{"id":21871,"date":"2017-03-09T08:00:22","date_gmt":"2017-03-09T13:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/?p=21871"},"modified":"2017-02-27T09:47:11","modified_gmt":"2017-02-27T14:47:11","slug":"product-review-carpro-iron-x-snow-soap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.detailedimage.com\/Ask-a-Pro\/product-review-carpro-iron-x-snow-soap\/","title":{"rendered":"Product Review: CarPro Iron X Snow Soap"},"content":{"rendered":"

I first purchased Iron X Snow Soap<\/a> about 3 years ago, as I was intrigued by the idea of being able to clean and decontaminate in one single step.<\/p>\n

Iron X Snow Soap is marketed as a strong, pH neutral cleaner that can also remove iron contaminates at high concentrations. \u00a0In theory, this means you will not need to follow up with regular Iron X after washing with Snow Soap.<\/p>\n

In order to maximize the iron removing ability, CarPro recommends using the product undiluted in your foam lance. \u00a0They recommend a 1:8 mixture (product:water) for light to medium iron removal, and just 1-3 ounces of product in a foam lance for general cleaning when\u00a0iron removal is not a priority. \u00a0It is also recommended that when working on heavily contaminated vehicles you should still use\u00a0traditional Iron X after washing to remove all of the iron particles, regardless of how you dilute the snow soap.<\/p>\n

Using the product undiluted means you will likely use about 1\/2 of the bottle (500 mL) per vehicle, which equates to roughly $14\/wash. \u00a0In my opinion this is quite a high product cost for saving just a few minutes of your time. \u00a0We have not tested the iron removal abilities in this undiluted form as I do not plan to use the product in this manner due to the high cost per use.<\/p>\n

The recommendation for light to medium iron removal (1:8 dilution) does not specify whether the dilution is for use in a foam lance or if it is for use in a bucket for hand washing. \u00a0A foam lance reservoir is about 32 oz, meaning you would use 3-4 ounces of product, which is what was recommended for general cleaning without iron removal, so that did not seem right to me. \u00a0If used in a bucket, 1:8 mixture with 2 gallons of water would equate to roughly 28 ounces of shampoo, or nearly an entire bottle of Iron X Snow Soap, which also did not seem right. \u00a0The 1:8 recommendation is a bit unclear, so I cannot weigh in on the performance at this mixture either.<\/p>\n

After considering all of the options, it did not seem like this shampoo would be a reasonable replacement for using Iron X to remove bonded iron particles from the paint, but I at least wanted to see how it performed for general cleaning.<\/p>\n

The vehicle shown here had a layer of road salt and dirt buildup from driving on treated roads for a few days.<\/p>\n

\"ATD<\/p>\n

\"ATD<\/p>\n

I added about 4 ounces of shampoo to my Foam Lance<\/a> and filled the rest with water. \u00a0This soap easily produced a nice, thick layer of foam on the vehicle. \u00a0The car was then hand washed with the CarPro Merino Wool Wash Mitt<\/a>. \u00a0Iron X Snow Soap provided a good amount of lubrication, and the dirt and grime was easily removed from the vehicle with little effort.<\/p>\n

\"ATD<\/p>\n

After drying with our new favorite Griot’s Garage PFM towel<\/a>, the vehicle looked perfect.<\/p>\n

\"ATD<\/p>\n

In the end, this product was a bit of a let down as I do not feel it is a practical solution for removing iron particles. \u00a0The high product cost of using the soap at full strength does not make it a reasonable substitution to simply spraying with traditional Iron X which is considerably cheaper per use.<\/p>\n

It worked very well for cleaning, but there are many other shampoos that are inexpensive and also clean very well, so the performance did not justify the added cost to me.<\/p>\n

After going through a couple of bottles of Iron X Snow Foam, my personal preference is to stick with a more traditional shampoo such as Optimum Car Wash<\/a>, Meguiar’s Hyper Wash<\/a>, or Chemical Guys Citrus Wash<\/a> which all sell for roughly the same price as Iron X Snow Foam, but you get 1 Gallon of soap instead of 1 Liter. \u00a0If needed, we follow up with Iron X (available in either Cherry <\/a>or Lemon<\/a> Scent) to remove bonded iron particles after washing.<\/p>\n

If you have experience using Iron X Snow Soap, please let us know how it worked for you in the comments below!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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