Bug Guard - anyone tried this?

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imported_dpaulyn

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So people . . . I saw this on another thread here, but never heard of anyone using it or heard any feedback. I would like to try this . . . but wouldn't want to cause any damage to the car finish. Any comments from users of 'Bug Guard' would be welcome.



Extract from their web page:



http://www.prowax.com/specialty_prods.shtml#S-10



BUG GUARDâ„¢ PRODUCT BULLETIN

A clear, sprayable liquid that is applied to the front of your vehicle. Dries in about 10 minutes to form a non-tacky, temporary invisible barrier ( 7-10 mils) that helps against paint damaging bug kill, insect residue, road contaminants and rock chips. Washes away with water when finished. Biodegradable. Available in 22 oz. and gallon sizes.



Sure would be great if it actually did help against rock chips . . . why does this sound too good to be true?



Thank you in advance.



By the way I recall wayy back when . . . there used to be a spray meant to be used on bicycles - would coat the surface with a protective plastic film which could be eventually peeled off (not washed off). Anyone heard of anything like that that could be used to protect car finish from rock chips?
 
I've used it for a couple of years now. Very helpful against bugs and sand. Not much (short of the 3M film) will help with any good sized stones hitting the car....
 
I have it, will test it, on the bottle it says to apply two coats, but that's using a lot of product quickly,probably purposely written there to make you do so. I'll just apply it once and see how it makes out.
 
Thanks for your responses everyone . . . Bill D: looking forward to hearing your results with the product.



Mostly I'm concerned about marring the paint with this coating, other that that I'm keen on trying out something that would help against bugs and small stones.
 
I've had Bug Guard in my garage for a couple of years now. I picked it up from a friend that owned one of those commercial car washes. It definitely has pros and cons. It does a very good job with keeping the bugs from sticking, but you better wash it off right when you get to wherever you are going. This stuff doesn't want to come off if it becomes baked on. Another thing I noticed is that it hazed my bug deflector real bad and I had to polish it with plastic polish. I stopped using it after I had one bad experience with the stuff but have started using it again recently making sure to stay away from clear plastic. I figure as long as I keep a good wax on my paint, it can't hurt anything. Regardless, anything is better than baked on bugs, IMHO.
 
I have a gallon and 1/2 of the stuff. Haven't really tried it out too much though. Once I start driving back and forth between nawlins and Baton rouge again I'll give it a good test.
 
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