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Job Description
Operate or tend painting machines to paint surfaces of transportation equipment, such as automobiles, buses, trucks, trains, boats, and airplanes. Includes painters in auto body repair facilities.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-9122.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 46,270.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 22.00
- Currently, there are 54,860 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Painters, Transportation Equipment”.
Also Known As…
- Painters, Transportation Equipment
- Top Coater
- Paint Technician
- Paint Prepper
- Finish Painter
- Body Technician/Painter
- Automotive Refinish Technician
- Automotive Painter
- Automotive Paint Technician (Auto Paint Technician)
- Auto Refinisher (Automobile Refinisher)
- Auto Painter (Automobile Painter)
- Vehicle Painter
- Transportation Equipment Painter Apprentice
- Transportation Equipment Painter
- Touch Up Painter
- Shipyard Painter
- Sandblaster Paint Sprayer
- Rust Proofer
- Refinish Technician
- Railroad Car Painter
- Railroad Car Letterer
- Pressure Washer
- Paint Specialist
- Paint Prep Technician
- Mobile Paint Specialist
- Industrial Painter
- Duco Polisher
- Doper
- Dopeman
- Dope Sprayer
- Car Painter
- Bronzer
- Boat Painter
- Black Off Worker
- Auto Striper
- Aircraft Painter Apprentice
- Aircraft Painter
Tasks for “Colorman”
- Mix paints to match color specifications or vehicles' original colors, stirring or thinning paints, using spatulas or power mixing equipment.
- Remove accessories, such as chrome or mirrors, from vehicles and mask other surfaces with tape or paper to protect them from paint.
- Use brush to hand-paint areas in need of retouching or unreachable with a spray gun.
- Select the correct spray gun system for the material being applied.
- Operate lifting or moving devices to move equipment or materials to access areas to be painted.
- Select paint according to company requirements and match paint colors, following specified color charts.
- Sand and apply sealer to properly dried vehicle finish.
- Apply rust-resistant undercoats and caulk and seal seams.
- Apply designs, lettering, or other identifying or decorative items to finished products, using paint brushes or paint sprayers.
- Buff and wax the finished paintwork.
- Set up portable equipment, such as ventilators, exhaust units, ladders, or scaffolding.
- Disassemble, clean, and reassemble sprayers or power equipment, using solvents, wire brushes, and cloths.
- Monitor painting operations to identify flaws, such as blisters or streaks, and correct their causes.
- Lay out logos, symbols, or designs on painted surfaces, according to blueprint specifications, using measuring instruments, stencils, or patterns.
- Clean equipment and work areas.
- Apply primer over any repairs made to vehicle surfaces.
- Fill small dents or scratches with body fillers and smooth surfaces to prepare vehicles for painting.
- Sand vehicle surfaces between coats of paint or primer to remove flaws and enhance adhesion for subsequent coats.
- Pour paint into spray guns and adjust nozzles and paint mixes for proper paint flow and coating thickness.
- Remove grease, dirt, paint, or rust from vehicle surfaces in preparation for paint application, using abrasives, solvents, brushes, blowtorches, washing tanks, or sandblasters.
- Adjust controls on infrared ovens, heat lamps, portable ventilators, or exhaust units to speed the drying of vehicles between coats.
- Dispose of hazardous waste in an appropriate manner.
- Allow the sprayed product to dry and touch up any missed spots.
- Verify paint consistency, using a viscosity meter.
- Spray prepared surfaces with specified amounts of primers and decorative or finish coatings.
Related Technology & Tools
- Power paint mixers
- Paint sprayguns
- Rivet guns
- Infrared drying lamps
- Robotic paint equipment
- Power drills
- Desktop computers
- Oxyacetylene welding equipment
- Computer terminals
- Hoisting equipment
- Pallet jacks
- Hydraulic jacks
- Safety glasses
- Forklifts
- Plasma cutters
- Sandblasters
- Paint stencils
- Straight screwdrivers
- Power buffers
- Safety gloves
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Wire brushes
- Adjustable hand wrenches
- Paint application brushes
- Respiratory protection equipment
- Paint booths
- Blow torches
- Paint application rollers
- Scaffolding
- Viscosity meters
- Exhaust units
- Safety goggles
- Shielded arc welding tools
- Manlift buckets
- Metal inert gas MIG welding equipment
- Air compressors
- Hot air guns
- Step ladders
- Claw hammers
- Portable buffers
- Power sanders
- Maintenance management software
- Data entry software
- Robotic painting software
- Inventory control software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Scheduling software