Road trip this coming week..

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RUBigDog05

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I'm going on a 7 hour road trip later this week that will involve night driving. Night driving= BUGGGGS splattered all over the ride. I want to try to keep the car looking as good as I can because my fellow Mustang loving cousins and I are going to do a little photoshoot with our cars together. I dont want to have to do a complete wash once I get there but I know the bugs are going to be horrible after driving at night. Is there a way to keep the bug splatter to a minimum? Wax the heck out of the bumper? One time I tried wrapping my ex gf's front bumper with Seran wrap (clear kitchen wrap) and she said it didn't work all that well. Anyone have any suggestions for me? I have a 2003 Mustang Mach 1 if that helps. I'm planning on taking my PB SnW, SnG, invisible glass and MF's with me.
 
You could tape the front bumper up with some of the 3M painters tape if you want to go to that extreme. There's a product out that is a big sheet of plastic that you can put on but I don't think you'd have the time to get that before your trip.

Your best bet would probably be getting a very slick wax on there and remove the bugs ASAP. Some PB Bug Squash would be your best friend for removing them. S&W might work if you can't get an order in though.
 
If you want to remove the bugs with minimal effort, I would second the painters tape. Either way I think you'll be doing a wash after the drive though.
 
You could always go to your local sign shop and get a few feet of vynil in silver. Shouldn't cost to much. Wrap your bumper in it, cover the front half of your hood and then peel it off when you get there. It'll come off in one piece easily since the sun hasn't had a chance to really bond the adhesive to your paint.
 
I'm going to say your going to have to do a wash as well. You might be able to get buy without it if you stop every so often on the way and clean it up. You'll still probably have splatter on the sides though, especially if it rains.

I'd be careful as to what you wrap around the front. The last thing you want it is to fly up and land on your windshield while doing 80MPH.
 
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