Gritty fallout on glass and paintwork

[Ivor Bryant]

I noticed the surface of the paint and glass on my car felt gritty this week. It seems to pick of but is on all surfaces. I washed, rinsed and towelled it today. Rainexed the windscreen. I`ve no idea what caused this but I had parked at Heathrow for 11 days ending a week ago last Thursday.
Our other car parked next to it at home at the same time hasn't suffered .
Has anyone else found this.

[Jack_R]

Sounds like you could probably remove it by claying, good video on it here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7k6AjQvqyg

EDIT: Although I'd probably give it a spray with some fallout remover like IronX first, just to loosen it up a little

Edited by Jack_R on Sunday 8th October 20:41

Edited by Jack_R on Sunday 8th October 20:46

[Pica-Pica]

When I lived in the South East, on two occasions we had the Sahara dust - that was weird

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/learning/learn-about-...

[DHE]

Try pressure washing the car before you touch the paintwork/glass. If the gritty feel remains, the as has been suggested, use a fallout remover before touching the paintwork, several hits maybe required before getting to the clay stage. Sounds like some sort of fallout has landed on the car.

[Johnnybee]

I had a similar thing happen to my car when the roads were having the top layer ground off and resurfaced. I only noticed it when I switched on my wipers to be greeted with a noise similar to when the windscreen is covered in frost. It was only my winter shed so a good session with the T-cut sorted it, bloody hard work though.

[itcaptainslow]

Might be worth searching for some iron fallout remover, you can get it from detailing companies. It's expensive, smells rank but is good stuff-just spray it over the car, wait for it to turn purple & jetwash off.

[Thermobaric]

Possibly tree sap. I had it all over my car once despite not parking near any trees. It somehow forms a mist and covers everything. Felt like sand paper. Came off OK with warm water and a wool mitt.

[tkmob]

Can you post a pic? If it picks off it probably isn't fallout of the metallic kind, as someone else said possibly tree sap? If a hot water shampoo wash doesn't shift It , try a tar and glue remover after rinsing and drying it.



Sorry, not allowed.

Edited by Big Al. on Monday 9th October 17:23

[Ivor Bryant]

I1ve found out that it`s overspray from sprayed insulation on the underside of a barn roof.
I will contact the spraying company to find out their proposal to rectify the issue.

[dhutch]

Ivor Bryant said:

I1ve found out that it`s overspray from sprayed insulation on the underside of a barn roof.
I will contact the spraying company to find out their proposal to rectify the issue.

Bugger!