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TIL In the 1940s, cars were painted with a hand-spraying technique that would accumulate overspray, which would build up and be baked repeatedly in the ovens used to cure the paint on the vehicles. These paint clumps (known as Fordite) were salvaged, cut, and polished for jewelry.
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TIL about Fordite/Motor City Agate, a man-made, eco-friendly gem made from recycled car paint from hand-sprayed cars. The paint is then baked and formed into jewelry