Love Bug Paint Damage Repair

Insect populations are high especially splattered on the front of your vehicle which can cause real damage to paint and clearcoat.

Love bug paint damage repair. The result will be a clean hood with badly scratched. We have big problems with that down here a couple of times a year when the love bugs cloud the air. That is why it s so important to wash your vehicle often during their season. If you just purchased a vehicle and you want some added protection wax is a great.

After they have drying time they are much harder to remove. At that point the damage is done. I d try getting a class action lawsuit against the university of florida. When they are active they may cause a tremendous amount of damage to your vehicle s paint if left on long enough.

Discussion in 2nd gen. But down here in florida we have love bug seasons where there are just swarming groups of love bugs on the road. Love bugs are seasonal and only appear for a few weeks twice per year. Page 1 of 3 1 2 3.

If the bug acid already has done some damage you will have to paint. A lovebug can damage your paint in a day sometimes. I just picked up a new car and the previous owner didnt remove the love bug splaters from the front of the car and they have etched the clear coat i ve tried meguiars scratch x but the bug juice has eaten into the clearcoat i ve read about sanding the clearcoat with 2500 3000 grit and polishing it but with my luck id mess up the paint can anyone point me towards a step by step article. They will help but they will not give perfect results as a matter of fact paint repair kits like touch up paints etc.

Period do not spend your money on so called paint repair kits. Do not use abrasives like steel wool or comet. Therefore because you didn t mitigate your damage it s not covered. A simple washing or even a wash with a high pressure hose won t remove love bugs once they have dried on the surface of your car.

The damage was done before i got the truck. Also time allows the acid from their bodies to start etching the paint. The impact of the love bug doesn t damage your paint. Bug guts damaged my paint.

This isn t a problem that s going to be fixed by washing the car. They re the ones that created the whole mess. The acid in the bugs has etched the clear coat badly. Will come no where close to looking good better to protect your paint than repair it.

Tacomas 2005 2015 started by taco93 aug 18 2011. Do not allow the love bugs to stay on the car more than 24 hours. With the warm weather upon us bug season is in full swing. It s the effect of it sitting on your paint that does.