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The Story of ForditeFordite is a unique automotive enamel material, with
an interesting history. The original layered automotive paint slag "rough"
was made incidentally, years ago, by the now extinct practice of hand
spray-painting multiples of production cars in big automotive factories.The
oversprayed paint in the painting bays gradually built up on the tracks
and skids that the car frames were painted on. Over time, many colorful
layers built up there. These layers were hardened repeatedly in the
ovens that the car bodies went into to cure the paint. Some of these
deeper layers were even baked 100 times. Eventually, the paint build-up
would become obstructing, or too thick and heavy, and had to be removed.
“RECYCLE IT!” seemed to be the resounding
sentiment. And so it was... Sadly, the techniques that produced this great rough years ago, are no longer in practice. Cars are now painted by way of an electrostatic process that essentially magnetizes the enamels to the car bodies. This leaves little, or no overspray. The old factory methods that created this incredible material are long gone. The Fordite “mines” are dry, so get some while you still can! Email: info@fordite.com |
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