Washed the car at dusk - mosquito HELL

It's snowing in Nebraska. Wanna trade?

 

Mosquitoes in Florida? Say it's not so! . . . the brite side? Eventually, there'll be a huricane that'll come along and blow 'em all away. I'm bad.

Yep, anywhere there's lots of water ... what can you do. My first trip to FL I notice a bunch of screened in patios every where we went. Makes perfect sense, now. Maybe park the car on the patio!.

 

garage that sucker, or invest in a decent car cover. That's what i do..i cover the car every other day at least...sometime's I wont drive it for a few days though so it makes sense...it's a pita...but till i get my garage cleared out, will have to do...guess im anal.

 

No guessing involved Matt. :boink:

Sam, might I suggest an investment in aeroguard insect repellent and avagoodweekend.

 

They are the state bird here, although it's still way to cold at this time.

Tom

 

What about the electric zappers that generate high voltage and kill bugs that get trapped within. Would that work in your locale?

 

These don't work for mosquitoes. Mosquitoes are not attracted to light and meanwhile you're killing off mostly beneficial insects. These things should be outlawed.

 

i'm more worried about all this damned pollen than mud... and yes, mosquitoes are bad here too... but water restrictions mean paying for the auto wash. can't do that right now.

sam, you'd go crazy here!

 

Consider yourself fortunate--I would be more than happy to deal with a swarm of mosquitos while washing my car. But I can't. It hasn't been washed for as year, and may well not be washed for another, given the drought and watering restrictions we have here in the (metro) Atlanta reqion. Perhaps I will have to take it to a comercial car was and watch the rotating brushes do their thing with it's shinny black exterior--or search for one of those brushless-washes. But I really do prefer doing it myself--kind of a bonding experience.

 

Sam, have you got room for a little pond in your yard? Maybe you could stock it with dragonfly larvae, and then the mosquitos won't be quite so prolific. A few birdhouses might help, too. :frog:

 

Mosquitoes? I forgot about those things! We only get them a few months out of the year here. They should be coming out in a couple of months.

Hope you could see well enough to get the car clean!

 

Oh, and bats eat mosquitoes. I have a neighbor that has a bat house.

 

I got it!!! Mosquito netting clothing to clean your car in:

BuzzOff Outdoor Wear

Insect Protective Clothing: Bug Out Jackets and Pants

Cool, ventilated, stylish.

 

They drive around my town with trucks spraying for the mosquito's, so we dont have any around here. Of course who knows what kinds of chemicals are in those trucks. The mosquito's might be better.

 

Optimum No Rinse Wash & Shine

Hi MadHungarian,

Living in the middle of Manhattan, I'm also water challenged --- no access to a hose, and no easy access to a car wash.

I've gotten pretty fond of using Optimum No Rinse Wash & Shine. I can clean my car using only 2 buckets of water -- a wash bucket with the Optimum No Rinse solution in it, and a rinse bucket with clean water in it. And with its high polymer content, scratches and swirls are minimized. I think it's great stuff.

Here's the Optimum No Rinse website:

No Rinse Wash & Shine

Here are a couple of YouTube videos of a detailer using Optimum No Rinse:

 

Boo: Amazing! I'll give it a try.