We all know simple green works great for cleaning our rc stuff, but how will it react on a car?

My truck has tons of bugs and guys all over the grill from the latest trip. Can I use simply green to get that off? Or is it too harsh on the paint? I'm debating on going to the store and picking up bug and tar remover if I can use some of the simple green I have lying around.

Autozone and other parts stores carry a "automotive blend" of simple green. I'd check on that first. But I'm sure a diluted mix of the regular stuff shold work.

Wash it as soon as you can!! Bugs get tougher to get off when you leave them on longer.
Canned Bug & Tar remover is a solvent, like kerosene, and doesn't work all that well once the bugs are dried on. After on of my worst bug trips I used 409 (which is a soap based product -surfactant) and worked small areas. Then a good wash, polish, and wax. I am picky about my black car finish, and that worked fine by me. Scrubbing off tough dried bugs can scratch. Keep using new rags as they get old grime on them or you'll destroy the finish.

I tried B&T remover, and got poor results. And it was a hassle to wash afterwards because of the petroleum-based nature.

Don't know about Simple Green. Read the label to see if it's petro-based. If it is, I know I wouldn't use it.

Mr. T, simple green should work fine. I've used it on my dakota and silverado without problems. Just make sure youre not doing this in the sun and make sure the front end is cool. Even better would be to spray it with a cleaner, then hit it with a pressure washer.

Im with JR. .... Use the simple green it wont harm your gm

Now if it was a FORD....

The paint would rub off ? :p

If it was a Ford..... IT WOULDNT NEED THE SIMPLE GREEN!!! Cuz the bugs wont sick to such a superior machine!!!

That's because the bugs don't want to ruin their image being seen on a Ford... LOL


Before all the criticism starts, I drive a ford....

I thought he meant that Fords can't generate enough speed to kill a bug when striking it...

ah yes, its always great how quick things can turn to ford vs. chevy!

If you have to be passionate about something, it might as well be automobiles!!!

LOL!!!! That was pretty funny!!!! I guess bugs do stick to fords..... Cuz when im Blowin away C5 vettes and f body TRASH (not to mention countless rice moblies) i tend to splatter plenty of those lil guys on my cobra bumper........

Man, i bet i just opened the flood gates......

Technically, once a Mustang goes through the "Cobra" conversion, wouldn't it then be a Shelby, rather than a ford? LOL

It's a debate that never ends. Well, GM dropped the F-body, and a C6 will cost you twice what a Mustang wi