How To Safely Remove Bugs Off Your Car!

How To Safely Remove Bugs from Your Car: Step-by-Step Tutorial!

Bug guts can be a real threat to your car’s paint, causing etching and permanent damage if left unattended. In this tutorial, I’ll show you the easy and safe way to remove bugs from your car, protecting your vehicle’s clear coat and keeping it looking pristine.

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[ScottAllison-jfke]

After detailing cars for 50 years I always learn something new from Pan every week.

[energylab]

Big fan of G-techniq here. One tip I’d say is to put your wipers into service position so you avoid getting the chemicals on them when spraying the windshield.

[casmithc]

I pre-treat, but then I foam over that. I find that it helps reinvigorate the pre-treat spray and the clinging foam helps dissolve the bugs.

[grantmccarron]

Love the channel Pan! Best way I've ever found, and bonus, it's free: take really hot water, maybe even use a kettle to heat some up (no need to have it boiling though). Don't even need soap, but you can add some if you like. Then take a cloth, soak up the hot water, and lay the cloth on the bug guts for a minute or so. It will make them come right off without scrubbing at all. And no scratching paint! No rinsing even needed if you didn't add soap. Might have to run some clean water over it after maybe, but not usually. Try it, you'll love it! I learned this trick from my sportbike days when bugs would make the front of my yellow bike black :) . Another rider passed it on to me.

[williamhstevens]

Great video Pan. Appreciate the focus on the process. I use P&S Bug Off, it works so well to clean off bug guts before my contact wash. Man, that was a lot of bugs on your car!!

[stevenhockaday]

I’ve used Griot’s Garage Bug and Smudge remover as well as a product called Bugslide. Griot’s leaves a little film if you use on glass and only wipe down with a microfiber cloth. The Bugslide product doesn’t leave a residue but works well for motorcycles on longer roadtrips to help keep windshields and fairings clean. Thanks for the show today!

[anthonymorales]

Pan, I am 4 years into my detailing weekend warrior business. I just want to say thank you for helping tens of thousands detailers across the planet. Your a detailing legend bro

[keithmackenzie]

Great video. A follow up video idea for you. How do you manage bug guts while on an extended road trip 3+ days.

[lindavent]

It is that time of year again. I did a major bug removal last weekend, and find having a ceramic coating, really makes bug removal a breeze. Without a coating, I think two or three rounds of pre-treatment would have been required. I think many still use those scrubbers, which do work, but damage your finish. Great tips here, as always! 🇨🇦

[MentalHealthExperiencePodcast]

When I worked at a detail shop when I moved/relocated, 90% of our work was dealership cars (brand new & used), 10% clients.

We mainly used a non-acidic tire/wheel cleaner to get the vehicle prepped for a hand wash & foam wash & to help remove the bugs; tree sap, & other possible contaminants

it was safe to use on tires/wheel faces (of course), as well as, plastic & painted parts on car, glass, grille, trim, etc (basically the whole car).

Worked like a charm too (like-new results every time). It also had the vehicles perfectly prepped for a hand wash by the time we had sprayed the vehicle down & washed it off.

[mptobler]

Your videos are not too long, I like how detailed you are.

[shrubsk]

I pretreat with 50% hydrogen peroxide and 50% water then spray on the foam. Your tip on not doing it in the sun is spot on

[criminal]

Congrats on one million subs, and also great video. I once had the genius idea of using the spinning mode for cleaning patios on my license plate thinking it would be stronger and blast the bugs off, it blasted a hole through my license plate and I needed a new one lol. Was only £8 though.

[nevertrumpfromthejump]

This was great. I live in central PA, a rural area. So I have a lot of bugs everywhere I drive. And I don't have a muddy truck or jeep, I have a nice professional looking car. And a bug covered car doesn't look very professional. Thanks for this. I'd love to see your advice or tricks with winter difficulties like protecting your car from salt or how to not look like trash when there's slush everywhere.

[shnerp]

Just tried this after a road trip last weekend. The bugs were on my car for about a week, longer than i would have liked, but I had no time to wash. This method worked well for me. No scrubbing outside of the regular contact wash and no bugs left. Thank you :) Also worth noting, my car is ceramic coated.

[nira]

I've been using degreaser to remove bugs for years, and it removes 99% without the need for touching. Just spray with pressure washer. Diluted Meguiars super degreaser has been my choice fo this. I bought the 3, 79l container in 2012, and it has lasted until now summer 2024😀

[Harold_Callahan]

12:48 About the water... Not sure if you've ever covered it, but most tap water has fluoride (hydrofluoric-acid), dissolved calcium, and chlorine in it. Although the concentrations are very low, fluoride is not something you wanna let sit on the paint too long. Undiluted forms of it are used to etch glass and I believe this is part of the reason water spots from tap water sometimes never to go away after washing.

[joevanseeters]

Good information Pan. I've made many unintentional scratches to my paint over the years by trying to get rid of bug guts. Once I discovered decent bug removing chemicals, it reduced the amount of minor scratching to the paint and everything you say here is good info. I also agree that the bug removers are the best ones to use over other chemicals because they are specifically designed and tested to work at effectively removing the guts or at least softening them up enough that they are easy to remove during the normal contact wash with soap or a rinseless wash. For sure you need at least a wax on the vehicle first or the bugs will most likely etch the clear coat, especially while in the sun. I know, i've done it in the past on some of the older daily drivers i've had in the past, which I normally had one junker type car I just used as a daily and kept my new cars in perfect garage kept condition. Also, the dwelling issue is very important, not letting the chemical dry on the surface or it could cause some damage. Even the cheap bug removers from the big box stores or auto part stores work ok. I am getting ready to try the P&S "Bug Off", which is one I have wanted to try for at least a year or more after seeing it on another detailing channel. I had never heard of it before that but it's always good to have a gallon of bug remover on hand in your detailing product arsenal as it is a very frequently used chemical for anyone who enjoys proper detailing of their vehicles.

[YaBoiMilli]

Perfect timing. In Missouri, the cicadas are absolutely absurd right now