[Steve.]

my 94 escort crapped out of me last week. i bought a 05 zx3 focus as my new dd. i like the look of it, but id like to debadge the hatch. the emblems dont appear to be stamped into the hatch, just glued on or something. ive heard hot water and dental floss is a good way to get it off, but i wanted to ask.

[Alan777]

heat it up with a hairdryer, soak it in goo-gone. Use fishing line and or a plastic razorblade to get it off.

[47.magnum]

You don't really need a hairdryer just floss or fishing line and goo gone or something similar.

[kevin1234]

dental floss or fishing string to get the emblems off. Goo gone to get rid of the residue left on the car. Wash everything off. Wax it and call it a day

[Alan777]

heat helps soften the glue.

[Steve.]

will goo-gone harm my paint?

[772baller]

it might if you like soak it in it and leave it. everytime ive used it i wiped it off immediately.

[Steve.]

sounds like a plan. ill post pictures when i get to it. im pysched to have a clean hatch.

[travis2k2rf]

I used a hair dryer to heat up adhesive on the badges and some dental floss. Once they were off, I used goo-gone to get the leftover adhesive that was still on the car. None of it harmed the finish one bit.

[stonebag]

Goo-Gone won't really hurt it, its not too strong of stuff.

[p8ntballa9337]

Originally Posted by Alan777

heat it up with a hairdryer, soak it in goo-gone. Use fishing line and or a plastic razorblade to get it off.

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[Steve.]

got fishing line and goo gone. doing it tomorow. pics will happen

[JaneDoe]

Your paint around the badges will be super faded and you'll notice where they were. I had that problem on my 2009... Get some rubbing compound.

[Steve.]

from this

to this


no faded paint, no left adhesive

****ing clean i love the look

[damico]

Originally Posted by Steve.

from this

to this


no faded paint, no left adhesive

****ing clean i love the look

easy dude, it's a focus.

[tasty taco]

A stock focus....

[TheSilverBullet]

Car wasn't the point of the thread, just how to get the badges off. I miss the old style badges that had the pegs they were much less prone to falling off

[maskedpenisfromvenus (Banned)]

Originally Posted by TheSilverBullet

Car wasn't the point of the thread, just how to get the badges off. I miss the old style badges that had the pegs they were much less prone to falling off

and required welding/body filler and paint if you wanted to debadge your car.

[TheSilverBullet]

Originally Posted by maskedpenisfromvenus

and required welding/body filler and paint if you wanted to debadge your car.

eh that's true too i suppose. but then again badges had a point back then.

[Steve.]

Lol To the people saying its a stock focus. no ****, its not like im slapping svt logos on it. anyone can tel its a focus, i just wanted to clean up the hatch and it turned out nice.

[S P Y D E R]

Most of you that are cutting down his car, i garentee most of your guys car or first car wasnt great at all or you still dont even have a car. wheels are wheels in my eyes