Iron X questions

allenk4 said:
That will work very well.

Just be aware that the sprayer will stink like IRON-X for the rest of eternity
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yes it does.. and stinks the truck up to.. kind of getting used to it and may develop a cologne to match
 
I used iron x and tar x yesterday on my wifes car. The ironx is really foul...u must wear gloves. It did make the claying process much easier...but damn that stank. I had more tar than iron on the car. The tar x seemed to be working much better.

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^I just bought some of that (TarX) as well. Do you spray and agitate w/ sponge for TarX too?
 
First I spray the Iron-X onto the wheels, then I reach in between the spokes, and soak the rotors and brake hardware down w/ ONR solution. This leaves the Iron-X on the wheels, and gets 95% of the Iron-X off the brakes.
 
HD.Detailing said:
yes it does.. and stinks the truck up to.. kind of getting used to it and may develop a cologne to match
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What kind of sprayer do you have it in? I'm looking to get Iron X and put it in a Kwazar Venus Pro sprayer. I suppose the type of sprayer won't make much if any difference about control the stench, but what do I know?
 
I've used the product with great results myself, but I was recently given a stern warning on another forum about its potential effects.

It's not the drying out that might cause cracking. I've posted that iron x is essentially an iron limit test in chemistry terms.

If you break it down physically, iron embedded below paint surfaces but which is still accessible to the iron out.

Limit Test of Iron - Web Formulas

If you look at the chemical reaction there's a couple things going on which just send some red flags to me. First is that the ultimate byproduct is hydrogen. This can cause either hydrogen embrittlement of materials and also some intermediary steps would be ferrous sulfates or other iron compounds. Sounds harmless but those iron compounds are physically larger than the iron molecules themselves causing physical expansion of the iron particle, this combined with the hydrogen embrittlement caused by the 2H+ ions can possibly cause paint to crack.
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Can Iron X cause paint to crack? | Detail and Wax | Bob Is The Oil Guy
 
"If you look at the chemical reaction there's a couple things going on which just send some red flags to me. First is that the ultimate byproduct is hydrogen."

Rust is caused by the oxidation of iron...the process is already going on every day that the iron particles are embedded in your paint.

Clear coat is actually pretty malleable in the grand scheme of things.


I could be wrong. Maybe CarPro is having a Steve Martin Opti-Grab situation where they will walk away with only an ashtray after writing us all a check for $19.99

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I highly doubt IronX caused his bumper paint to crack, prob was hit in a parking lot lightly that will cause paint to web or cheap paint as mentioned in that thread.

Way too many positive results from people that use it daily, keep on keeping on.
 
BUMP! Great thread but how much IronX do you need/use for a vehicle? I'm planning on using it on my wife's Altima and my Sierra this spring. Would a 500ml bottle be enough or should I get the 1 liter?
 
Britsdaddy said:
BUMP! Great thread but how much IronX do you need/use for a vehicle? I'm planning on using it on my wife's Altima and my Sierra this spring. Would a 500ml bottle be enough or should I get the 1 liter?
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That should be more than enough to do both at least twice.
 
Iron x paste question.....I had someone recommend it for my chrome plated alloy wheels that are in good shape except for one that has some pitting/flaking and a few small rust spots exposed. I was about to order it and then noticed the product has a note in the description the says not to use on chrome or exposed bare metal.....I am a little confused about my wheels, as I didn't pick them, if they are chrome plate alloy....how do you treat them? (they are a pain in the &@€). And would bare metal be considered rust spots? Or the metal under the part that's flaking????
I can send a pic..............all this high maintenance car stuff is new to me....
Thanks for any info
 
I would use a dedicated wheel cleaner with the capability of removing brake dust, iron particals, etc. try Sonax Full Effect. Safe on all wheel finishes including chrome. The open metal they are referring to would be like the brake rotors, etc.
 
DaveT435 said:
I would use a dedicated wheel cleaner with the capability of removing brake dust, iron particals, etc. try Sonax Full Effect. Safe on all wheel finishes including chrome. The open metal they are referring to would be like the brake rotors, etc.
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How sure are you about this?
 
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