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Industrial fallout & acid rain

Rail dust, foundry fallout, soot and acid rain all bond into the clear coat and keep working. Most of it is invisible at ten paces and obvious under your palm.

What counts as fallout

The same principle applies to most types of fallout: acid rain, industrial fallout and chemical fallout. Each one affects vehicles differently, which is why these vehicles need to be sighted and evaluated rather than quoted blind.

  • Iron filings and rail dust
  • Soot and carbon
  • Acid rain etching
  • Chemical and industrial fallout

Why it gets worse

Metallic fallout keeps oxidising once it is embedded. What starts as a rough feel across the duco becomes a rust-coloured speckle, and then a permanent etch into the clear coat. Early removal is the difference between decontamination and a respray.

Industrial fallout contamination across a vehicle panel

Same vehicle, both frames

Blue Holden ute covered in industrial fallout
Before
The same blue Holden ute after fallout removal
After

Industrial fallout bonded across a blue duco. Decontaminated panel by panel.

Send photos, get a price

Photos tell us the fallout type and how hard it has bonded. That is usually enough to quote. Heavy or full-coverage jobs get sighted first.