Painters, Transportation Equipment

• 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.
• Remove grease, dirt, paint, or rust from vehicle surfaces in preparation for paint application, using abrasives, solvents, brushes, blowtorches, washing tanks, or sandblasters.
• Spray prepared surfaces with specified amounts of primers and decorative or finish coatings.
• Pour paint into spray guns and adjust nozzles and paint mixes for proper paint flow and coating thickness.
• Monitor painting operations to identify flaws, such as blisters or streaks, and correct their causes.
• Remove accessories, such as chrome or mirrors, from vehicles and mask other surfaces with tape or paper to protect them from paint.
• Disassemble, clean, and reassemble sprayers or power equipment, using solvents, wire brushes, and cloths.
• Select the correct spray gun system for the material being applied.
• Fill small dents or scratches with body fillers and smooth surfaces to prepare vehicles for painting.
• Apply rust-resistant undercoats and caulk and seal seams.
• Sand vehicle surfaces between coats of paint or primer to remove flaws and enhance adhesion for subsequent coats.
• Sand and apply sealer to properly dried vehicle finish.
• Buff and wax the finished paintwork.
• Clean equipment and work areas.
• Apply primer over any repairs made to vehicle surfaces.
• Adjust controls on infrared ovens, heat lamps, portable ventilators, or exhaust units to speed the drying of vehicles between coats.
• Allow the sprayed product to dry and touch up any missed spots.
• Operate lifting or moving devices to move equipment or materials to access areas to be painted.
• Set up portable equipment, such as ventilators, exhaust units, ladders, or scaffolding.
• Use brush to hand-paint areas in need of retouching or unreachable with a spray gun.

Source: O*NET OnLine information for Painters, Transportation Equipment.

• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Operation and Control - Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
• Coordination - Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Quality Control Analysis - Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
• Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
• Equipment Maintenance - Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Source: O*NET OnLine information for Painters, Transportation Equipment.