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