<div dir="ltr">Happened across this (link below) while looking for something else, coincidentally.  The ad copy suggests that yes, bugs can dissolve paint.  Note, this is not exactly scientific proof...<div><br></div><div>"Bug & Tar Wash quickly breaks down bugs and tar to save exterior surfaces from permanent damage caused by corrosive insects"</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.chemicalguys.com/bug-tar-remover-heavy-duty-car-wash-shampoo/CWS_104_16.html?gclid=Cj0KCQiAiZPvBRDZARIsAORkq7fMxRJYX4FGt4uTmKUdviHDm_z4nziREDOoVzxdIbB6TJCvo5i41roaAkwxEALw_wcB">https://www.chemicalguys.com/bug-tar-remover-heavy-duty-car-wash-shampoo/CWS_104_16.html?gclid=Cj0KCQiAiZPvBRDZARIsAORkq7fMxRJYX4FGt4uTmKUdviHDm_z4nziREDOoVzxdIbB6TJCvo5i41roaAkwxEALw_wcB</a><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Dec 2, 2019 at 8:39 AM James Peck <<a href="mailto:jamesgpeck@hotmail.com">jamesgpeck@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Do the bugs contain a chemical that dissolves the paint?<br>
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Gene Dotson AT List member and Case 320 dozer owner (<a href="mailto:gdotsly@watchtv.net" target="_blank">gdotsly@watchtv.net</a>);     Another common practice in Florida was to coat all frontal areas with Vaseline. Seems the love bugs were very bad and this prevented the bug residue from sticking to the paint.<br>
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