Surfactants to prevent rust from Low PH pre-soaks?

[AnalyticWash]

I had a chemical rep tell me that the surfactants in their product prevent the corrosion of equipment. I wanted to hear if anyone has some insights or has heard this before. I have never ever seen a low-PH pre-soak not cause some sort of corrosion over time on steel components.

 

[BenBranam]

We sell and manufacture chemicals and we think it's impossible. Everything is corrosive over time. Acids are generally more corrosive. The only way a surfactant would help with it being less corrosive is if the surfactant changed the pH in the mixture. Then your low pH pre-soak wouldn't work as well because it wouldn't be low pH any more.