I was preparing a 2005 Honda Accord for a paint correction and accidently came across an interesting use of IronX.
This particular vehicle, although a very low mileage vehicle (15k) was absolutely filthy. It took most of the day just washing it, cleaning the wheels and getting the interior presentable. I doubt very much it had been washed all that often during the last 6 years.
After all the cleaning, I started claying the bonnet in preparation for the compounding and found a couple of spots that I thought IronX might help. Unfortunately the IronX didn’t do anything for the particular problem spots, but the side affect of using IronX was very interesting.
I’m always experimenting with various cleaners trying to find something that will really kill any polishing oils, previous sealants etc prior to applying Opti-Coat to a perfectly polished surface. After spraying the IronX on the bonnet, I was interrupted by a neighbor and while we were chatting it started to drizzle, so I ended up leaving the IronX on the surface for about 15 minutes. I then noticed that the surface had gone dead flat with no evidence of any beading as compared to the rest of the vehicle. To take it further I then spread the IronX over the bonnet with an MF and let it dwell some more and then rinsed off. The surface was absolutely flat – not a hint of beading, squeaky clean and therefore a perfect preparation for Opti-Coat when I done with the polishing.
Not only perfect, but also economical, a couple of squirts per panel, rinse off and you are done.
This particular vehicle, although a very low mileage vehicle (15k) was absolutely filthy. It took most of the day just washing it, cleaning the wheels and getting the interior presentable. I doubt very much it had been washed all that often during the last 6 years.
After all the cleaning, I started claying the bonnet in preparation for the compounding and found a couple of spots that I thought IronX might help. Unfortunately the IronX didn’t do anything for the particular problem spots, but the side affect of using IronX was very interesting.
I’m always experimenting with various cleaners trying to find something that will really kill any polishing oils, previous sealants etc prior to applying Opti-Coat to a perfectly polished surface. After spraying the IronX on the bonnet, I was interrupted by a neighbor and while we were chatting it started to drizzle, so I ended up leaving the IronX on the surface for about 15 minutes. I then noticed that the surface had gone dead flat with no evidence of any beading as compared to the rest of the vehicle. To take it further I then spread the IronX over the bonnet with an MF and let it dwell some more and then rinsed off. The surface was absolutely flat – not a hint of beading, squeaky clean and therefore a perfect preparation for Opti-Coat when I done with the polishing.
Not only perfect, but also economical, a couple of squirts per panel, rinse off and you are done.
