Flakey Ford Badges

[Hold Command]

Seems to me that all fords I've ever owned and many i've seen have this issue.

The badges on the front and rear seem to 'flake off' over time leaving a silver oval behind.

I've ordered some carbon/chrome DMB gel overlays to protect against this but my question is:

Do I take off the orinigal paint back to the silver oval and then stick them on, or do I put them over the top and hope that the badge they stick too won't flake away over time underneath?

Silly question I know but these gels aren't cheap!

[Nighthawk]

Yes, it is very common. I don't know about the new ones but badges of the 80s and 90s were just clear plastic and painted from behind, I used to scrape the back where I wanted and repaint to change the colour to whatever I wanted.

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