Which is why I always rode with a full face helmet.... -D
> On Feb 14, 2018, at 3:57 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > You forgot to mention in the teeth/face of people riding motorcycles. They > sting like hail. when you smack them at 70-80. > >> Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> February 14, 2018 at 10:44 AM >> He offered it and I’ll take it. Whether or not I’ll put it on the car is yet >> to be determined. Understand that there are parts of the year down here >> where we’re inundated with “love bugs” that literally cover the front of >> your car to the point where their remains can damage the paint if left in >> place for a while. I would probably use it at that time as a protective >> measure, but otherwise leave it off. >> >> "This species' reputation as a public nuisance is due not to any bite or >> sting (it is incapable of either), but to its slightly acidic body >> chemistry. Because airborne lovebugs can exist in enormous numbers near >> highways, they die in large numbers on automobile windshields, hoods, and >> radiator grills when the vehicles travel at high speeds. If left for more >> than an hour or two, the remains become extremely difficult to remove. Their >> body chemistry has a nearly neutral 6.5 pH but may become acidic at 4.25 pH >> if left on the car for a day. In the past, the acidity of the dead adult >> body, especially the female's egg masses, often resulted in pits and etches >> in automotive paint and chrome if not quickly removed. However, advances in >> automotive paints and protective coatings have reduced this threat >> significantly. Now the greatest concern is excessive clogging of vehicle >> radiator air passages by the bodies of the adults, with a reduction of the >> cooling effect on engines, and the obstruction of windshields when the >> remains of the adults and egg masses are smeared on the glass. >> >> Lovebug adults are attracted to light-colored surfaces, especially if they >> are freshly painted, but adults congregate almost anywhere, apparently >> reacting to the effects of sunlight on automobile fumes, asphalt, and other >> products affected by environmental factors still not completely understood." >> >> Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lovebug >> >> -D >> >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
