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Bug removal

bergmen said:
Be aware that hydrogen peroxide is EXTREMELY corrosive to metals. It is a highly active oxidizer so make sure you rinse everything very very well after use.

Dan
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In higher concentrations possibly but that is on bare metals. Most metal on my bikes are coated. I have not seen any corrosion after 10 years of use. I use it on helmet faceshield, windshield, headlight etc. Not brake rotors or other bare metals.
 
maidenfan84 said:
Honda pro polish
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Pro Honda polish:thumbup.
suck and dried, you definitely want to rehydrate the bugs, as mentioned.
Keep your plastics polished they generally don't stick:teeth
 
The Universal Solvent for the win.

I've ridden through the Williams/Willows area (I5 and all those rice paddies) a few years ago when the tiny bugs were so thick everyone was pulling into gas stations to wash their windshields.
My Vstrom windshield as well as my helmet visor were nearly impossible to see through. And riding with the visor cracked left a bunch of those bugs on my eye glasses.
Water cleared them all off.
 
RT_Russ said:
In higher concentrations possibly but that is on bare metals. Most metal on my bikes are coated. I have not seen any corrosion after 10 years of use. I use it on helmet faceshield, windshield, headlight etc. Not brake rotors or other bare metals.
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That makes sense. I was thinking of higher concentrations being more aggressive. I work in a chemical analysis R&D department and we look at chemicals a little differently than the real world.

Dan
 
when im cleaning the rubber, bugs, and grime off my track fairings, I use WD40. then I wipe it down PineSol to clean off the WD40.
 
ocoas said:
A dripping wet towel laid on the fairing for a few minutes to soften them. Then spray with a hose and they come right off. Warm water works the best. But cold water works.
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This is the best method to removed caked on dried bugs. Without a doubt. I love Honda polish, use it all the time... But for dried bugs, nothing beats a hot towel draped over the bugs for a few mins.
 
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