Painting and Coating Workers

Painting and Coating Workers typically perform the following tasks: • Dispose of hazardous waste in an appropriate manner. • Hold or position spray guns to direct spray onto articles. • Spray prepared surfaces with specified amounts of primers and decorative or finish coatings. • Monitor painting operations to identify flaws, such as blisters or streaks, and correct their causes. • Disassemble, clean, and reassemble sprayers or power equipment, using solvents, wire brushes, and cloths. • Fill hoppers, reservoirs, troughs, or pans with material used to coat, paint, or spray, using conveyors or pails. • Clean equipment and work areas. • Apply rust-resistant undercoats and caulk and seal seams. • Start and stop operation of machines, using levers or buttons. • Determine paint flow, viscosity, and coating quality by performing visual inspections, or by using viscometers. • Attach hoses or nozzles to machines, using wrenches and pliers, and make adjustments to obtain the proper dispersion of spray. • 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. • Observe machine gauges and equipment operation to detect defects or deviations from standards, and make adjustments as necessary. • Examine, measure, weigh, or test sample products to ensure conformance to specifications. • Buff and wax the finished paintwork. • Use brush to hand-paint areas in need of retouching or unreachable with a spray gun. • Thread or feed items or products through or around machine rollers and dryers. • Weigh or measure chemicals, coatings, or paints before adding them to machines. • Operate auxiliary machines or equipment used in coating or painting processes. • Remove materials, parts, or workpieces from painting or coating machines, using hand tools.