Love bug, cleaner?

3 dog nights wrote:
But is it the dryer sheet itself doing the cleaning, or the chemicals in the dryer sheet?

The chemicals and the sheet material.

I save the used ones from our clothes dryer and keep them in the RV.

But is it the dryer sheet itself doing the cleaning, or the chemicals in the dryer sheet?

Home Skillet wrote:

Etstorm wrote:
Wet a dryer sheet, wipe and rinse.

Yes. By far the best solution I've found.

Agree - nothing beats a wet dryer sheet - and less than a penny a sheet. Try it, you'll like it.

3 DN,

No, I don't see a flaw at all in your process. Like I mentioned in the beginning, I use Sprayway Glass Cleaner.

I have to pull out my ladder as our coach is very tall with a large windshield. I use the spray with paper towels to wipe off the bugs.

Since I spray on a lot of Sprayway, my paper towels become very wet. I wipe down the whole front. As my paper towels are getting wetter and wetter, it works better. Once done, I will do a 'light' spray on the windshield to get the streaks off with a new set of dry paper towels as I really didn't wipe it dry from the beginning. The bugs come right off with minor effort.

I know that there will be a time that I will not get on a ladder, I'm OK right now. I will not get on the roof unless it's very, very, important.

Safe travels,
MM.

Nobody has tried this? No flaws in my plan?

OK, today I cleaned the front of my new toy. Used the dryer sheets. Did a great job. However, my arthritic hands have trouble holding onto the sheets. I was thinking that the water softening ingredients (or wetting agents) would be the same with liquid fabric softener added to the wash water. Then I could use a wash mitt or brush. Anybody see a flaw in my thoughts?

Soak them down with hydrogen peroxide. It turns bug guts to a goo that wipes right off. The sooner you clean, the easier and quicker it is. Finish with a spray and wipe detailer or wax.

Don’t use Pam as a protector. After a few days in the Florida sun, it will bake onto the paint. If you leave the bugs on any longer than a few days, they will pit the paint on the front of your vehicles. Very acidic. I clean them off every day with the same dryer sheet, a drying towel and a pot of water.

Totally Awesome from Dollar General, but the spray bottle (full) then a gallon to keep re-filling the bottle. also good to remove black streaks.

Looks like there are many methods to get the bugs off. The common thread seems to be moisture to soften the bugs and then wipe off.

MM.