I recently cleaned LOML's car to a pristine clean. Knowing that recently she has to drive in the early evening, in the hot early fall, I decided to spray the front lights, grill and front fenders and hood with WD-40 and wipe it to an even spread. Then the next time she came in, it was an ease to clean the bugs off.
My question is: Is WD-40 harmful to the car finish?
My wife's 91 year old mom is in a re-hab nursing home about 30 miles away and LOML has to be there from 7:30 AM to about 7:30PM daily. Since late August, LOML has been returning home at dusk and collecting tons of bugs; 2 to 3 days of bugs makes the white car almost black in front. I cleaned the windshield and lights each morning. It took quite a bit of elbow grease! I used Simple Green all over the front, waited about 5 minutes and wiped and wiped. Then I got the idea of spraying WD-40 and wiping it after cleaning. It has really helped in cleaning and it seems that there are not as many bugs building up.
I used a product ordered from Amazon called Bug Slide, but it is not nearly as effective as the WD-40. Still, I am wondering for those that know, what does this do to the finish?
My question is: Is WD-40 harmful to the car finish?
My wife's 91 year old mom is in a re-hab nursing home about 30 miles away and LOML has to be there from 7:30 AM to about 7:30PM daily. Since late August, LOML has been returning home at dusk and collecting tons of bugs; 2 to 3 days of bugs makes the white car almost black in front. I cleaned the windshield and lights each morning. It took quite a bit of elbow grease! I used Simple Green all over the front, waited about 5 minutes and wiped and wiped. Then I got the idea of spraying WD-40 and wiping it after cleaning. It has really helped in cleaning and it seems that there are not as many bugs building up.
I used a product ordered from Amazon called Bug Slide, but it is not nearly as effective as the WD-40. Still, I am wondering for those that know, what does this do to the finish?
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