Raed — Auto Body Repair Technician

Filled small dents or scratches with body fillers and smoothed surfaces to prepare vehicles for painting.

Auto Body Repair Specialist & Painter Mixed paints to match color specifications or vehicles' original colors, using spatulas or power mixing equipment. Selected paint according to company requirements and matched paint colors, following specified color charts. Disposed of hazardous waste in an appropriate manner. Removed grease, dirt, paint, or rust from vehicle surfaces in preparation for paint application, using abrasives, solvents, brushes, blowtorches, washing tanks, or sandblasters. Sprayed prepared surfaces with specified amounts of primers and decorative or finish coatings. Poured paint into spray guns and adjusted nozzles and paint mixes for proper paint flow and coating thickness. Monitored painting operations to identify flaws, such as blisters or streaks, and corrected their causes. Removed accessories from vehicles and masked other surfaces with tape or paper to protect them from paint. Disassembled, cleaned, and reassembled sprayers or power equipment, using solvents, wire brushes, and cloths. Filled small dents or scratches with body fillers and smoothed surfaces to prepare vehicles for painting. Applied rust-resistant undercoats and caulked and sealed seams. Sanded and applied sealer to properly dried vehicle finish and buffed and waxed the finished paintwork. Sanded vehicle surfaces between coats of paint or primer to remove flaws and enhance adhesion for subsequent coats. Applied primer over any repairs made to vehicle surfaces. Allowed the sprayed product to dry and touched up any missed spots. Operated lifting or moving devices to move equipment or materials to access areas to be painted. Used brush to hand-paint areas in need of retouching or unreachable with a spray gun. Applied designs, lettering, or decorative items to finished products, using paint brushes or paint sprayers. Laid out logos on painted surfaces, according to blueprint specifications, using measuring instruments and stencils. Verified paint consistency, using a viscosity meter.

Mixed paints to match color specifications or vehicles' original colors, using spatulas or power mixing equipment. Disassembled, cleaned, and reassembled sprayers or power equipment, using solvents, wire brushes, and cloths.

Sanded and applied sealer to properly dried vehicle finish and buffed and waxed the finished paintwork.