peel away

cowboyharry · 03-21-2004, 09:01 PM

I got to thinking that if I put Saran Wrap or similar product on the front end of my car while driving a good distance that when I got there I could just peel it off and have a bug free clean front end. Has any one ever tried this before? What do youins think about this? Harry.

venomous · 03-21-2004, 09:43 PM

Never tried that before, but it sounds like a good idea!! I don't see why it would not work. I'll have to give it a try and see!!

Big Daddy · 03-22-2004, 10:29 AM

I haven't tried that but I have heard that if you cover the area's of the car that you want to keep clean or have clean up easily with a LIGHT coat of vasoline that the bugs, dirt, whatever come off very easily!

Mystic Cobra · 03-22-2004, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Big Daddy

I haven't tried that but I have heard that if you cover the area's of the car that you want to keep clean or have clean up easily with a LIGHT coat of vasoline that the bugs, dirt, whatever come off very easily!

Isn't that and old drag racers trick? Putting vasoline behind the rear wheel wells?

Cowboy:
You should invent a product, a saran wrap knock off, "Bugs be Gone" car wrap. Engineer it, invent it, become a gazillion aire, and buy a Ford GT and let me drive it (for giving you the name, it's only fair bro).

**97whitevert** · 03-22-2004, 05:53 PM

spray vegtable oil ( Pam) works well

Big Daddy · 03-22-2004, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Mystic Cobra

Isn't that and old drag racers trick? Putting vasoline behind the rear wheel wells?

Yep, I gues Lisa's answer is the new age solution to the problem. PAM IT!

cowboyharry · 03-22-2004, 07:27 PM

I dont wanna put greasy slicky stuf on my car. ech. I guess I could get my car a bra. But it dont have no TT's.

cowboyharry · 03-22-2004, 07:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mystic Cobra

Isn't that and old drag racers trick? Putting vasoline behind the rear wheel wells?

Cowboy:
You should invent a product, a saran wrap knock off, "Bugs be Gone" car wrap. Engineer it, invent it, become a gazillion aire, and buy a Ford GT and let me drive it (for giving you the name, it's only fair bro).

Ifn I was a gazillion aire I would just give you the gt. But to make that much $$$$ you would have to come up with a better product name.

nckissfan · 03-22-2004, 11:25 PM

how about "The Bugonator". They wont be back

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Aaron94 · 03-24-2004, 06:54 PM

3M makes a film that is a little more permanent than one drive, but it works very well, and is pretty unoticable. My uncle had it on a Audi S4 he was driving for a little while (dealer buyback, he works for VW/Audi). he had to point it out to me, but it was all over the front bumper, and a strip on the hood, from the front lip to about 8 inches up. its applied with a heat gun (scary!

) and is removable. I might look into doing this instead of a Bra for my drive to the 5th, if i do it, we'll have a pretty good atestment to how it works. i like the idea of something not applied/removed with a heat gun, as that sounds bad for the paint, but its becoming more popular. just a couple thoughts on the subject...

cowboyharry · 03-24-2004, 09:24 PM

Yeah, Id seen somewhere some kind of clear film to put on a rocker panel or fender. Dont think I want to heat gun that stuff on the front of my car. I think Ill try the throw away clingy wrap for bugs on the front. But I might put some of that 3M on my teeth.

Be easyer to clean dont you think. Have any of youins used a bra on your front end? Looks like to me that if it wernt tight or stayed on a long time it might rub the paint????

sssvtcobra · 03-25-2004, 04:47 AM

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Originally Posted by cowboyharry

Yeah, Id seen somewhere some kind of clear film to put on a rocker panel or fender. Dont think I want to heat gun that stuff on the front of my car. I think Ill try the throw away clingy wrap for bugs on the front. But I might put some of that 3M on my teeth.

Be easyer to clean dont you think. Have any of youins used a bra on your front end? Looks like to me that if it wernt tight or stayed on a long time it might rub the paint????

I just thought I would put my .02 in about the bra. I had one on my '94 GT. And where the bra ended on the fenders and hood, it put marks and lines on them. Also I found out if you leave it on for a period of time it will cause your paint to fade. I ended up having to have my front end repainted. I will have to try the saran wrap idea, sounds good.

scocher · 03-25-2004, 11:45 PM

Now, you guys are getting really silly. I understand the desire to keep the bugs off, but a gorgeous Cobra running down the road wrapped in Sran wrap sounds a little too "redneck" to me!!!

venomous · 03-26-2004, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by scocher

but a gorgeous Cobra running down the road wrapped in Sran wrap sounds a little too "redneck" to me!!!

Redneck??? Thats the only way to be!!!!

cowboyharry · 03-26-2004, 10:06 PM

Not only am I a red neck , I be a hillbilly red neck.
some of us like to keep our cars clean. Now , once I peeked in the ladies room here on these forums and youins was talking about how dirty youins cars were and for how long they had been that way. Shame shame. Now youins go back to the dirty cars forums. Now give me the clingy wrap. I got better thangs to do than to scrub dem bugs off.

03-21-2004, 09:01 PM	#1
cowboyharry Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Knoxville Tn Posts: 355	peel away I got to thinking that if I put Saran Wrap or similar product on the front end of my car while driving a good distance that when I got there I could just peel it off and have a bug free clean front end. Has any one ever tried this before? What do youins think about this? Harry.

