Lasttoy
Active Member
Wait till you drive thru a cloud of love bugs. Omg. I had to soak for days, then use pressure washer.
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diamond.g
Active Member
Ceramic coating works well. With a wet microfiber cloth the bugs come off pretty easy, so far.
Only because they don't make yellow.
I use Nu Finish mainly because it lasts through car washes, so I don't have to reapply it every month. And it's recommended by Consumer Reports.
Reading this thread would make you believe that the new Lexus does not collect flying insects (the gaping maw just eats them up).
Seriously .... it's seasonal, and geographic. Down south it's "love-bugs" they are unavoidable. In Utah, any vehicle driving past Willard Bay (Brigham City) will be covered. In Nevada and Arizona it's too hot ..... very few bugs.
Wait until winter .... Tesla will solve the problem for you. (and all the other vehicles on the road). (and it's free).
Seriously .... it's seasonal, and geographic. Down south it's "love-bugs" they are unavoidable. In Utah, any vehicle driving past Willard Bay (Brigham City) will be covered. In Nevada and Arizona it's too hot ..... very few bugs.
Wait until winter .... Tesla will solve the problem for you. (and all the other vehicles on the road). (and it's free).
No, it is not same with every car. For Model 3 it is more pronounced because of front bumper flat high pressure zone. It is easier to clean model 3 with flat surface.
T34ME
Active Member
Zack, if you ever invite me for a ride-along.......................remind me to bring TWO pair of clean underwear!
Get kicked out of autopilot a lot. It hates when you accelerate over 90. My kettleman city runs I go between 100-115 the whole way in "mexico" Dirt fields are fun too if you want some donuts along the way!Zack, if you ever invite me for a ride-along.......................remind me to bring TWO pair of clean underwear!
OMG those photos are disgusting! Use to remember having impaled bugs on cars when living back East but thankfully in our area doesn't seem to be such a problem. No real mosquito issues either being so hot and dry I guess. Or maybe birds in our area are fat and fuller LOL. One of the reasons I like the area though.
Funny I just watched a video yesterday showing someone using Turtlewax Bug and Tar remover foam on his pickup truck grill. Said it didn't work well on tar or tree sap but really liked it for bugs and it was economical too. Sprayed it on, said he could leave it on for 3-5 minutes without damage to paint and used a microcloth and water I think to wipe away. At least our Teslas don't have all that grill work to hit your fingers into while cleaning.
Funny I just watched a video yesterday showing someone using Turtlewax Bug and Tar remover foam on his pickup truck grill. Said it didn't work well on tar or tree sap but really liked it for bugs and it was economical too. Sprayed it on, said he could leave it on for 3-5 minutes without damage to paint and used a microcloth and water I think to wipe away. At least our Teslas don't have all that grill work to hit your fingers into while cleaning.
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Driving to kettleman city-then fresno tomorrow to drop ice at animal shelters throughout the central valley. Thats gonna be a buggy front end tomorrow night.
Dropping 800lb of ice at each shelter because thats how much fits in the model 3.
Gonna apply carpro reload to bumper and carpro forte to windshield.
Any suggestions?
Dropping 800lb of ice at each shelter because thats how much fits in the model 3.
Gonna apply carpro reload to bumper and carpro forte to windshield.
Any suggestions?
I don’t know where in the burg you are, but if you can get to Grabiak in New Alexandria talk to Ray or one of the other guys, they can set you up with anything you could need to help keep the car clean. It isn’t far from the New Hundington supercharger.
The Car is Ceramic Pro coated. I don’t have pictures of all the bugs, but after a high pressure rinse + spotless rinse the car is bug free. (But the spotfree rinse wasn’t completely spot free... theres spots on the windows and much less noticeable spots on the body... the coin wash owner probably hasn’t refilled the spotless rinse filters).
I’ll do a more proper 2 bucket wash + spot free rinse with my SimpleChuck when I get home.
int32_t
Tesla Spotter
I wish I could complain about cleaning bugs off my Model 3! It would mean I have one already, and managed to take a few road trips already. 
Being serious though, I've read up on various coatings on the forums, and the general consensus seems to be that ceramic makes the car easier to clean, and it's fairly durable. I'll likely put ceramic on my future 3.
Being serious though, I've read up on various coatings on the forums, and the general consensus seems to be that ceramic makes the car easier to clean, and it's fairly durable. I'll likely put ceramic on my future 3.
suwaneedad
Member
These bug pics are a primary reason I chose the silver paint (and then wrapped it). Their guts are less noticeable against the silver color, and they come off incredibly easily once I'm done with the road trip thanks to the wrap. Silver FTW.
