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