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    I have a couple clients with a lot of fallout/rail dust. Traditionally I would use clay but I want to go this route instead.

    My question is --- does anyone have experience with both types of product? If so, which one do you prefer and why?

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    We use both products and they are simular but different. We generally use the IronX before claying a car before polishing or waxing, it is the stronger version of the two products. The soap gel is mainly a maintenance product, we would use this when the car just needs to be cleaned and shows some rail dust. The product is basically a shampoo with the ability to remove light iron deposits.
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    Thank you for your response. Looks like I will be ordering the iron remover.

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    I wasn`t too impressed with the sample of Iron-X I used a couple weeks back. It made the contaminants change color but didn`t noticeably loosen or remove them. I`ll keep trying to get a final assumption. You might also want to try this system:

    ValuGard Neutralization System



    It`s the only product that has been tested and proven to work as well be authorized/recommended by almost every vehicle manufacturer.
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    Quote Originally Posted by David Fermani
    I wasn`t too impressed with the sample of Iron-X I used a couple weeks back. It made the contaminants change color but didn`t noticeably loosen or remove them.


    David, what was your process with the Iron-X when you used it?



    I have used Iron-X a couple of times and I`m really quite impressed with it for ferrous deposits. It doesn`t do anything to non-ferrous contamination but that`s to be expected. Take a look at this video I shot to demo my process and results (best to watch it in 1080p):



    YouTube - ‪CarPro IronX Demo‬‏



    I used a clay bar on the vehicle following this and it made a noticeable difference in terms of how much the clay was having to pick up, meaning it lasted longer and the whole process took less time.
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    Forza Auto Salon David Fermani's Avatar
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    I used it on the rear bumper of a pearl white Maybach that had brake dust deposits on it. Sprayed it on (had a tiny sample bottle), plugged my nose and let it sit for almost 5 minutes. It made the deposits bleed, but after I washed they were still there. I ended up just claying it. I also tried in on of the wheels and it reacted like crazy on some heavy buildup but again didn`t break into it.



    With your video.....After you wiped off the surface, *if* you re-sprayed Iron-X back on, would it still make what`s left bleed? Or, would you say 100% of it was removed with your single application?
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    I haven`t tried multiple applications so I can`t say for certain it took 100% of the ferrous deposits.... but I have a white VW Jetta with a bunch of embedded ferrous deposits in my garage right now that I`ll be using IronX on tomorrow, so I`ll give that a shot to see what happens and report back.
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    As promised I tried out multiple applications of IronX to see what would happen. This particular subject is a white 2002 VW Jetta.



    Here you can see the rust blooms we`re dealing with in the license plate area:







    IronX working its magic:















    After wiping down and rinsing the first pass, I went back for a second application just to see what it would do. STILL dissolving more deposits!







    And finally, the results (after IronX, before clay):











    So the answer is that no, IronX does not take 100% of the deposits in one pass; however it DOES make a significant improvement in a single pass. Had I let the product dwell even longer it may have been even better. Dwell time as I used it was 2-3 minutes.
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    Quote Originally Posted by autoobsessed
    We use both products and they are simular but different. We generally use the IronX before claying a car before polishing or waxing, it is the stronger version of the two products. The soap gel is mainly a maintenance product, we would use this when the car just needs to be cleaned and shows some rail dust. The product is basically a shampoo with the ability to remove light iron deposits.


    Oh [expletive] I guessed wrong For the intended application I probably oughta get the spray stuff....

 

 

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