Painter

Job Duties:

• Immerse parts in solution or wash surfaces to remove grease, rust, scale, and dirt

• Set up and operate painting equipment to coat metal products with lacquer, paint, varnish, enamel, oil, or rustproofing material

• Prepare metal surfaces for painting, and paint equipment using brushes, spray guns, sanders, and rollers

• Mix chemicals and paints, fill tanks, control viscosity, thinner, and chemicals to mixture

• Determine flow and viscosity of paints and quality of coating visually or by use of viscometer

• Operate spray guns, position nozzles to direct spray onto the work piece, and regulate air pressure in spray guns that atomize spray

• Verify correct paint colors by reading building prints and designs

• Strip, sand, mask, and repaint surfaces, blend and polish finish to match surrounding areas, manually or using portable power tools

• Spray foam insulation and undercoating as ...