Spray and Wipe alright for bug guts?

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Suzanna

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I have to park under a tree, so have to deal with sap.
And I get alot of bug guts too.
Different types at different times of the year.

How long do I have before the car paint is damaged?

Right now I am using Meguair (sp) Quick Detail, which seems to work good.
Is Spray and Wipe the Poor Boy's equivalent?
Better/worse?

But will it take off the polish too?
Would like a product that gets the goo off without requiring re-detailing.

Thanks,
Suzanna
 
I would get it off ASAP. And yes, S&W is a good item to remove bugs. I do a S&W wipedown every afternoon on the front/leading edges of my vehicle so they don't accumulate and become a burden to remove later.
 
The damage done is up to the climate. The sooner you get the guts off the better. S&W would be fine. You might need a little elbow grease to get guts off. If they have been on for awhile you might want to re-wax the area where they are because the guts could eat through the wax.
 
Bug guts and bird droppings cause bad damage. I've seen both eat through paint.
The problem with bird sap is that people scrub, and you get stubborn scratches around a shiny part. Use a chemical, like a mineral spirit. I use methyl hydrate.
 
Right now I am using Meguair (sp) Quick Detail, which seems to work good. Is Spray and Wipe the Poor Boy's equivalent?
Better/worse?
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IMO, S&W is the better cleaner of these two products. Meg's QD will leave its own gloss behind, which S&W won't. With these two products, I would clean the area first with S&W and if you wanted follow up with the Meg's for the additional shine.

I keep a 16 oz. spray bottle of S&W and several MF towels in each vehicle for little emergencies.
 
Mr. Clean said:
I keep a 16 oz. spray bottle of S&W and several MF towels in each vehicle for little emergencies.
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That's what I am doing now, in the trunk of the car.
Everyday requires a hit.

Why do you think S&W is better?
If the Megs leaves a shine, that would save a step, which sounds better to me.

Suzanna
 
Suzanna said:
Why do you think S&W is better?
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It is a waterless cleaner, where the Meg's is a Quick Detailer. A QD usually requires a cleaner surface. You can use S&W to "wash" a dirty vehicle.
 
Suzanna said:
Why do you think S&W is better?
If the Megs leaves a shine, that would save a step, which sounds better to me.

Suzanna
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S&W Has more cleaning ability than Meg's QD. Just depends on the difficulty of whatever you're trying to take off. S&W also has more lubricity, since it is made for light cleaning duties, so in the event that you did need to rub a bit to get something off, you'd have less of a chance of micromarring/swirls when you were done.

-Kaos
 
Suzanna -

You may want to look into getting some Bug Squash as well. It's a very good product that can aide in the removal of bugs. You could use it to "soften up" the bugs before a S&W wipedown (or a regualr wash). You can literally see it "melting" the bug remains off the paint.
 
Suzanna said:
Can't, live in a condo.
Sap I can get just before getting in the car.

It's the bug guts that acan't be cleaned until I am back home.

Suzanna
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What about a car cover, might be a pain putting on all the time but it might help
 
Suzanna said:
Why do you think S&W is better?
If the Megs leaves a shine, that would save a step, which sounds better to me.

Suzanna
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I think most people have responded. Specifically what I said is that S&W is IMO the better cleaner.

I don't mind the second step, but I seem to recall that some folks have mixed PB's S&W with his S&G (Spray & Gloss) or other similar QDs in an attempt to combine the best of both worlds. If you are inclined to play chemist you could try that.

But, for cleaning your bird dropping/bug guts/tree sap incidents S&W is my first line of remedy.
 
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