How do they match: Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders

  • Air Drier
  • Air Drier Machine Operator
  • Aircraft Painter
  • Finish Painter
  • Finisher Operator
  • Car Finish Man
  • Production Finisher

  • Buff and wax the finished paintwork.
  • Disassemble, clean, and reassemble sprayers or power equipment, using solvents, wire brushes, and cloths.
  • Prepare and apply stencils, computer-generated decals, or other decorative items to finished products.
  • Remove grease, dirt, paint, or rust from surfaces in preparation for paint application, using abrasives, solvents, brushes, blowtorches, washing tanks, or sandblasters.
  • Sand and apply sealer to properly dried finish.
  • Spray prepared surfaces with specified amounts of primers and decorative or finish coatings.
  • Turn dials, handwheels, valves, or switches to regulate conveyor speeds, machine temperature, air pressure and circulation, and the flow or spray of coatings or paints.
  • Use brush to hand-paint areas in need of retouching or unreachable with a spray gun.

  • Apply protective or decorative finishes to workpieces or products.
  • Inspect finishes of workpieces or finished products.
  • Mix ingredients to create specific finishes.
  • Polish materials, workpieces, or finished products.
  • Prepare surfaces for finishing.
  • Weigh finished products.