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