Miata Mailing List: July 1999, Message #21

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Ian
I use a product called Simply Green. I get it is a spray bottle and after
wetting down the car I spray Simply Green on the nose and on the backs of
the mirrors.  I proceed to wash the rest of the car and by then most of the
bug guts will scrub of using a sponge and some elbow grease.  If the bugs
are still hard to remove, I will spray it again.  About twice a year I use
a product from The Wax Shop called Safe Cut.  Along with removing swirls,
it also removes stubborn bug parts.  Our Miata is black and I haven't seen
any damage to the paint from using Simply Green.  If your Miata otherwise
colored, you might want to do a test in an obscure location on the car
first.  YMMV.


>So, I've just got back from a long road trip this past weekend (kinda
>fit into the "Farthest you've ever driven..." thread that running right
>now), and decided to remove all the bug guts that had accumulated on the
>front bumper/hood.  But, surprise, the stuff doesn't come off that
>easily, and I don't want to scratch the paint off by using something
>other than a sponge or towel... Any ideas?  I know about the PAM trick,
>but that BEFORE the bugs get on the car....

>Thanks,
>Ian ('96 BRG)

Paul & Sue Harrison
Prairie View Farm
Menomonie, WI
93' LE blk/red "Shadow"
What pleasures lurk on that twisty-bit ahead? "The SHADOW knows"