Think you don't need Iron-X,think again

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Whitewater25

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I keep my truck in what I think is very good shape for a 2005 daily driver. I washed it yesterday and the lawn guys came today & blew stuff all over it. I rinsed it off & since it was wet,I sprayed Iron X on one panel and don't ya know there were the telltale purple worms running down the paint,not many but they were there. Ended up doing the whole truck. The truck is Toyota single stage white and you could not see any speck at all on the paint,but they were there. Live & learn
 
You know what's funny, I did the same thing to my fathers 2004 White Tacoma 2 days ago and took a few pics but deleted them last night because I didn't think I'd need them for any reason + I was clearing out space on my phone.

When I read your post I went to look if I somehow spared those pics but nope. Lol


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If you apply a good paint sealant snow foam should not remove it.
 
Eldorado2k said:
You know what's funny, I did the same thing to my fathers 2004 White Tacoma 2 days ago and took a few pics but deleted them last night because I didn't think I'd need them for any reason + I was clearing out space on my phone.

When I read your post I went to look if I somehow spared those pics but nope. Lol


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Did you polish that truck.Ive encountered a lot of them down here in fla.
 
I agree.

Somewhere on this forum I explain iron removers for paint like car insurance.

You want to have car insurance but you don't actually want to have to use it as this probably means you were in an accident or something bad has happened.

You want to use an iron remover but you don't actually want to see it working as that would mean your paint had iron contamination. It's better to NOT have iron contamination but if you see the bleeding effect it's good to know you're removed the contamination.



I always use an iron remover when I wash my truck and once in a while on the wife's white colored MB.



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fightnews said:
hope u know the iron remover strips wax off the truck.
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Yes, I realize that & was planning on applying a sealant after polishing. While I hated to see the purple worms,I like that it showed I made a good call prior to polishing the truck.
 
For me at 29.99 ironx soap is a no brainer.i cut it 50/50 and still deos the same job as a 29.00 small bottle of ironx.Tested on a summit white camaro peppered with iron work the same.
 
On my darker cars with coatings, when I do a quarterly topper...I Iron-X prior.
Hard to see if there is any, but POM I suppose.

Wayback machine dial it back 10 years ago. We still managed to clean our paint and wheels I think without these new chems :)
 
GSKR said:
For me at 29.99 ironx soap is a no brainer.i cut it 50/50 and still deos the same job as a 29.00 small bottle of ironx.Tested on a summit white camaro peppered with iron work the same.
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This is good information. I strongly dislike the smell of IronX and other sprayable, ferrous-disolving products. How does the IronX soap smell? Is it as vile and putrid as normal IronX? I hope not.
 
Yes it's exactly the same but a whole lot cheaper.
 
chefwong said:
On my darker cars with coatings, when I do a quarterly topper...I Iron-X prior.
Hard to see if there is any, but POM I suppose.

Wayback machine dial it back 10 years ago. We still managed to clean our paint and wheels I think without these new chems :)
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Yes we did but look what we missed & how much longer it took. Not to mention the longevity of products was nowhere near what it is now.
 
GSKR said:
Did you polish that truck.Ive encountered a lot of them down here in fla.
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I was planning to, but I ran out of daylight [I'm still getting used to the sun setting @5pm. now]
I did a baggie test and it has a very minor bit of contaminants that I can feel, so hopefully this weekend I'll continue on it and give it a quik clay with the Speedy Prep Towel and go over it with some M205 and seal it up.

GSKR said:
For me at 29.99 ironx soap is a no brainer.i cut it 50/50 and still deos the same job as a 29.00 small bottle of ironx.Tested on a summit white camaro peppered with iron work the same.
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Do you use this with a foam gun? I guess my question is, is it necessary to use this with a foam gun, or is it also effective when using it in a bucket wash?




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I use it with a bucket and one spray bottle.I did 2 cars already and didn't even make a dent in the bottle.cant believe I didn't think of this 9 months ago.
 
Truthfully I think it's stronger.As time goes on I will be able to really tell.
 
chefwong said:
Wayback machine dial it back 10 years ago. We still managed to clean our paint and wheels I think without these new chems
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I made that comment in another thread where a member was trying to cut down on the cost of using iron-eating products...and I suggested he forego them since we seemed to be able to get along without them back in the old days. Of course some of us used to use the FK Decon system (which used to be sold here, but it appears FK may not even be making it any more Finish Kare Paint Decontamination System, auto paint cleaning system, de-contamination solution ) and there is still the Valugard ABC system.

The real value of acid or hair-perm decon is the removal of subsurface contaminants that clay or clay substitute doesn't get, at the cost of using harsh chemicals. Oh, and "new chems"....these iron-eating products are not new chemicals, this is just a new use for them. https://en.wikipedia.org/####/Thioglycolic_acid
 
3 weeks ago I purchased the finishkare decon kit.when you first walk in autogeek they have a 5 dollar table and 10 dollar table.They crowd these tables with all sorts of stuff.I bought the finishkare second for 10.00 and is weak no comparison to ironx.I ended up chucking it in the trash.The other day for 5 bucks got a whole bottle of pinnacle tire gel and great deals on pads.
 
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