Transportation equipment painters operate or tend painting machines to paint surfaces of transportation equipment, such as automobiles, buses, trucks, trains, boats, and airplanes.
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- Transportation Equipment Painters
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What do they typically do
- Spray prepared surfaces with specific amounts of primers and decorative or finish coatings
- Mix paints to match color specifications or vehicles' original colors, stirring or thinning paints, using spatulas or power mixing equipment
- Remove accessories like chrome or mirrors from vehicles and mask other surfaces with tape or paper to protect them from paint
- Remove grease, dirt, paint, or rust from vehicle surfaces in preparation for paint application, using abrasives, solvents, brushes, blowtorches, washing tanks, or sandblasters
- Monitor painting operations to find flaws like blisters or streaks, and correct their causes
- Dispose of hazardous waste in an appropriate manner
- Pour paint into spray guns and adjust nozzles and paint mixes for proper paint flow and coating thickness
- Choose paint according to company requirements and match paint colors, following specified color charts
Number of Jobs
Average Annual
Job Growth +0.8%
Job Opening 171
Education & Training
- Education These occupations usually require a high school diploma.Associated Programs or MajorsLicense
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