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Old Sep 14, 2008 | 10:56 AM
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What are some of the best methods in getting bugs juice off your windshield and faring?
 
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I use hydrogen peroxide or lemon pledge , let the pledge soak in .
 
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Soak a towel up in water and place on windshied for a few minutes. Then carefully wipe bugs off.
 
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I just started using FW1 cleaning wax. It removes the bugs very well and shines it up as you go it also makes it easier to remove more bugs once applied.
 
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Hot water on a towel, lay it on the ws and it softens them up. NEVER use one of those rubber squegie( probably not spelled right) things from a gas station, it will scratch ur windshield. Learned this lesson many years ago.
 
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Ditto on the wet towel. But, you'll be tempted to wipe of the bugs with the towel. That can scratch. I follow up with micro-fiber and ammonia based windex.
 
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My windshield is already scratched so a warm, wet towel does the trick without much wait time. I used to think I needed fancy plexiglass spray cleaner but a few nights in hotels touring the Southwest taught me a lesson, although the maid might not like it too much.

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+1 for WilliamFrog. That's what I use and it works great!
 
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50/50 water peroxide spray, let soak a few minutes then follow with a warm wet towel, the guts will dissolve and wipe right off.
 
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