preceding)....but I can't get it to work. Ahh well, thanks again for the idea, a good one.
  • solman's avatar
    solman
    Explorer
    Aug 28, 2016
    An old timer from Florida swears by spraying the front of his truck with cooking spray before a big trip. Said the bugs and spay wash right off.
    I never did try it though I use Poorboys bug squash when I clean works pretty good
  • Bumpyroad's avatar
    Bumpyroad
    Explorer
    Aug 28, 2016
    trail-explorer wrote:
    What's wrong with using something in a Yamaha labeled can on a GM vehicle?


    or read the label on the Yamaha product and see what the active ingredient is. It's not rocket surgery or brain science.
    bumpy
  • 12thgenusa's avatar
    12thgenusa
    Explorer
    Aug 28, 2016
    Dryer sheets are the way to go. Just dampen and gently rub the bug area. They not only clean the front cap of your trailer, they also work just as well on the front of the TV. I just cleaned the front of my truck after after eleven weeks and 11,000 miles of baked on bugs from Wyoming, Montana, Alberta, Yukon, BC, and Alaska. Very little elbow grease needed and many times cheaper than any commercial bug remover.
  • Calicajun's avatar
    Calicajun
    Explorer
    Aug 28, 2016
    I always put a good wax job on the tow vehicle before each long trip. Make it easier to clean off the bugs when we get back home.
  • Artum_Snowbird's avatar
    Artum_Snowbird
    Explorer
    Aug 28, 2016
    I use this stuff. Spray it on, wash it off with a soft brush. Gone in seconds! Spray Nine

    We went through a locust swarm in Texas, this stuff took it off in no time. Used it for over twenty years now.

    Initially it took a yellowed and green pickup top to gleaming white in 30 minutes. When my rig had to go to Manitoba, the guy arrived at our doorstep with it back, asked for a hose and shot Spray Nine at the front to dislodge the bugs.

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