Vehicle Painters

Vehicle Painters prepare surfaces of vehicles, match and mix colours and apply paint.

What the job involves

• 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