transport equipment painter
Transport equipment painters use painting machines and hand tools to coat individual parts and to paint the surface of all types of transport equipment such as cars, buses, boats, aircraft, motorcycles and railway cars. They prepare the surface of the pieces for the paint and apply the coat. Transport equipment painters can perform industrial painting or individual customisation. They may also remove or repair painting errors such as scratches.
Also called: car painter, automotive paint technician, automotive paint sprayer, motor vehicle painter, van refinisher, truck painter, automotive refinisher, van painter
- 31
- essential skills
- 39
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
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Essential skills
31- analyse the need for technical resources
- apply colour coats
- apply health and safety standards
- apply preliminary treatment to workpieces
- check paint consistency
- clean painting equipment
- dispose of hazardous waste
- ensure equipment availability
- fix minor vehicle scratches
- follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health
- handle chemical cleaning agents
- industrial paint
- inspect paint quality
- keep records of work progress
- lacquer paint applications
- maintain work area cleanliness
- mix paints for vehicles
- monitor painting operations
- paint spraying techniques
- paint with a paint gun
- prepare vehicles for painting
- protect workpiece components from processing
- quality standards
- troubleshoot
- types of paint
- use color matching techniques
- use drying equipment for vehicles
- use paint safety equipment
- use painting equipment
- use power tools
- use technical documentation
Optional skills
39- add paint hardeners
- add paint thinners
- apply a protective layer
- apply decorative design to vehicles
- automation technology
- buff finished paintwork
- carry out repair of vehicles
- clean vehicle exterior
- determine colour shades
- dip-coating process
- ensure client orientation
- ensure maintenance of railway machinery
- fibreglass laminating
- follow safety procedures when working at heights
- identify customer's needs
- inspect aircraft's body
- maintain mechatronic equipment
- maintain robotic equipment
- manage consumables stock
- mechanical tools
- mechanics
- mechatronics
- mix paint
- operate automated process control
- operate rust proofing spray gun
- perform general maintenance on ship exteriors
- perform maintenance on locomotives
- perform manual work autonomously
- perform minor vehicle repairs
- recognise signs of corrosion
- remove paint
- remove rust from motor vehicles
- repair aircraft's body
- robotics
- sand between coats
- sanding techniques
- set up automotive robot
- teamwork principles
- tend dip tank
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