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About Fordite:
Fordite is a unique, man-made material created a result of the hand spray-painting process used in car factories, primarily in the Detroit area, from the 1940s to the 1980s. Named for the Ford Plant which first recorded discovering Fordite in the 1940’s, the automotive paint overspray from multiple layers of enamel paint would accumulate on the tracks, skids, and racks within the factory painting bays. These layers would then harden repeatedly as the car bodies were cured in large ovens. This process created a totally unique, colorful material that could be cut and polished. Over time, brighter colors reflected the changes and trends in American culture and style. Technology advances soon rendered paint overspray obsolete, bringing about the end to the production of Detroit Fordite by 1980 - as a result, it is now extremely rare to obtain making it a valuable piece of both material but American history as well.
