CARPROCARPRO IronX Iron Remover: Stops Rust Spots and Pre-Mature Failure of The Clear Coat, Iron Contaminant Removal - 500mL with Sprayer (17oz)

This product works great and exactly as advertised. So first a bit of background about the problem I was faced with and then a review of the product itself...BACKGROUND:Over the years my car has accumulated a bunch of orange specks all over the roof, hood, and doors and I couldn't figure out where it all was coming from! I initially thought it was tree sap since I left my car parked on the street under a tree for an extended period of time (said tree being the only tree for miles since I live in NYC) but the products I bought online and home remedies like isopropyl rubbing alcohol didn't work. Racking my brain, I did more research online and finally found a pretty common problem called "rail dust", which are orange specks on your car that can accumulate, for example, from the tiny little iron flakes emitted from your brake pads whenever you use them. But how could it have gotten over my ENTIRE car I wondered? It just so happens that I live by an elevated train track and also an area where there's a lot of construction. So when I parked under said train track or near construction sites, the subway train track residue, brake flakes from the train, and burning bits of cut steel debris were flying onto my car! The flakes are intensely hot upon impact with the car and embed themselves in the clear coat (top layer of your car's paint). Then, after time, the little metal bits begin to rust from exposure to rain, the elements, etc. Needless to say, I had my work cut out for me but didn't feel like shoveling out hundreds of $$$ to a car detailing shop to fix the problem. That's where IronX came in....THE REVIEW:For issues with "rail dust", the general recommendation from the car community was use IronX. This stuff works wonders. Since I don't have a house or driveway to wash my own car, and since application of this stuff requires you to work in the shade and have the ability to thoroughly wash down the car, I had to locate a self-service car wash which wasn't easy around these parts but managed to finally find the last existing one in the tri-state area in Mount Vernon. After washing my car, I sprayed this stuff all over, watched the applied spray turn from clear to purple, waited 5 minutes for it to do its magic, then rinsed everything off.The PROS: This stuff works wonders. A lot (but not all) of the orange specks were gone after the first application (I say first because I had to do it again - see CONS below). The car looked noticeably better (apologies for not having before and after photos). I know it would have helped but just take my word for it. This stuff WORKS. Now, for...The CONS: (1) As mentioned above, the rail rust had accumulated on my car over the course of years and it was EVERYWHERE, not just on the side panels as is the case for most users, so this could partially be my fault. Anyway, the smaller bottle (500ml) was not enough to spray my entire car so as I was noticeably running out of fluid I had to use it sparingly on some sections and ran out before the job was finished. I ended up buying the larger bottle (1L) and going back the next weekend for Round 2 and applied the stuff liberally everywhere and got it all off. [Side note: I strongly recommend rubbing the stuff in with a clean, moist sponge before rinsing everything off just to make sure you've gotten it all where it needs to go and evenly.] And (2) This stuff STINKS!! And I cannot overstate this enough. I saw the other reviews and didn't think it was a big deal and went ahead with my project without using a face mask. BIG MISTAKE! The first time with the 500mL bottle honestly wasn't so bad (maybe the wind was blowing away from me the whole time) but the second time with the 1L bottle....that's when it got REALLY bad! The wind changed direction and blew the spray back into my face. The smell was like I got spritzed by a skunk. In the face. At point-blank range. It was bad. Not only in the moment or right after too. I went to a friend's family BBQ later that day and couldn't get the stench out of my nostrils. I kept asking people if they smelled that horrid smell but no one could. It was just me and I felt nauseous for most of the day. So PLEASE....use a face mask.CONCLUSION: Great product and highly recommend for rail rust (aka rusted orange specks on your car's paint). If it looks like you're facing a pretty big job involving multiple panels on the car and/or the wheels, save yourself the trouble and get the larger 1L bottle. And please, for the love of God, wear a face mask when applying this stuff!

The media could not be loaded. I recently got iron contaminants all over my car, I recently bought this vehicle as well so that was a bummer and I was quickly looking to buy something to get rid of all the spots before it was too late. I saw this all over youtube and social media so I decided to give it a try even tho it’s a bit pricey it was very much worth it. All the contaminants washed right off. The smell wasn’t so pleasant…I could smell it on my car for a few days after the fact but it went away. Car looked brand new again. Will be purchasing again.

Just used it and it works great. Just a heads up, this stuff smells horrible and it says on the instructions not to use it in direct sunlight. It definitely dries pretty fast. Plan on cleaning your vehicle again after using it. But it does work amazing. My truck had a whole bunch of little rust looking speckles all over it and now theyre gone. Hopefully it lasts. 1 of the big bottles will most likely only get you 2 complete washes on a full size pickup

other than the smell, works great

The media could not be loaded. I purchased a Toyota 4Runner in Texas and had it shipped via a vehicle transport company, open, to me in Oregon. Toyota paint is already thin and sensitive, so I knew the vehicle would be exposed to the elements during the long journey through several states. I decided to use IronX because of the many positive reviews I had read.I washed the 4Runner and started with a test spot to ensure the product worked well. I applied the product outdoors to avoid trapping fumes in a confined space. To my surprise, it worked! I then proceeded to apply to the rest of the vehicle to prepare it for PPF treatment.The product is easy to work with if you follow the instructions. The bottle advertised a new, improved formula with less odor, but it still had a strong smell. The best way to describe it is like the smell of a bad 80’s hair perm. I could smell it after I finished working on the vehicle, and it lingered on the 4Runner overnight.

I don’t usually write reviews, but I had to for this stuff. I hand-washed my car and really took my time with it, but there were still tons of little rust-colored specks all over the paint. I had this cleaner sitting around for exactly that issue, so I gave it a try and wow. The specks came off like they were melting away. Seriously, it made a huge difference. The paint looked smooth, glossy, and spotless afterward. Definitely worth the $$.

I used this on a white Camaro that keeps accumulating brake dust in the hopes that I wouldn't have to clay bar it anymore. Everywhere I looked, people made it seem like this is some miracle product that removes brake dust and other iron contaminants with ease, but for me it just got rid of the most noticeable/biggest flakes. I still had to clay bar to get rid of the rest and it ended up taking me just as long since it left the flakes that I have the most trouble with. Plus, I can't get over the smell. It's genuinely the worst thing I've ever smelled in my life. People compare it to skunk spray in reviews, but it's far worse than that.

Why did you pick this product vs others?:I had my doubts this would work. I tried everything to get the grime (from brake dust I assume) off my rims and nothing worked. This took it off in seconds. Amazing.