Automotive Fordite is a byproduct of the painting process using sprayed enamel(?) paints. Since the automotive industry has switched to powder-coat paints, Fordite is no longer being produced and is getting harder to find. I make shop-made fordite using powder-coat paints that are epoxy-based and baked at 400F. It is hard but not too brittle, I have made 3 pens from it and didn't have any problems with drilling or turning them. It is made of 50-70 layers of paint and a block of 7 blanks takes all day to make since each layer must be heated and flowed out before the next layer can be applied.