Automotive Refinisher - Tasks and specialisations
Kairehu Waka
Tasks & duties
Automotive refinishers may do some or all of the following:
- discuss vehicle painting options with customers or managers
- remove wax, grease and dust from vehicles before painting
- cover the parts of the vehicle that are not to be painted
- apply primer over repairs
- find the right colour to apply to the vehicle body
- mix the paint to make the right colour
- sand the vehicle during the painting process
- apply the paint
- apply blending thinners to any dry edges
- set the oven to dry the paint
- buff and polish the finished paintwork
- ensure hazardous waste is disposed of appropriately
- paint plastic bumpers.
Travis Woods spraying a vehicle fender in a spray painting booth
Jesse Russell inspects a vehicle he has painted
Updated
September 2009
