Mckee's Xtreme Iron Remover vs. Iron X Comparison

[Jeremy1976]

I wanted to do a comparison. In the shop is a 2013 Chevrolet Silverado. All peppered with iron deposits. I went to the coin op and tested Iron X against Mckee's Xtreme Iron Remover.

Truck was dry as a bone. Passenger side was Iron X. Drivers side was Mckee's. The only difference is I sprayed passenger side first being I was by myself. So in actuality the passenger side had maybe 30-45 additional seconds of dwell time. Overall I left both sides dwell for 5 minutes. Then, rinsed with pressure washer no soap.

You will then notice pictures after I RW with N914, and dried with Cobra drying towel. I used my Scangrip Multimatch on tripod.

Mckee's was the clear winner! Especially considering less rancid smell and price point.

I also noticed during mechanical decontamination that the remaining iron deposits on the Mckee's side came off quicker and easier. I believe the Mckee's affected and broke down the deposits better than Iron X.

Have a great weekend!

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[Jeremy1976]

All finished up.

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[oneheadlite]

Looks great!

Thank you for doing this comparo! I'd been wondering how these two compare, as the lower odor of the McKee's is definitely appealing. Does memory serve correctly that the McKee's also doesn't need as thorough of a flushing after the fact as Iron X?

 

[Jeremy1976]

Looks great!

Thank you for doing this comparo! I'd been wondering how these two compare, as the lower odor of the McKee's is definitely appealing. Does memory serve correctly that the McKee's also doesn't need as thorough of a flushing after the fact as Iron X?

I couldn't tell a difference in that regard. If any other would be only a minimal difference.

Thanks

 

[oneheadlite]

Found the thread I was trying to remember. Joe @next level used it in a situation where he didn't have access to a hose or anything - since McKee's is PH neutral, you can flush it with a lot less water.

http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum...hose-access.html?highlight=McKee+iron+remover

 

[11Silverado]

A little off topic from your title... What products, pads, and machine did you use for paint correction? Also , what was your process on the chrome bumpers?

 

[vanev]

Can you be more specific in regards to comparing the odor of each product?
On a scale of 1 - 10, with Iron-X being a 10 in rank odor, where on the scale of odor would the McKee's product place?

 

[LittleKing24]

Can you be more specific in regards to comparing the odor of each product?
On a scale of 1 - 10, with Iron-X being a 10 in rank odor, where on the scale of odor would the McKee's product place?

Have you ever used Sonax full effect wheel cleaner? I would say Mckees smells somewhat similar to that. I would rank it at around 6... I use Optimum car wash right afterwards and end up with almost a sour candy smell as I wash the car. That brings it down to about a 3-4


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[Jeremy1976]

Can you be more specific in regards to comparing the odor of each product?
On a scale of 1 - 10, with Iron-X being a 10 in rank odor, where on the scale of odor would the McKee's product place?

With Iron X being a 10, I would put the Mckee's at a 5-6. Its really not that bad and much better than Iron X. To me that alone is a big selling point. Now factor in it works better in my opinion and pricing is better. Its a winner!

 

[Dave.0]

I do not like the smell or find either the two mentioned above as affective as Dodo Juice Ferrous Dueller.

Dodo Juice Ferrous Dueller Iron Remover, paint decontamination

 

[pilotpip]

Looks great!

Thank you for doing this comparo! I'd been wondering how these two compare, as the lower odor of the McKee's is definitely appealing. Does memory serve correctly that the McKee's also doesn't need as thorough of a flushing after the fact as Iron X?

When I used both side-by-side I found the McKee's needed much less water. I also found that the dwell time was a little better. I made a newbie mistake with my wife's black car and despite temperatures in the low 50s the iron-x had a little too much sun on it and started drying, leaving a white residue. It came off with extra spraying but the McKee's left nothing behind.

 

[fly07sti]

I love this stuff. Especially if I'm working on a white or light silver car. Rinses very well and don't have to worry about it drying like IX.

 

[IID]

I do not like the smell or find either the two mentioned above as affective as Dodo Juice Ferrous Dueller.

Dodo Juice Ferrous Dueller Iron Remover, paint decontamination

Is it that much more effective than the McKee's (which I personally used today to de-ironize a sedan and worked awesome)?
The Dodo Ferrous Dueller Iron Remover is $17.99 for 500ml .... That comes out to be around $136 a gallon :surrender:

 

[11Silverado]

A little off topic from your title... What products, pads, and machine did you use for paint correction? Also , what was your process on the chrome bumpers?

Bump. I have a 2011 and I'm curious what it took to correct this truck.

 

[SRConcepts]

Great review! I should have picked some of this up in my order today. I use Trix instead of IX though, since around here there's always some sort of tar spatter on vehicles, so having one product to get it all saves me a good deal of time. I might just have to give this a shot regardless, as those pictures don't lie!

 

[Dave.0]

Is it that much more effective than the McKee's (which I personally used today to de-ironize a sedan and worked awesome)?
The Dodo Ferrous Dueller Iron Remover is $17.99 for 500ml .... That comes out to be around $136 a gallon :surrender:

Yup, it's that much better. Also all the McKee's stuff is overrated and knock off's of real products. I know it's crazy to say on the Auto-geek forum but it's the truth. Much better products out there than McKees and the Gyeon line that AG picked up just a little while ago is one of them. Get out of what AG offers and you will find them.