Scared to go to the car wash...... Re side Mach E badges

[SashaLondon]

I went on holiday last week with lots of trips to the beach. The car is a mess with sand everywhere. I need to wash the car but I haven't gone because of so many posts complaining about the side logos coming off. Any advice on how to wash the car without them coming off?

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[agoldman]

They came off during a hand wash for me too. had to get out some double stick tape to fix. Niot very well applied, and the line under mach E is easy to get caught in a rag or sponge.

 

[portlandg]

I went on holiday last week with lots of trips to the beach. The car is a mess with sand everywhere. I need to wash the car but I haven't gone because of so many posts complaining about the side logos coming off. Any advice on how to wash the car without them coming off?

Bucket and sponge, carefully

 

[Carsinmyblood]

Remove them. It's going to happen eventually. Get it over with.

 

[Scarpia]

I'm not ever taking mine through a commercial car wash. Hopefully hand washes will be safe enough they won't come off.

 

[ChasingCoral]

Marlin will get nothing but 2-bucket hand washes. The line under my right logo has come loose twice - original and replacement.

 

[GoGoGadgetMachE]

I went on holiday last week with lots of trips to the beach. The car is a mess with sand everywhere. I need to wash the car but I haven't gone because of so many posts complaining about the side logos coming off. Any advice on how to wash the car without them coming off?

I've gone through touchless car washes a few times and a power hand wash place once, and had no issues with my badges (yet).

it's your car and your call but honestly it's a risk/time tradeoff.

just don't go through a brush car wash because that's just mean to do to you car.

 

[fayt349]

Mine has gone through the car was more than a couple times now and all the logos are still on

 

[ZuleMME]

I plan to remove mine and cut out the logo in white vinyl with my CO2 laser to make some little stickers instead they likely won't come off easily.

 

[AZBill]

Mine has gone through the car was more than a couple times now and all the logos are still on

Me too. No issues.

 

[gafear]

I washed it a few times and it didn't come off.. I would never considered washing it myself for the fear of a sticker coming off..

 

[MachoHulkWarrior]

BUILT FORD TOUGH!

WTF this is embarrassing. $60k and you can't keep the stickers from coming off? People not taking a car through the car wash because the car can't handle it.

I'm still on the fence about getting a Mach-E and the more of this stuff I read, the more I'm thinking of going with a Lexus for the reliability.

 

[Scarpia]

People not taking a car through the car wash because the car can't handle it.

No, wrong conclusion. I'm not taking my car through the car wash because it's crappy for any car, not because of the emblems.

 

[SashaLondon]

Thanks will take it to the car wash. I haven't used an automatic car was in about 20 years.

 

[JRT]

I'd rather lose emblems then have bugs, sand and salt sitting on a painted finish that will be damged if they are not removed.

Really like my MME, but I doubt this is a long term keeper for me so car washs are excellent to keep a nice clean car and I ususally follow up at home in the garage with a detail and wax.

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