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09-08-2006, 02:19 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2005
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M.O.C. #2959
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Bugs on the Front Cap
Good Evening All,
Just got back from a several week time of fun and brought back a GREAT number of dead bugs on the front cap. The question is, has anyone had bad luck when using bug remover in, around and on the Monty decals? I would hate to use something that deteriorated the decals only to find out that everyone else already knew I shouldn't be using it.
Rick & Wanda
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09-08-2006, 02:26 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Clearwater
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I use Bounce dryer sheets. New or used they work great and best I can tell they have no adverse effects on the decals.
Glenn
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09-08-2006, 03:33 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Down the Road
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I can second the Bounce fabric sheets. I have heard many folks talk about using them, and truth be told, I really had my doubts. After a 2400 mile journey and a few minutes of scrubbing I was getting no where. I figured I would try out the Bounce and see what happens. IT WORKS GREAT! Almost no scrubbing involved at all! I soaked the front cap, got the Bounce sheet wet and wiped off the bugs.
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09-08-2006, 03:39 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2005
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Rick, we have had great luck with this product and I first learned of it at Costco.
It removed the bugs off of my front cap very well.
http://www.pinksolution.ca/
Don & Donna
Vancouver Island
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09-08-2006, 03:43 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Castle Rock
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Glenn is correct, the Bounce things are MAGIC! I would listen to him at every turn!
mac
1999 Silverado LS Extended Cab, Prodigy Brake Controller
2006 2955RL
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09-08-2006, 03:46 PM
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Seasoned Camper
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Richmond
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Fabric softener sheets work superbly..... very easy to use and available everywhere......
Dave and Kathleen White
Richmond, KY
2005 3685FL towed by a 2005 F-350 Superduty
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09-08-2006, 04:37 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Castle Rock
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Brad, seriously try the Bounce sheets. They might not be magic but they're close. Sorry about your original damage but you won't do any additional damage with these.
mac
1999 Silverado LS Extended Cab, Prodigy Brake Controller
2006 2955RL
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09-08-2006, 04:41 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: North Ridgeville
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Those frabric sheets are soaked in fabric softener. The cheapest brand of fabric softener and a sponge will work just as well, you may have to scrub a little harder..that awesome product you can buy at dollar stores will also melt bugs off the camper.
Rich& Helen N.Ridgeville,Ohio.
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09-08-2006, 05:04 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Cooper
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It's best to use the Bounce early in the morning when the dew has had a chance to soften the bugs. They jus melt off, otherwise wet it down good with a hose.
Charlie
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09-08-2006, 05:11 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Texico
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Glenn, is that all there is to it? Just wet it down, let it set a minute, and then wipe it with a Bounce sheet? Details please.
Lonnie
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09-08-2006, 05:16 PM
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Montana Master
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Location: Apple Valley
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I like Charlie's idea...I always seem to be in a hurry and letting mother nature help out sounds like a great idea.
I'm an early riser anyway, so it would give me something to do when all is quiet.
I haven't tried the dryer sheets yet, but I can say Awsome does work well.
327RKS
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09-08-2006, 06:14 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Pasco
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How about preventative medicine. What can you do so you can just "hose" them off? Wax the front, baby oil, PAM...?
Mike
F350 7.3L LB SRW
2003 3575RL
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09-09-2006, 04:56 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Brownsburg
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I am a firm believer in Bounce especially after I wiped out half the love bug population in Alabama. One thing about using bounce. After you have wiped the bugs off, go back over with soap and water as the fabric softener does leave a film if not rinsed good.
Phill & Gladys
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09-09-2006, 07:00 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Lone Tree
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Just another example of the wealth of knowledge in this forum. I've pretty much been letting the bugs stay after my experience with bug remover. Not in one million years would I have ever thought to try dryer sheets.
Thanks folks.
Brad
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09-09-2006, 07:18 AM
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Montana Master
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Location: Clearwater
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Quote:
quote:Originally posted by LonnieB
Glenn, is that all there is to it? Just wet it down, let it set a minute, and then wipe it with a Bounce sheet? Details please.
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Lonnie, we may have embellished the dryer sheets just a tad.
Not all bugs have the same chemical make up and therefore some do require a little bit of elbow grease but for the most part it is just that easy. Like Charlie said, "It's best to use the Bounce early in the morning when the dew has had a chance to soften the bugs. They jus melt off, otherwise wet it down good with a hose." Yes wet it down but let it set a couple minutes.
I should also point out the sooner you get them off the better. Let them stay for a few days and the problem magnifies itself.
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09-09-2006, 03:47 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Oceanside
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Like Brad, I had permanent damage on our prior Montana's nose from Bug Buster and similar products. The dryer sheets worked best for me. I even use them on the grille of the truck (something I saw Bill, of Adelmoll, doing). I also spray the nose first to wet the bugs, then scrub them off. It takes a little scrubbing sometimes but nothing like with other products. I do a section of the nose at a time and rinse that section right away. Otherwise I get a film dried on the nose and have to wash it anyhow. At least with the store brand dryer sheets I use.
First I wash with a long handled brush to scrub off the looser ones then go after the remainder with the dryer sheets. I've never seen a problem with decals from this method.
Mike, a good coat of wax does make the job easier. I also tried baby oil a few years ago when someone suggested that. The bugs did mostly come off far easier but I was pretty much forced to wash the nose at the end of every towing day. That baby oil tends to collect dust.
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09-09-2006, 09:11 PM
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Montana Master
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I didn't think about the dust.
Mike
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09-10-2006, 08:31 AM
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Montana Master
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Bounce can be used for lots of other things too. We get mud daubers (wasps) in the awning (when rolled up) and lots of other similar places. They like to get in there and build nests. Put a partial sheet of Bounce in each end of the awning...no more problems.
Bert and Betty
Fort Smith, AR
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09-10-2006, 08:45 AM
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Montana Master
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Have heard say that dryer sheets work for keeping skeeters away. Can someone further describe that, we are not walking around with wet dryer sheets hanging from our pockets are we?? Will one just work, or do I need one for the shirt pocket and another for the pants??
Reason I ask, I tried on in my shorts pocket last time at the lake, well, did not work so good, so I figure I am doing something wrong.
Carol
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