Claybar at the carwash?

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TimL

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I've got an '07 F150 with Oxford White paint.

My truck is a Michigan daily driver.

Every spring I spend hours trying to remove all the little rust spots left behind by brake dust and road salt stuck the truck's finish.

I've always bucket washed my truck.

I can remove the majority of the little spots by rubbing them off with my fingernails while I'm washing the truck.

I was thinking, if rubbing the spots with my fingernails works, maybe I could use a little claybar while I'm washing the truck.

Is there any reason I couldn't use claybar while I'm washing the truck?

That is as long as there's clean soapy water on the paint's surface?

Does anyone do this?

Please let me know what you think.

Thank you,

Tim
 
Here's another recent thread showing IronX in use on a white truck:



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I am placing an order for IronX within the next couple days as well to try out on my own Michigan-based daily driven vehicles. I'll be sure to post a review once I get my hands on it.





On that note, where in Michigan are you located? If you're anywhere near Lansing I'd be willing to let you stop by and give it a try for yourself if you're interested.
 
IronX looks like it does the trick.

Autogeek has a spray and a soap.

I think I'm going to order a bottle of spray myself.

Maybe I can finally stop cursing the white paint on my truck!
 
TimL said:
IronX looks like it does the trick.

Autogeek has a spray and a soap.

I think I'm going to order a bottle of spray myself.

Maybe I can finally stop cursing the white paint on my truck!
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Noting that I haven't used it yet.....I got the soap instead of the spray. For *ME* it seemed like the better choice as I think I'll have greater control over the application.



I've only used the "B" stuff from AutoInt/ValuGard for this, but I wouldn't like spraying that product, preferring to put it on with a mitt/etc. The soap is kinda thick (maybe coffee cream thick? Moreso than water, but not a gel...hard to describe) and I think it'll be really user-friendly.



If you go with the spray, I'd sure wear eye protection, even though these products are generally milder than I woulda expected.



And yeah, IME decontamination like this is better than claying when it comes to ferrous contamination/rust-blooms. Just do a nice, thorough job and let the stuff dwell for a good long time.
 
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