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[smkymtnboy]

I wet a towel with warm water and just let it sit on the bug covered surface for about 20 minutes and everything wipes right off.
Works great everytime !! 

works for me too!

[Dr.D]

If the physical part of the bug is off and there is still a mark then you need wax polish or a more aggressive therapy like a scratch and swirl treatment.

[49445CVO]

Maybe some of my GLARE (polish) will work?

[spydglide]

Maybe some of my GLARE (polish) will work?

Wouldn't hurt to try it.  I'll take out fine scratches, but bug etchings might require a knock-out or spyder or similar product to cut that much clear down.  spyder

[hogasm]

Maybe some of my GLARE (polish) will work?

tried it on my fairing......needs a little more like spider

[Chains]

Harley's bug remover works real well. It has a sweet smell to it and I've often wondered if it isn't something similar to Pledge.

Sweet smell may be a bug attractor so you keep buying their bug remover.

[BONES - USMVMC]

I used BugSlide for the first time yesterday after a night of riding through swarms of lightening bugs. Stuff is amazing. I then used it on my softail windshield that had bugs all over it from a week ago. The windshield looks brand new. I am a glare user, but for the bugs. It is BugSlide for me!!

[Chains]

This little trick works for me? What bugs?

[aushog]

I wet a towel with warm water and just let it sit on the bug covered surface for about 20 minutes and everything wipes right off.
Works great everytime !! 

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[CVODON]

Clay bar with a little detailer for lube, about two minutes and they are gone, Use some real wax when done to help prevent this in the future.

[kreed2007]

Soak with water on a towel then clay bar, gets my volte

[cvobiker]

I wet a towel with warm water and just let it sit on the bug covered surface for about 20 minutes and everything wipes right off.
Works great everytime !!  

Works great,, i also spray #S100 cleaner on wet paper towel, Like he said "Works every time"  

[bubtrauma]

I use water honey and a little Garlic.......spray it on and let the dog at it works great then just rince....

just kidding GOOD thread.

[Dr.D]

I had a neighbor come by the other day while I was cleaning the bike and he suggested spraying the bike with Pam afterwards to keep bugs off. All I could think of was what a greasy mess and I'd might prefer the bugs.

[mark]

Some bugs have internal fluids that are similar to lacquer, some are acidic.  If they stay on too long, they'll mark your paint & no amount of scrubbing or chemicals will remove the marks.  I'd suggest a 3" orbital buffer and a good polish.  I use Griot's products, so I'd start with the #3 polish.  If that doesn't do it, go to #2.  Don't use the same pad. If you go to #2, finish up with #3.  Plan on this taking some time.  I had a bug spot on my fender that I missed cleaning off after a ride - I worked on the spot with #3 for an hour to get it off.  Griot's makes a #4, but is is so mild, it has almost no "cut."

I always wipe my bike down within a day after a ride with Griot's Speed Shine and a micro fiber cloth.  Harley's bug remover also does a good job of loosening bugs and it's safe for windshields.