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RE: Bug splatter ... - Gone in 60 - 06-28-2019
I buy the small trigger pump bottle of blue label Plexus at the local dealer for about five bucks. I don't get the aerosol cans, way more expensive.
RE: Bug splatter ... - Cormanus - 06-28-2019
That's interesting Gone in 60. Looking at the Plexus website, one could be forgiven for thinking the product comes only as an aerosol.
Quote:Its convenient aerosol applicator prevents dripping, leaking, evaporating, and coagulating at the tip of the nozzle (as is common with pumps and squeeze bottles). To use Plexusthis extensive explanation of the wonders of aerosol dispensers. Are you sure the trigger pump bottle is the real McCoy?
RE: Bug splatter ... - x(why)z_imp - 07-01-2019
I wet a cloth and lay it on the screen for fifteen minutes then wipe. Everything comes off instantly. I do the same for my headlight, shocks, etc. Never fails me. Just allow enough time to soften the splatter.
RE: Bug splatter ... - Gone in 60 - 07-02-2019
Oops, please belay my last! I went googling for a picture of a Plexus pump bottle, and found it's not Plexus I've been using all these years, it's Novus. (face palm)
[url=https://www.amazon.com/NOVUS-PC-10-Plastic-Clean-Shine/dp/B002UD0GFE/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_263_t_2?_encoding=UTF8&refRID=ANE50ES48SBZXH539YD5&th=1]https://www.amazon.com/NOVUS-PC-10-Plast...39YD5&th=1
My usual ritual when I get home is to spray my helmet and wipe it down, then my windscreen and headlight if there are any bugs stuck to them. Since going from an open country road commute back to the freeway ride, the bugs are a lot more infrequent, thankfully.
RE: Bug splatter ... - GoldOxide_imp - 07-02-2019
Some more great posts. Thank y'all.
I frequent some swampy areas, so a daily helmet rub down is required. I have little patience spending time on it, so I am always looking for the most convenient approach.
RE: Bug splatter ... - GoldOxide_imp - 07-04-2019
(06-27-2019, 12:35 PM)Nortoon_imp Wrote:(06-26-2019, 10:37 PM)GoldOxide_imp Wrote: Plexus: Is it my imagination or does that stuff seem on the pricey side? Must be functionally significant.
Fort Nine has it on sale at 30% off.
7 ounce can $20, 13 ounce can $26.
I have a 13 ounce spray can at the old price. We moved last May and I forgot all about it. The visor on my Bell helmet could use a shot.
Fort Nine has it on sale at 30% off.
7 ounce can $20, 13 ounce can $26.
I have a 13 ounce spray can at the old price. We moved last May and I forgot all about it. The visor on my Bell helmet could use a shot.
For a potentially DNA-altering product, one would expect something special.
Well holy mackerel! Not only does this unholy product work extremely well, it works fast! I think a part of my soul has been sold.
Great voodoo tip Nortoon.
RE: Bug splatter ... - Charlie Bravo_imp - 07-06-2019
For the most part, SoCal has very few bugs, but on multi-day rides through the toolies we can get some on a windshield. When I rode an FJR1300, I would wet a motel towel, lay on the windshield and go to breakfast. When I came back, the bug guts were softened and wiped off easily. I keep a water bottle and some paper towels in the saddlebag and have cleaned the random bug off like that.
RE: Bug splatter ... - Bheezy27403_imp - 07-06-2019
I usually leave them on my visor for months at a time.
RE: Bug splatter ... - Bazbro_imp - 07-06-2019
'Til they turn to dust and blow away, eh, Bheezy??
RE: Bug splatter ... - Houtman_imp - 07-06-2019
(07-06-2019, 01:58 AM)Bheezy27403_imp Wrote: I usually leave them on my visor for months at a time.You mean that you leave them for moths at the time ?