I've read some information about IronX. I was thinking about picking some up soon, however I am confused about the use for wheels.. It said on the product description on AG that you should avoid spraying the brake Calipers, wheel balance weights ect. What I'm asking is would it do serious harm if used as a wheel cleaner. Because it seems unethical to have to mask off different parts of the wheel just to use it... Also where would an IronX application step fit in on a Wash clay Polish Wax?
Iron X Question
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embolism
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it's pretty expensive stuff to be using on wheels. I'd only use it if I were going to opticoat the rim including the barrels. The only times I've used it on wheels, they were off the car so didn't have to worry about the calipers. It does turn the lead weights on the wheels green but it comes off easy enough. If you do use it on wheels while they are on the car, pop off the center caps. It sometimes gets in there and continues to bleed even after rinsing. You don't want it to stain your rim if it dries in the sun.
using it on your paint you'd want to wash, dry, iron x, rinse, then clay
on a regularly clayed car, I flip the clay and iron x steps to save myself the first drying step (I clay the car while it's wet and dry it while wiping up the ONR lube)
using it on your paint you'd want to wash, dry, iron x, rinse, then clay
on a regularly clayed car, I flip the clay and iron x steps to save myself the first drying step (I clay the car while it's wet and dry it while wiping up the ONR lube)
shoeless89
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I go use a lot of IronX. The main reason they say to keep it off wheel weights it because it turns the lead green. But they go back to normal very easily with a little agitation. I many wheels don't need IronX, but a lot do. Have you ever cleaned a wheel and there is still a ton of baked on break dust that is stuck on? IronX will help get all that off. I have a couple bottles of the spray and a bottle of the gel. The gel works best for isolated areas like behind spokes on wheels where a lot of break dust tends to really build up. Over all its an amazing product!
CEE DOG
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:dblthumb2::iagree::iagree::iagree:
There's a QA at the end of this review where Avi talks about IX and what it is safe on. http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum...pro-iron-x.html?highlight=Review:+Carpro+iron
This works great also... http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum/product-reviews/44817-review-carpro-iron-x-paste.html
Highly underrated product IMO.
ShinyRex
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Not including wheels I used half a bottle on a Toyota Highlander. It was in relatively good shape though. I think a bottle will do you just fine and you will probably have a little left over.
CEE DOG
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You can really control how much you use by spreading it with a sponge. So you could of course soak the vehicle with it spraying it so that it coats everything right off that bat but that is a waste IMO. You can hold a paint safe sponge in one hand and spread each spray across an area as you go.
It is ph neutral and I'm not sure there is anything in it that would hurt fabric but I'm not sure it would help the fabric either. I would skip the fabric as there is no point to using it there. Also, very important the smell will likely be stuck in the fabric. So skip the fabric. Vinyl tops should be fine I think.
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TimmyG
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IronX is definitely a fantastic product, it's just a shame how quickly one bottle goes - about 1/2 bottle per passenger vehicle in my experiences. As a wheel cleaner, it's too expensive imo. I can get a gallon of wheel brightener for the same price as 500ml of Iron X.
TimmyG
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I've used both IronX spray + paste. I've noticed I use considerably less product with the paste +sponge application.