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Vehicle Painters prepare surfaces of vehicles, match and mix colours and apply paint. You can work as a Vehicle Painter without formal qualifications if you are able to demonstrate your technical competency to employers. However, a certificate III in automotive refinishing technology or another relevant vehicle painting course is usually required. This course is often completed as part of an apprenticeship.
General tasks;
- Removing rough spots on vehicle panels
- Sanding surfaces by hand and with power sanders
- Masking areas not to be painted with tape and paper
- Colour matching and mixing paints to match paint shades, and selecting pre-mixed paint
- Applying primer and finishing coats using spray-guns, and sanding surfaces between coats
- Touching up paintwork and applying polish to vehicles
- Removing masking papers, and waxing and polishing finished paintwork
- Painting signs and artwork on vehicles
- Treating vehicles with rust-proofing chemicals
Course Features
- Lectures 0
- Quizzes 0
- Duration 50 hours
- Skill level All levels
- Language English
- Students 0
- Assessments Yes
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