Iron X turned my wheel weights bright green...

[Kaban]

Hey guys, wanted to share something that happened to me while using Iron-X several months ago. I was meaning to post this earlier, but kept putting it off. Tomorrow, I plan on using it again so I want to get some advice before I do.


This summer, I was cleaning a spare set of my brother's wheels. The wheels were OEM Toyota Supra TT wheels painted silver. The wheel weights were installed at NTB (popular tire place which I'm sure you all heard of) when we mounted new tires a few years ago.

This is the first time I have used Iron-X on these wheels, and after using the product, the wheel weights (which I assume are made of lead) turned from nice and shiny to bright green and ugly looking.

I was able to remove the green color by scrubbing the hell out of them with metal polish, but it was a pain in the ass and a big time consuming task.


My question is.... has anyone else experienced this? Why did this happen? And how can it be prevented in the future?

I was surprised because I thought Iron X can be used on any surface with no negative effects.

Thanks guys.

[NAVYJOE11]

Just put a little piece of painters tape over the wheel weight and be more careful when spraying in that area. It shouls say on the bottle to keep off wheel weights because of this reason. Probably a little bit of a pain in the A#$ but much less time consuming than scrubbing the green off! Im not a pro though sure there easier solutions to the issue

[Kaban]

Did this happen to you also?

[ScottB]

I noticed a green color, didn't know why but figured it was something to do with the metal content and not being sealed.

[NAVYJOE11]

No, it has never happen to me but i have heard of it happening quite a bit.

[DaveT435]

Sounds like a chemical reaction to the lead...or maybe their weights were coated with something. Didn't do it on factory GM weights. I used the iron x gel

[rider9195]

Sounds like a chemical reaction to the lead...or maybe their weights were coated with something. Didn't do it on factory GM weights. I used the iron x gel

+1 Used IronX Paste on my dads C6 wheels with the weights not turning green.

[SON1C]

used sonax on my wheels and dyed my wheel weights with a green tinge -> similar products

[mg6045]

uncoated metals will get stained from this product. I'm always weary of using these iron remover product around aftermarket/factory big break units as a lot of the hardware on them is uncoated and can be stained.

[AutowerxDetailing]

Yup. Iron-X will turn lead wheel weights bright green. Although I have never had an issue getting the green color out afterwards. Usually just light agitation with an appropriate wheel cleaner makes short work of it. I have never noticed it to be a hassle, especially considering the time saving benefits of using Iron-X in the first place.