Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers

Tasks

Core Tasks Include:

• Apply coatings, such as paint, ink, or lacquer, to protect or decorate workpiece surfaces, using spray guns, pens, or brushes.
• Examine finished surfaces of workpieces to verify conformance to specifications and retouch any defective areas.
• Clean and maintain tools and equipment, using solvents, brushes, and rags.
• Read job orders and inspect workpieces to determine work procedures and materials required.

Supplemental Tasks Include:

• Clean surfaces of workpieces in preparation for coating, using cleaning fluids, solvents, brushes, scrapers, steam, sandpaper, or cloth.
• Rinse, drain, or wipe coated workpieces to remove excess coating material or to facilitate setting of finish coats on workpieces.
• Place coated workpieces in ovens or dryers for specified times to dry or harden finishes.
• Select and mix ingredients to prepare coating substances according to specifications, using paddles or mechanical mixers.
• Conceal blemishes in workpieces, such as nicks and dents, using fillers such as putty.

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