I got swarmed by love-bugs today! Theeeyyyrrreee heeerrrrreeee!!!
For those of you who live in central Florida, you'll know what I'm referring to. For everybody else...love bugs are these little black and red bugs that appear every April/May and September/October.
We call them "love bugs" because they're ...um.. "joined" when they fly. ...then they smack your windshield and bumper. Yeeechhh! :x
Another strange thing about love bugs. Their little squishy bug-bodies are acidic. You have to wash them off your paint within a couple of days, or else you run the risk of losing little bits of paint from the acid!
So here's my question: When my Prius arrives this week, can I immediately wax it?
Having several thick coats of wax between the bugs and the paint won't really prevent paint damage, but it does make it easier to wash them off.
So does anybody know anything about new cars and factory paint and waxing? Can I wax my Prius right away? If it's safe to do, I'd like to drive it straight home (or to a nearby parking lot) and wax it before I go anyplace else.
Thanks in advance!
For those of you who live in central Florida, you'll know what I'm referring to. For everybody else...love bugs are these little black and red bugs that appear every April/May and September/October.
We call them "love bugs" because they're ...um.. "joined" when they fly. ...then they smack your windshield and bumper. Yeeechhh! :x
Another strange thing about love bugs. Their little squishy bug-bodies are acidic. You have to wash them off your paint within a couple of days, or else you run the risk of losing little bits of paint from the acid!
So here's my question: When my Prius arrives this week, can I immediately wax it?
Having several thick coats of wax between the bugs and the paint won't really prevent paint damage, but it does make it easier to wash them off.
So does anybody know anything about new cars and factory paint and waxing? Can I wax my Prius right away? If it's safe to do, I'd like to drive it straight home (or to a nearby parking lot) and wax it before I go anyplace else.
Thanks in advance!