Which wax/polymer/whatever does the best job of keeping bugs from
sticking on the paint? It is almost time for the bugs to come out and I
want to make it as easy as possible to remove the bugs. I drive through
the countryside of Northern VA and every day in the summer the car is
covered with bug hits. I can’t stand it (being anal and all). I would
be agreeable to waxing at least the front of the car every week if it
would help.
Dave 2000SE
I use the Meguiar’s Gold Class wax in the normal routine of car primping,
and carry a squirt bottle of plain water and a bug sponge in the trunk. At
the end of a buggy trip, I squirt the whole mess down and remove it with
the bug sponge. Works for bird crap and muddy cat-paw prints too.
Nora and the Rollerskate
’99 silver, looking GOOOD!
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On Wed, 7 Mar 2001, Dave wrote:
> Which wax/polymer/whatever does the best job of keeping bugs from
> sticking on the paint? It is almost time for the bugs to come out and I
> want to make it as easy as possible to remove the bugs. I drive through
> the countryside of Northern VA and every day in the summer the car is
> covered with bug hits. I can’t stand it (being anal and all). I would
> be agreeable to waxing at least the front of the car every week if it
> would help.
> Dave 2000SE
hey, probably any wax will do the trick if you are religious about it. Trust
me, different bugs have different costic ‘bug guts’ in different parts of
the country. Try your 2 favorites, one on the drivers side and one on the
passenger side, after the first week you have a winner or at least a winner
to advance to the next round!
Darn bugs!
Dagger
92BB&T
My bugs seem to like simonize. Keeps those bus lookin like new.
In article <3aa6d145$…@newsa.ev1.net>, "Chris D’Agnolo"
<cdagn…@ev1.net> wrote:
> hey, probably any wax will do the trick if you are religious about it. Trust
> me, different bugs have different costic ‘bug guts’ in different parts of
> the country. Try your 2 favorites, one on the drivers side and one on the
> passenger side, after the first week you have a winner or at least a winner
> to advance to the next round!
> Darn bugs!
> Dagger
> 92BB&T
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"NORA H E HAGUE" <nhe_…@alcor.concordia.ca> wrote in message
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: I use the Meguiar’s Gold Class wax in the normal routine of car primping,
: and carry a squirt bottle of plain water and a bug sponge in the trunk. At
: the end of a buggy trip, I squirt the whole mess down and remove it with
: the bug sponge. Works for bird crap and muddy cat-paw prints too.
I do that, too, except I use a spray bottle of Meguiar’s Detail Spray. It
leaves the Gold Class wax looking like I’ve just applied it.
Oh, and I have to remove the cat-paw prints when Slasher’s not looking. He
gets really pissed off when he realizes he’s gotta paw-print it all over
again. I don’t worry about the bugs, but the cat is simply unlivable until
he gets over it, which can take a day or so.
Jerry & Serrano
Why do you want to wax bugs?
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Joe M
On Thu, 08 Mar 2001 09:35:04 GMT, "Joseph Meehan"
<sligo…@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Why do you want to wax bugs?
So when you hit them, they wax your car for you…
Sheldon
Why do you want to wax bugs?
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Joe M
I guess some people only read the headers?????????
Dave
Dave, I think it’s the color of your car that attracts them! Now I have
a very nice RED ’91 (with hard top, new Yokohama tires,Konies, strut
tower brace & lots more) that has NO bugs on it and I would be willing
to trade for your SE and lift the "horrable mess" that you must contend
with. I live in Seattle but I would be willing to drive back to make the
swap with you, if you would like.
I just hate to see unhappy Miata owners. <grin> Bruce
RED ’91
What a deal!! A ’91 for 2000. Yes, the color attracts everything. I
live on a mile of gravel road and I can’t keep dust off of ie either.
It is a beautiful color, especally with the Parchment interior and top.
I think it is the only good color that Mazda has put out, plus the
polished wheels are really nice, especially since I painted the calipers
and rotors (not the braking part) chrome too.
Thanks for the offer Bruce, but no thanks.
Dave 2000SE
On Sun, 18 Mar 2001 07:46:37 -0500, Dave <dwtho…@erols.com> wrote:
<snip>
>I think it is the only good color that Mazda has put out,
<snip again>
Damn, the *only* good color? Um, in no particular order
,
Sunburst Yellow
Merlot
BRG
Laguna Blue
Silverstone
and the ever popular
Montego Blue (yes I know they’re everywhere, but still)
Not that I’m biased or anything.
Don’t look at my sig line….
Note–reply to: tshep1 at pipeline dot com
97 Montego Touring
92 Sunburst Yellow
They "only good color " for a Miata is any color that gives the owner a
smile and warm glow in their heart every time they look at their Miata.
Mine just happens to be White. I would not care if it was turd brown. I
would still love my Miata just as much.
Larry Kime and Lil Bit
"Shep" <n…@void.com> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 18 Mar 2001 07:46:37 -0500, Dave <dwtho…@erols.com> wrote:
> <snip>
> >I think it is the only good color that Mazda has put out,
> <snip again>
> Damn, the *only* good color? Um, in no particular order
,
> Sunburst Yellow
> Merlot
> BRG
> Laguna Blue
> Silverstone
> and the ever popular
> Montego Blue (yes I know they’re everywhere, but still)
> Not that I’m biased or anything.
