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auto painting Archive
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Electrocoating: How Ford Revolutionized Auto Painting, Why It Took Detroit 20 Years To Get Onboard, And Why It Didn’t Stop ’70s Rust
Posted on January 18, 2026 | 34 CommentsSince the ’80s, the primer coat of most new cars and trucks has been applied using a process called electrocoating. “E-coating” was first developed by Ford Motor Company in the […] -
1960 Dart Update: I Painted The Roof Myself–It’s a Two-Tone Now!
Posted on December 11, 2021 | 46 CommentsThe “purists” will scream–not because of the color choice; you could order a 1960 Dart with a Pewter Iridescent body and a white roof. But because I used . . […]
![Electrocoating: How Ford Revolutionized Auto Painting, Why It Took Detroit 20 Years To Get Onboard, And Why It Didn’t Stop ’70s Rust Since the ’80s, the primer coat of most new cars and trucks has been applied using a process called electrocoating. “E-coating” was first developed by Ford Motor Company in the […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Ford-Escort-Mk1-Halewood-Electropainting-Fig-93-115x115.webp)
![1960 Dart Update: I Painted The Roof Myself–It’s a Two-Tone Now! The “purists” will scream–not because of the color choice; you could order a 1960 Dart with a Pewter Iridescent body and a white roof. But because I used . . […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/20211208_145313-1.jpg)


