I bought replacement patio door screens for our home. They are made of plastic-like material that might not be hard on painted surfaces. I always thought they would make good temporary bug screens for those crazy drives through miles of bugs. Just punch some holes in it and use bungee cords to jury-rig it over the front of the van.
We drove through South Dakota on I-90 many years ago in our old motor home. The road was darkened from all the grass hoppers sitting on it. Needless to say what our rig looked like afterward. It felt like we were in Egypt during the time of Moses and the plagues.
Our rig today has that clear film Diamond Shield on all leading surfaces which stains from certain bug juice. If we drive though another such plague again, I would stop at a DYI car wash place ASAP afterward.
