Ford took three years to build "the future paint shop."

Ford paint technology uses a high solid coating formulations, the resulting volatile organic compounds (VOC) less carbon dioxide emissions below current industry commonly used in water-based and solvent-solid paints. This formula contains a variety of color pigments, so that the car paint spraying reduced.

Ford's advanced paint materials development chief technologist Timothy Weingartz, said: "We want to take the lead in doing the right thing, high solid paints goal is greener." Water-based paints require air conditioning to paint in the water can be circulated clean, This means using more energy, and from the paint shop in the release of more carbon dioxide.

According to Ford's an acceptance test showed that long-term high solid paint resistant to crushing and abrasion resistance better than water-based paints. Approximately 400 U-Haul-type utility vehicles will participate in next year's monitoring, as Ford's worldwide technical data collection.

Global Paint Engineering Principal Engineer Michael Vandelinder in explaining why using U-Haul-type car, said: "This is a huge vehicle group, requires sufficient amount of paint will allow Ford engineers have the opportunity to confirm the test results, verify that a high-quality paint process. "