Iron-X SOAP

[SatinSilver]

This stuff is a fail. I bought it two years ago or so. It was supposed to change colors as it reacts with the iron particles. Imagine my surprise when nothing happened. Even applied the soap gel straight on the paint and watched again as nothing happened on a silver car loaded with rail dust. I just went back to see if there are any reviews on the new formulation called Iron-X "Snow" Soap. There was one horrible review for it. Actually, the review was kind of funny to read for some reason. I was given a credit for the product but lost the expensive shipping charge.

Thanks to Critic for sending me a sample of the Iron-X "paste". The paste and spray versions get good reviews. Here's the link for the funny review:

http://www.autogeek.net/carpro-snow-soap.html

I left a bad review for it under the old name. Funny how it doesn't work but still has the horrible SMELL!

 

[dparm]

I read that the soap is a maintenance product after you've used the spray-on stuff.

 

[SatinSilver]

The description in the link says nothing about using the other versions and states that it will remove embedded iron particles. It didn't even turn a different color after letting it dwell. I almost passed out from the rotten egg smell though.

 

[AVB]

Heck, just get some paint stripper.

 

[The Critic]

No problem, satinsilver. Let me know how it turns out. Don't die from the horrible fumes, okay?

Here's the hilarious review:

Quote:
Snow foaming the car using the neat liquid makes mountains of foam. I mean a ridiculous amount. more than anything I have used or seen. thicker and more abundant than shaving cream. and it clings like not other. I litterally had a 3 inch deep layer across the entire car that stayed there for minutes. I was impressed initially. So I waited for dwell time and saw that it was not releasing any iron or turning purple on a contaminated car. So if your looking for a decon product, do not look here. just go with iron x. The real issue came though when I went about rinsing it off. my goodness this stuff was extremely difficult to rinse off. It took me about 15 to 20 minutes or powerwashing the car to remove. So much so that I unhooked the powerwasher and used a regular hose with a nozzle (to provide more water as pressure washers have low gpm’s) to really flush the cars panel cracks and trim areas. so after laboring to remove the product I realized a thin film still clinging to the panels. if i rubbed my hand on the panel i was able to create a lather out of the film. So this forced me to rewash the car with a regular shampoo. adding another timely step. Another big issue I had was the brake rotors. When I foamed the entire car I also foamed the wheels so the rotors were drenched with product. upon rinsing my wheels my rotors oxidized so fast and so much that I had giant pools of rust on my driveway around all 4 wheels. I mean GIANT pools. The huge amount of rust kept forming after each rinse cycle. This left 4 huge stains on my driveway that I needed to remove later on. It also left rust all over my wheels and hub forcing me to reclean my wheels thoroughly. So as you can see that using this product neat via snow foam was a gigantic pain in the butt. If you buy this product use it on the wash mitt and do a panel at a time then rinse. and use minimal product. What it does do well is clean and degrease the panels. For iron removing dont waste your time. and if you are going to foam with it, stay away from bare metals like the wheel components and be prepared to rinse very well. I was so [censored] that I had to rewash the wheels and car that I litterally threw away the remaining amount in my bottle (about 100ml).

 

[SatinSilver]

Originally Posted By: The Critic
No problem, satinsilver. Let me know how it turns out. Don't die from the horrible fumes, okay?

If all of a sudden I stop posting on here you'll know why.

 

[The Critic]

Just revisiting this product. This product is now called Iron-X Snow Soap.

This product is obviously not cost-effective when used in a foam cannon or as a regular shampoo.

However, if you apply the product directly to the mitt, it appears to be quite cost effective and effective.

I may have to try this as a maintenance approach if I am looking for a more thorough wash.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGfe6cD0TY0

 

[The Critic]

I just ordered a liter of the new Iron-X Snow Soap. Lately, I have been extremely impressed by all of the CarPro products that I've used, and I hope this one will be no different.

When it arrives, I will do a full review. Since this stuff was designed for cars that have coatings, I think my Prius will be a good test for it.