Maverick owners beware! Factory decals removed in automatic car wash! [UPDATED: removed decals]

[TSAINTS1115]

Ummmmmmmm I thought it was for the FE only available color?

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[BILLNOROVILLE]

My 2 cents worth, ideas.
Maybe Ford should just send you the kind that peel off and stick back on (magnetic maybe). Or they could actually put your mailing address in their system to send you a new set every month till the 3-year warranty runs out. Better yet, Send a new set to your local dealer to install each month.

I can imagine, Just like the license year tag pile you sometimes get on the rear plate when prior tag doesn't peel all the way off and you just put the new one over what's left of the prior one. Hope Ford doesn't do that.

 

[CenTexMav]

I don’t want the FX4 decals and plan on removing them. Will a hair dryer work okay instead of a heat gun?

apparently all you need to do is go through a car wash!

 

[Campjjae]

This is ironic, but I just received 2 complementary "Ultimate Package" vouchers for the local carwash place. They were mailed to me from my dealership!

 

[Deleted member 5597]

Let me ask everyone a question. Has anyone ever put together plastic models? If you have, did you apply the decals? Do you even know how the decals work? For those that don't, the decals are a tin layer of film that is on white paper. You have to place the decals in water to remove them from the paper. They are very thin and flimsy and break easily if you're not careful. What do you think the Ford decals are made of?

It's not the end of the world nor a deal breaker. Here's a solution. Go find a good vinyl decal store that can make decals and do window wraps. They can deign decals and apply them for you at an economical cost. Vinyl decals will last you a very long time and won't peel off. For 22 1/2 years, I owned a Mobile Disc Jockey service and had my company name and phone number applied to various vehicles I owned. None of the vinyl peeled off of any of the vehicles I owned.

If you have a Cricut or Silhouette machine, you can make your own. I've people on Etsy and Ebay selling decals too.

It's not the end of the world.

 

[996ttderm]

Cant take decals thru car washes. Too much pressure.

My 2018 FX

Cant take decals thru car washes. Too much pressure.

my 2018 F150 with FX4 decals has been through multiple different car washes many many time without any decals peeling off. Based on what I’m reading on this website and on Facebook the build quality of this Maverick truck is shit.

 

[Deleted member 5597]

My 2018 FX

my 2018 F150 with FX4 decals has been through multiple different car washes many many time without any decals peeling off. Based on what I’m reading on this website and on Facebook the build quality of this Maverick truck is shit.

From what I hear, there are a lot of fake rumors out there made up by people who don’t own this truck claiming the truck is made of shit. Some speak through their ass.

 

[Chris_G]

From what I hear, there are a lot of fake rumors out there made up by people who don’t own this truck claiming the truck is made of shit. Some speak through their ass.

Never!

 

[AceGoliath]

This is my 2013 F150 FX4 with factory decals that I had since new before trading it in on the Bronco and ordering the Maverick. 100,000+ miles and ran through car washes. Never had an issue.

 

[NotAnonymous]

Based on others' experience with other vehicles, including Ford products, the Maverick sticker thing seems to be a quality issue (item and/or application).

 

[Benson]

Cant take decals thru car washes. Too much pressure.

Not true of all brands of cars...may 1993 Toyota mini truck still has original graphics after 283,000 mi and too many car washes to count!

 

[barxlt]

Let me ask everyone a question. Has anyone ever put together plastic models? If you have, did you apply the decals? Do you even know how the decals work? For those that don't, the decals are a tin layer of film that is on white paper. You have to place the decals in water to remove them from the paper. They are very thin and flimsy and break easily if you're not careful. What do you think the Ford decals are made of?

It's not the end of the world nor a deal breaker. Here's a solution. Go find a good vinyl decal store that can make decals and do window wraps. They can deign decals and apply them for you at an economical cost. Vinyl decals will last you a very long time and won't peel off. For 22 1/2 years, I owned a Mobile Disc Jockey service and had my company name and phone number applied to various vehicles I owned. None of the vinyl peeled off of any of the vehicles I owned.

If you have a Cricut or Silhouette machine, you can make your own. I've people on Etsy and Ebay selling decals too.

It's not the end of the world.

They are not the same as Decals from years ago. They are vinyl cut out letters on a paper backing that is removed during application. They definitely should not come off . Ford probably used a low grade vinyl . There are many grades, and it makes a big difference which one they used .

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