Industrial Fallout refers to hot tiny metallic particles that become airborne and settle on vehicle surfaces, which then embed themselves into the paintwork.

More often than not it will only affect the top surfaces, including the windows, and in extreme situations can result in the entire vehicle becoming contaminated and in time if not treated will rust the bodywork.

Industrial Fallout is common place in areas of heavy industry such as Iron Foundries and Steel Fabrication, near airports and vehicles parked close to railways.

If you often park near a railway or some industrial area your paint is probably being eaten by rail dust. Rail dust is caused by train wheels on railway tracks, or any other process or mechanism where metal wears against metal. A fine dust is created which has a negative charge and is attracted to cars like a magnet, which have a positive charge. When rainwater then hits these metal particles, they rust, creating powerful corrosive chemical compounds which eat the binders which hold your paintwork together.