> Don’t look at my sig line….
> Note–reply to: tshep1 at pipeline dot com
> 97 Montego Touring
> 92 Sunburst Yellow
"Larry Kime" <larryki…@home.com> wrote:
>They "only good color " for a Miata is any color that gives the owner a
>smile and warm glow in their heart every time they look at their Miata.
>Mine just happens to be White.
Me too. :)
> I would not care if it was turd brown. I
>would still love my Miata just as much.
Hum. I would probably take a BRG or Merlot if white
was not available.
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>Larry Kime and Lil Bit
>"Shep" <n…@void.com> wrote in message
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>> On Sun, 18 Mar 2001 07:46:37 -0500, Dave <dwtho…@erols.com> wrote:
>> <snip>
>> >I think it is the only good color that Mazda has put out,
>> <snip again>
>> Damn, the *only* good color? Um, in no particular order
,
>> Sunburst Yellow
>> Merlot
>> BRG
>> Laguna Blue
>> Silverstone
>> and the ever popular
>> Montego Blue (yes I know they’re everywhere, but still)
>> Not that I’m biased or anything.
>> Don’t look at my sig line….
>> Note–reply to: tshep1 at pipeline dot com
>> 97 Montego Touring
>> 92 Sunburst Yellow
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Bozo, the White 96 Sebring Miata .)
Leon van Dommelen
REMOVE THE "z"s -> dommel…@zmiata.net www.dommelen.net
"EXIT THE INTERSTATES" (Jamie Jensen)
Oh darn !!!!! I was just trying to HELP you out of a stressful time,
he, he, he .
You are sure correct aout that car! I love my ’91 RED, but I would be
tempted on a 2000 SE. My wife thinks I should get one, but I have so
much fun in my 1.6 ’91,
The only ones I have seen cost too much ( a little more than my
SS/retirement check) (I’m crying here so you will feel sorry for me &
make me a good deal) So I’ll just have to get along with my poor old RED
’91. <grin>
Nice car Dave!
Bruce RED ’91 (are you sure Dave?)
"BRUCE HASKIN" <Bru…@webtv.net> wrote in message
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:
: You are sure correct aout that car! I love my ’91 RED, but I would be
: tempted on a 2000 SE. My wife thinks I should get one, but I have so
: much fun in my 1.6 ’91,
Nah… not a good idea. My wife has a 2000 SE, so I know something about
‘em.
They only come in non-red, and the headlights don’t pop up. It’s got enough
silly "ground effects" stuff hung on it to keep you from using some popular
parking lots, like at MacDonalds. (Not to mention all the extra weight of
that stuff combined.)
You’ve already got the better body style, and it’s in the correct color.
What more could anyone want? If you want more snap, consider a JR
supercharger, and you’ll be able to run rings around any stock 2000 SE for a
WHOLE lot less money.
Jerry & Serrano
’96 Classic Red
Ya, I know Jerry. That’s why I bought the RED ’91 I have. (but it was
fun to jab at Dave about his "bug problem")
Some time I’ll have to show "my wife, your wife’s SE"
Bruce RED ’91
"BRUCE HASKIN" <Bru…@webtv.net> wrote in message
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:
: Some time I’ll have to show "my wife, your wife’s SE"
Here’s a link to a page I did on washing Miatas with a sprayer. The first
picture shows both Sassy and Serrano, although not a whole lot of Sassy (the
SE).
http://home1.gte.net/res04trg/SprayWash.html
Jerry & Serrano
Jerry,
Good idea! With the water shortage on now that will work out well.
Thanks
Yes, all of you out there, Washington is under a water shortage year. We
are over 11 inches under the rain fall & our lakes behind the dams are
almost dry ! No rain – no water – no hydro-power SO, no wash car!
Thanks for the pic’s Jerry & the wash idea.
Bruce RED ’91
Boy, your 2000SE looks just like mine except for the license plate.
Dave 2000SE
"Dave" <dwtho…@erols.com> wrote in message news:3AB7E935.292A@erols.com…
: Boy, your 2000SE looks just like mine except for the license plate.
Not mine, my wife’s. Mine’s a Mk1 of the correct color. <g> Yeah, the SE’s
do look remarkably similar.
Jerry & Serrano
>http://home1.gte.net/res04trg/SprayWash.html
It’s good to finally see Serrano and Sassy. SOMEDAY I’ll get off my duff and
set up a web page showing our two (nameless) Miatas.
—
Ken Lyons
’97 Touring – Brilliant Black
’90 A – Classic Red
Inside the Beltway
Why would anyone want to wax bugs?
Cissy
I was thinking the exact same thing…And how would you get them to hold
still
However I am sure that once you get them waxed they will go faster.
Come to think of it how about that fancy stuff in the blue bottle that
smells so good
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> Why would anyone want to wax bugs?
> Cissy
>I was thinking the exact same thing…And how would you get them to hold
>still
>However I am sure that once you get them waxed they will go faster.
>Come to think of it how about that fancy stuff in the blue bottle that
>smells so good
Silly, aren’t we? ;-D
Cissy
http://members.aol.com/expmiata/index2.html