"pray4surf" <pray4surf@nospams.net> wrote in message
news:1fSQb.15654$kN.5489@newssvr27.news.prodigy.co m...
> Quick overview: I work in an SoCal industrial park, next door a business
is
> expanding and the construction is steel frame. Work is being done as high
as
> 3 stories up.
>
> Here's my dilemma: since the steel work has begun, I've noticed pinpoint
> spots of rust, literally hundreds on the horizontal surfaces of the two
> vehicles I drive to work (One a Honda). Additionally, every white car
(both
> mine are white) or light colored car that parks in the same vicinity
> exhibits the same malady. This is the only commonality amongst the
vehicles
> infected.

Get some large white sheets of paper or other material and lay them out on
your car (and as many others as you can get cooperation from), and on the
ground or other surface "away" from the construction.

This way you can see if there really is junk being deposited on your car and
give a great a/b comparison between your "clean" car as it gets to the lot
and what its like at the end of the day. The white sheets on the other side
of your building can be used to demonstrate what the area's "normal"
environmental deposits are like. And the sheets can be kept as "sample"
material. Keep several out for multi-day buildup analysis.

My guess is that unless the iron grindings are some kind of environmental
hazard (which wacky California law might consider them..), it's likely that
they're considered an acceptable construction byproduct that's not
reasonably practical to contain. Also, since you "discovered" the problem,
the onus is on you to make reasonable efforts to keep it from doing you
harm, like buying a cover, parking away from there, riding the bus, and so
on.

IANAL, but I bet one would tell you to buy a car cover and find something
else to devote your energies too. If you had a real bee in your bonnet and
could provide compelling evidence of your claims, your best bet is to claim
that they're creating an environmental hazard. Or maybe your employer will
let you erect one of those portable tent garages at work.