Paint Slag Jewelry

I have been working on the Fordite,or should we call it Kiteite, and am quite happy with the finished pieces.  The photo above is of the raw paint slag and some finished cabs. As you can see there is a whole lot of work involved in creating beauty out of such a hunk of junk.  It's also very dirty work but the results are well worth it.

I have mounted them so that they are able to spin since both sides look so different and it would be a shame to waste one to a bezel setting. 

Even the edges of these are fun to look at.  

Fordite!

My cousin's husband has been in the car painting business for his whole life, Friday was his last day at his job as a car painter, he was excepted into the police academy at Kalamazoo Valley Comunity College. We are so proud of him for taking this huge career leep.  He has been going to school for many years working toward this goal. 

Today I got a huge box of paint slag also known as Fordite made from overspray of cars Henry has painted.  Since it didn't come from the Ford plant I'm going to call it Hedite.  Stay tuned for the Hedite jewelry to come.