Where not to spray iron remover on exterior?

[TrustJesus]

I want to venture into iron remover for my 2018 Durango. I’ve never done iron remover.

So before I mess anything up, what specific exterior areas do I avoid spraying iron remover to not damage or stain anything?

Like maybe glass
Headlights etc


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[The Guz]

Glass is ok. Avoid plastic trim and rubber trim. Those can sometimes get stained. I don't spray it on headlights either but any overspray never caused issues.

[rick100]

hard not to spray on plastic when the plastic parts are in the middle of the panel and the bottom is all plastic lol , damn suvs!

In my BMW I try my best to spray on paint only but it does hit the rear plastic diffuser once it start to run down , on my Cadillac and Buick there is not way to avoid the iron remover from contacting plastic . Never had an issue with any of them. I never let the product sit longer than 5 minutes, as soon as it changes color , I start getting ready to rinse off , and this usually happens in the first 2 minutes.

I think the main issue comes from people leaving it there way too long and the product drying out.

[TrustJesus]

Thanks guys I appreciate it


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[Mike Hoekstra]

Avoid any plastic coated "chrome" trim. It can be stained easily, or potentially removed.

[2black1s]

I once bought a new 1994 Chrysler van. It was white and loaded with rail dust specks. The lower section of the van had a medium gray metallic matte plastic cladding around the entire lower section of the van.

Anyways, this was before I ever knew of iron removing products, or even clay. They may not have even been mainstream available back then, I don't know. The first time I ever used clay was in about 1997 and Iron X in about 2015.

Long story short, the only way I could remove the rail dust was by lightly wet-sanding and compounding with a rotary polisher and wool pad.

That was more work than I wanted to do so I returned to the dealer and they said they had a chemical that would remove the rail dust. I had never heard of such a thing at the time so I was a little skeptical. I was adamant with them and discussed any potential chemical damage... They assured me there would be none so I let them proceed.

About 2 hours later when they brought the van out and said they were done all of the lower panels were stained. I was furious. They said they would repaint all of the affected parts and I said no way. I argued with them until they agreed to order replacement trim pieces that were luckily available with the factory finish. I then installed all of the replacement parts myself... There was no way I trusted them for anything at that point.

Point being, I don't know what chemical they used, or how it might compare to today's iron removing products, but to this day I think of that experience whenever I use an iron removing product and proceed accordingly.

[fly07sti]

If you’re worried about it dripping onto sensitive areas, you can always get IronX gel/paste from CarPro. Just apply it to the areas your want to remove iron via a sponge, wash mitt or MF.

[TrustJesus]

Thanks for other replies good knowledge


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[dpevans]

Never had an issue with CarPro IronX staining. I don't spray directly on to glass rubber or plastic and I make sure I rinse throughly behind all trim and my next step is always a thorough wash.

[Mike Phillips]

I'll chime in,


I would avoid ANY anodized aluminum trim.

I've seen it stain. I've stained it.

I was lucky to be able to have removed it.