Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
Painting, coating, and decorating workers paint, coat, or decorate articles, such as furniture, glass, plateware, pottery, jewellery, toys, books, or leather.
Decorating jobs are the ones in which painters paint, coat, or decorate articles, such as furniture, glass, plateware, pottery, jewellery, toys, books, or leather. On the job, they apply coatings, such as paint, ink, or lacquer, to protect or decorate workpiece surfaces, using spray guns, pens, or brushes.
Painters and decorators work in a team or individually. Some positions within the decoration painting field are industrial equipment painter, painter assistant, construction painter, commercial painter, manufacturing warehouse and factories painter, and auto body painter.
For coating jobs in India, one can opt for a painting course after high school. There are plenty of institutions, colleges, and universities that are offering specialised painting courses. A student can opt for either a diploma, certificate, or bachelor's course in painting. Higher study options are also available.
Decorator painters possess talent and skills of near vision (seeing details closely), they have hand steadiness and are efficient in noticing differences between shades, colour and brightness.
To be successful in the jobs paint industry, one should be ready to take on job challenges and meet the pressure of deadlines accurately. They should work closely with team members and clients and effectively manage time.
Qualifications
Every career requires an element of study and academic qualification, and there can be several study routes and pathways you can take. In following any academic pathway you will study subjects that contribute to the specialised knowledge required to achieve your career goals. These qualifications provide a future employer with the evidence that you have the desired knowledge, understanding and experience of their industry, so it’s important to consider the various types of qualifications available to you and to understand how they can boost your career and create opportunities for you.
- Diploma Paint Technology
- Training and Certificate Wall Painter
- Training and Certificate Painter
Tasks
- Apply coatings, such as paint, ink, or lacquer, to protect or decorate workpiece surfaces, using spray guns, pens, or brushes.
- Examine finished surfaces of workpieces to verify conformance to specifications and retouch any defective areas.
- Clean and maintain tools and equipment, using solvents, brushes, and rags.
- Read job orders and inspect workpieces to determine work procedures and materials required.
- Clean surfaces of workpieces in preparation for coating, using cleaning fluids, solvents, brushes, scrapers, steam, sandpaper, or cloth.
- Rinse, drain, or wipe coated workpieces to remove excess coating material or to facilitate setting of finish coats on workpieces.
- Place coated workpieces in ovens or dryers for specified times to dry or harden finishes.
- Select and mix ingredients to prepare coating substances according to specifications, using paddles or mechanical mixers.
- Melt or heat coating materials to specified temperatures.
- Conceal blemishes in workpieces, such as nicks and dents, using fillers such as putty.
Progression Routes
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