Alright,

So today I am coming back from the Hard Rock in Tampa and hit a swarm of Love Bugs. (Yes they are back) I know most of you from Florida hate these pesky things and their body parts will eat thru a paint job quickly if not remove.

So rather than spending your had earn cash on bug removers and car washes. I have a simple solution for removing them.

Simple grab a clean shop rag or soft hand towel and wet it until it is damp. Throw it in the microwave for 45 sec to 1 minute. ( be careful it will be hot) Take it out to your car and place it over the dead bugs. Give it about 2 minutes to sit there. The wipe way. Repeat until all the offenders are gone.

Its just that simple. The steam actually makes it easy to remove them.

I hope this is useful to people out there.

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good tip. i'd probably just wash them off anyways.

One of the few reasons I am glad I no longer live in FL. That, the sand (that never comes out of your carpet), the sand spurs, the bluehairs, the over-ticketing cops, and the straight roads.


I was driving in a box truck delivering mattresses and ran into a swarm of lovebugs and I SWEAR we slowed down 5 mph due to the impact.

Use a dryer sheet and dip it in water. It works wonders and will not strip wax. Makes a love bug car look brand new.

i think thats a central florida issue, we dont get them as bad as you guys down here in S.FL....we jus get the gnats and skeeters...

Use a dryer sheet and dip it in water. It works wonders and will not strip wax. Makes a love bug car look brand new.

+1. this is by far the easiest way to do it. just make sure you rinse off the residue.

I was driving in a box truck delivering mattresses and ran into a swarm of lovebugs and I SWEAR we slowed down 5 mph due to the impact.

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hahaha

i hate those little buggers. lived in ocala and those things would swarm like hell.

I hate love bugs..just got back sunday from a road trip to brasilton for the formula drift event and my 8 is about recovered from it now.

Thanks for the great tips for getting them off :)

+1. this is by far the easiest way to do it. just make sure you rinse off the residue.

My wife did that. She owns a silver Mazda 3 hatch. I got in to go somewhere and I saw the residue and thought WTF is that. By then it was like crust from the sun bake.