Fiesta nameplate removal

[Rocket]

Most of the fiesta's I see here , the rear hatch fiesta badge is removed , I already removed the dealer gel badge , does the rear fiesta badge come off just as easy? , last thing I want to do is scuff the paint. I like the cleaner look without it . Thanks ,

 

[eleven]

Soak the adhesive with WD-40 or PBBlaster. Wait a couple of minutes. Floss behind the badge with dental floss, fishing line or similar. Done.

 

[KKaWing]

Most of the fiesta's I see here , the rear hatch fiesta badge is removed , I already removed the dealer gel badge , does the rear fiesta badge come off just as easy? , last thing I want to do is scuff the paint. I like the cleaner look without it . Thanks ,

Oops wrong thread

 

[PhoenixM3]

Most of the fiesta's I see here , the rear hatch fiesta badge is removed , I already removed the dealer gel badge , does the rear fiesta badge come off just as easy? , last thing I want to do is scuff the paint. I like the cleaner look without it . Thanks ,

I parked my (clean) car in the sun with the hatch exposed to the direct sunlight for about an hour. A two foot length of waxed dental floss removed the badge in about 15 seconds. Since the area was still warm, most of the adhesive came off using my fingers. I cleaned the glue residue off with goo gone, then used clay bar, paint cleaner, and wax. Done.

 

[ShadowInDaNight]

I parked my (clean) car in the sun with the hatch exposed to the direct sunlight for about an hour. A two foot length of waxed dental floss removed the badge in about 15 seconds. Since the area was still warm, most of the adhesive came off using my fingers. I cleaned the glue residue off with goo gone, then used clay bar, paint cleaner, and wax. Done.

Concur. On a warm day, use a bit of goo gone with dental floss is all that was needed for me

 

[ogsigh]

Fishing line and wd 40 for me personally I think goo gone is a joke

 

[mikabl]

I did it cold held the floss as close to the badge as possible. Grabbed the edge of the adhesive pulled it off at an angle. No wd40 or goo gone. Make sure you wax the area if you do use solvents.

 

[our guile]

Had the car for two weeks. Yesterday I removed the Fiesta badge, removed the stupid dealer decals, removed the dealer license plate holders and installed my Packers one in the back and bumper one in the front. I also installed my ST all weather mats and Opti-sealed the entire car to prepare for winter. It finally feels like my car now!

How did you take off the dealer decals and Fiesta badge? I just got my car on Friday and I'm looking to do the same thing.

 

[Ext569]

How did you take off the dealer decals and Fiesta badge? I just got my car on Friday and I'm looking to do the same thing.

ourguile,

For the rear hatch badges I used a hair dryer to warm up the badge, until it was hot to the touch. You want to loosen the adhesive backed foam sticker. I then used 24 gauge wire that is coated for use in gardening. You can also use dental floss or fishing line, but the wire is what I had on hand. Once the badge feels loose run the wire slowly behind it. Use short and gentle back-n-forth motions. If you think you need to re-heat the badge before getting thru the whole thing, do so. Eventually you will have worked the badge off. You will mosts likely still have a good amount of foam-backed adhesive on the hatch.

Spray WD-40 onto the foam-sticky stuff left behind. I used a rag to pick-up the excess and tried to keep the WD-40 to the sticky stuff. You then use an old credit card or gift card or similar thin plastic to scrape off the gunk. Work your way gently. Best to go over multiple time, always making sure you have enough WD-40 on the area. As you get down to little stuck on the surface you can use a clean cloth to wipe/scrub off what is left. Always ensuring you have a layer of WD-40 will make sure you don't scratch the paint and the gunk will come off.

Here are some pics.

 

[Deli]

How did you take off the dealer decals and Fiesta badge? I just got my car on Friday and I'm looking to do the same thing.

The dealership decal is just basically a sticker so I took it off carefully with my fingernails. The fiesta badge, I used floss and basically just worked it back and forth underneath until it came off and then picked off the extra foam with my fingers. Once everything is off, I take goo-gone on a soft towel and just work it back and forth over the glue until it's all gone. Then shine and wax and it looks like new. Good luck and hope you are enjoying the car as much as me!

 

[2Cool]

Soon as I got home from the dealer, while still warm from the sun, I pulled both dealership and Fiesta badges off with fingertips and small plastic pry tool. Little bit of residue came off with Goo-gone. If the Fiesta badge font matched the ST I would have left it.

 

[pk8rk8]

I removed mine recently using my heat gun, and floss. I then heated the adhesive foam as I rolled it off from one end to the other in one piece. No sticky residue left behind

 

[SQFiST]

Dont need anything but some floss.... Floss behind, peel off remaining with fingers, then rub fingers over to remove left over adhesive. Took me about 3 minutes

 

[StuttersC]

Some body shop supply places have plastic blades shaped like a normal razor blade. I've had luck with those not scratching the paint and removing some of the excess sticky adhesive that was left behind.

 

[pleaseyesplease]

It's incredibly easy. On a 60 degree day with the car sitting in the sun, I was actually able to just pry it off with my fingers starting with the F. It was a little too cool outside for the hair dryer to do much softening of the adhesive, but I used it for a few minutes before I started. First the Fi came off - the est was the hardest part to get started, but once that peeled up the "a" came off very easily. A little hard on the finger nails, but it worked fine. There was barely any residue left on the car at all. I used goo gone to remove the tiny bit of adhesive that remained, and then I cleaned the area with a little soapy water, and wiped it down with some clean water. It took about 10 minutes total, and I did it somewhere around my third week of ownership.

 

[haste]

The dealership badge that came on my car was a booger stuck in your nose that a finger can't quite get out.

I had to use my heat gun and some 3M adhesive remover. Luckily, I had a coworker who had a can of the stuff already.

I heated it up way more than I thought was safe and the sticker wouldn't budge. This was after applying the adhesive remover multiple times. It wouldn't even come up with my finger nail.

Eventually, I tried a laminated card and the heat separated the card and, one side of the laminate went underneath the sticker and it came off like butter. Frustrating as hell.