03-21-2004, 09:43 PM	#2
venomous Polk County Redneck Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Polk County, NC Posts: 557	Never tried that before, but it sounds like a good idea!! I don't see why it would not work. I'll have to give it a try and see!! __________________ ~1995 "Rio Red" Cobra #3379 of 4005 2.2 Kenne Bell Blowzilla/ Flowzilla Supercharger (12# Boost), AFR 165 Aluminum Heads 61cc, TMoss Port Matched Cobra Lower, Trickflow 1.7 Roller Rockers, Crane 2031 Camshaft, 3/8" Intake Spacer, 60# Injectors, Accufab 75mm Throttle Body w/ Blank Spacer, DynoJet Wideband Commander, MSD Pro Billet Distributor, MSD Blaster Coil, SCT Big Mouth Meter BAF 2400, JLT Custom Cold Air intake, Deleted EGR/ Smog, Mac Chrome Radiator Pipes, Mac Ceramic Coated Shorty Headers, Mac O/R H-Pipe, Flowmaster Cat-Back, Pro 5.0 Shifter, Ford Racing 3:73 Gears, H&R Sport Springs, Chrome Cobra R Wheels Pro Dyno Tuned to 498 RWHP 497 RWTQ

03-22-2004, 10:29 AM	#3
Big Daddy Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Asheville, NC Posts: 4,885	I haven't tried that but I have heard that if you cover the area's of the car that you want to keep clean or have clean up easily with a LIGHT coat of vasoline that the bugs, dirt, whatever come off very easily! __________________ 2008 Shelby GT500 White w/Blue Stripes STOCK AND STAYING THAT WAY! Kenny Brown '01 Cobra S Serial # 01-047C True Blue Performance Forged Short Block FR500 Heads & Cams, Fluidyne Radiator McLeod Clutch and aluminum flywheel Aluminum Driveshaft, UPR adjustable clutch cable GT40 Fuel Tank & pumps, Kenne Bell Boost-a-Pump, 60lb injectors, Vortech T-Trim W/After Cooler, 2.9" RR Pulley Anderson Power Pipe, Accufab Throttle Body (USELESS IMHO), MGW Shifter with the blue handle KB Oil Cooling system, KB Differential Cooler Autometer Phantom boost and fuel pressure guages Kenny Brown Aero Kit, Kooks LT Headers H-Pipe with H-flow cats, Bassani Cat Back Snow Boost Cooler T56 Six Speed Tranny MGW BLING-BLING interior stuff 645RWHP and 558RWTQ

03-22-2004, 05:53 PM	#5
97whitevert well, maybe.... Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: anywhere, everywhere....NC Posts: 11,730	spray vegtable oil ( Pam) works well __________________ Lisa 97 white convertible #99 Born on 1/28/97 03 sonic blue coupe #323 Born on 6/4/02 86 SVO Mustang track beast- The older brother of the SVT ! 99 green BAT 95 laser red F150 06 sonic blue Escape "Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever." -- Mahatma Gandhi

03-24-2004, 06:54 PM	#10
Aaron94 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 308	3M makes a film that is a little more permanent than one drive, but it works very well, and is pretty unoticable. My uncle had it on a Audi S4 he was driving for a little while (dealer buyback, he works for VW/Audi). he had to point it out to me, but it was all over the front bumper, and a strip on the hood, from the front lip to about 8 inches up. its applied with a heat gun (scary! ) and is removable. I might look into doing this instead of a Bra for my drive to the 5th, if i do it, we'll have a pretty good atestment to how it works. i like the idea of something not applied/removed with a heat gun, as that sounds bad for the paint, but its becoming more popular. just a couple thoughts on the subject... __________________ 1994 Rio Red Coupe #3564 304 ci, GT40X Aluminum Heads, Extrude Honed and Polished intake, Motorsport F303 cam, vortech fuel rails, 77 mm Pro-M mass air, 70mm BBK T-Body, Smog pump deletion, MSD and Perfomance distributors ignition components, Tremec 3550, Steeda Tri-axe, King Cobra/Centerforce clutch, Custom 3" Alum Driveshaft, 3.55 Gears, Griggs rear suspension w/torque arm & pan hard bar, Koni Red Shocks/Struts

03-22-2004, 07:27 PM	#7
cowboyharry Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Knoxville Tn Posts: 355	I dont wanna put greasy slicky stuf on my car. ech. I guess I could get my car a bra. But it dont have no TT's.

03-22-2004, 11:25 PM	#9
nckissfan Everyone hates a winner! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Browns Summit, NC Posts: 2,810	how about "The Bugonator". They wont be back !

03-24-2004, 09:24 PM	#11
cowboyharry Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Knoxville Tn Posts: 355	Yeah, Id seen somewhere some kind of clear film to put on a rocker panel or fender. Dont think I want to heat gun that stuff on the front of my car. I think Ill try the throw away clingy wrap for bugs on the front. But I might put some of that 3M on my teeth. Be easyer to clean dont you think. Have any of youins used a bra on your front end? Looks like to me that if it wernt tight or stayed on a long time it might rub the paint????

03-25-2004, 11:45 PM	#13
scocher Cobra Lovin' Woman! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: AL Posts: 2,471	Now, you guys are getting really silly. I understand the desire to keep the bugs off, but a gorgeous Cobra running down the road wrapped in Sran wrap sounds a little too "redneck" to me!!! __________________ Cheryl Michaels '03/stock Redfire Quickie FSTFNGS Driving this car is the highlight of my day

03-26-2004, 10:06 PM	#15
cowboyharry Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Knoxville Tn Posts: 355	Not only am I a red neck , I be a hillbilly red neck. some of us like to keep our cars clean. Now , once I peeked in the ladies room here on these forums and youins was talking about how dirty youins cars were and for how long they had been that way. Shame shame. Now youins go back to the dirty cars forums. Now give me the clingy wrap. I got better thangs to do than to scrub dem bugs off.

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