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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
- Mobile Paint Specialist
- Industrial Painter
- Duco Polisher
- Doper
- Dopeman
- Dope Sprayer
- Colorman
- Car Painter
- Bronzer
- Boat Painter
- Black Off Worker
- Auto Striper
- Aircraft Painter Apprentice
- Aircraft Painter
Tasks for “Paint Prep Technician”
- Clean equipment and work areas.
- Disassemble, clean, and reassemble sprayers or power equipment, using solvents, wire brushes, and cloths.
- Pour paint into spray guns and adjust nozzles and paint mixes for proper paint flow and coating thickness.
- Dispose of hazardous waste in an appropriate manner.
- Use brush to hand-paint areas in need of retouching or unreachable with a spray gun.
- Select paint according to company requirements and match paint colors, following specified color charts.
- Monitor painting operations to identify flaws, such as blisters or streaks, and correct their causes.
- Operate lifting or moving devices to move equipment or materials to access areas to be painted.
- Apply rust-resistant undercoats and caulk and seal seams.
- Verify paint consistency, using a viscosity meter.
- Spray prepared surfaces with specified amounts of primers and decorative or finish coatings.
- Buff and wax the finished paintwork.
- Apply designs, lettering, or other identifying or decorative items to finished products, using paint brushes or paint sprayers.
- Adjust controls on infrared ovens, heat lamps, portable ventilators, or exhaust units to speed the drying of vehicles between coats.
- Lay out logos, symbols, or designs on painted surfaces, according to blueprint specifications, using measuring instruments, stencils, or patterns.
- Sand vehicle surfaces between coats of paint or primer to remove flaws and enhance adhesion for subsequent coats.
- Mix paints to match color specifications or vehicles' original colors, stirring or thinning paints, using spatulas or power mixing equipment.
- Set up portable equipment, such as ventilators, exhaust units, ladders, or scaffolding.
- Allow the sprayed product to dry and touch up any missed spots.
- Sand and apply sealer to properly dried vehicle finish.
- Remove accessories, such as chrome or mirrors, from vehicles and mask other surfaces with tape or paper to protect them from paint.
- Fill small dents or scratches with body fillers and smooth surfaces to prepare vehicles for painting.
- Select the correct spray gun system for the material being applied.
- Apply primer over any repairs made to vehicle surfaces.
- Remove grease, dirt, paint, or rust from vehicle surfaces in preparation for paint application, using abrasives, solvents, brushes, blowtorches, washing tanks, or sandblasters.
Related Technology & Tools
- Exhaust units
- Forklifts
- Safety goggles
- Shielded arc welding tools
- Infrared drying lamps
- Paint application rollers
- Blow torches
- Pallet jacks
- Paint sprayguns
- Scaffolding
- Oxyacetylene welding equipment
- Safety gloves
- Wire brushes
- Respiratory protection equipment
- Air compressors
- Desktop computers
- Metal inert gas MIG welding equipment
- Computer terminals
- Power drills
- Claw hammers
- Power paint mixers
- Hot air guns
- Power buffers
- Hoisting equipment
- Step ladders
- Sandblasters
- Rivet guns
- Adjustable hand wrenches
- Hydraulic jacks
- Power sanders
- Safety glasses
- Paint application brushes
- Paint stencils
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Plasma cutters
- Manlift buckets
- Robotic paint equipment
- Straight screwdrivers
- Paint booths
- Viscosity meters
- Portable buffers
- Scheduling software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Robotic painting software
- Data entry software
- Microsoft Excel
- Maintenance management software
- Microsoft Word
- Inventory control software