Prepare surfaces and apply paint coats by brush, roller or aerosol to heavy goods and public service vehicles

This standard identifies the competencies you need to prepare surfaces in accordance with approved procedures.  You will be required to identify the materials and substrates.  You will be able to prepare materials and equipment and apply both foundation and topcoats to body panels and components using a brush, roller or aerosol.

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1. wear suitable personal protective equipment and use the specified environmental safety equipment throughout all vehicle refinishing operations
2. prepare, check and adjust all the tools and equipment required following manufacturer's instructions, prior to use
3. support vehicle refinishing operations by reviewing:
   1. product data
   2. work instructions
4. identify the body panel substrates accurately prior to undertaking any refinishing work
5. prepare all the refinishing materials, following health and safety requirements and using:
   1. materials which conform to the specification required
   2. industry approved process
   3. the manufacturer's approved equipment
   4. workplace procedures
6. apply all refinishing materials using approved tools and equipment and following:
   1. the manufacturer's instructions
   2. industry approved methods and techniques
   3. health, safety and environmental requirements
7. dry all refinishing materials following health and safety requirements and using:
   1. the manufacturer's approved method
   2. the manufacturer's approved equipment
8. ensure the finished product meets the refinishing specification required
9. clean and return or dispose of all painting equipment on completion of the painting activities
10. clean the work area and safely dispose of waste materials in accordance with safe working practices and approved procedures
11. complete all refinishing activities within the agreed timescale
12. report any anticipated delays in completion to the relevant person(s)
13. complete work records as required

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Legislative and organisational requirements and procedures 

1. the health and safety and environmental legislative requirements specific to vehicle refinishing operations and why it is important that these are followed
2. workplace procedures and workshop practices relevant to personal and vehicle protection before, during and after vehicle refinishing operations
3. the importance of disposing of waste safely and the consequences of not doing so to others, the business and the environment
4. your workplace procedures for:
   1. the referral of problems
   2. reporting of delays to the completion of work
   3. the use of personal protection
5. how to work safely avoiding damage to vehicles, personal injury and injury to colleagues
6. the importance of leaving workshop environment and equipment in a clean and workable condition
7. the procedures for reporting defects to workshop tools and equipment
8. the importance of working to agreed timescales and keeping others informed of progress
9. the relationship between time, cost and productivity
10. the importance of promptly reporting anticipated delays to the relevant person(s)
11. the extent of your own responsibility and to whom you should report if you have problems that you cannot solve or your original specification changes
12. the hazards associated with working on, near or with high energy electrical vehicle components
13. the risks of causing damage to Advanced Driver Assistance System components or affecting their calibration and the consequences this could have for the vehicle’s safety

Use of technical information

1. how to source and use relevant information for planning and progressing your work
   the importance of using technical information to inform your refinishing process

Tools and equipment

1. how to prepare, check, adjust and use all the tools and equipment required for vehicle refinishing operations
2. the types and grades of abrasives and the factors governing their use for different substrates
3. the importance of using extraction equipment and how these should be used
4. the implications of cross-contamination of dissimilar metals when using abrasives and extraction equipment

Vehicle refinishing activities

1. the vehicle work specification agreed
2. how to accurately identify the body panel substrates prior to undertaking any vehicle refinishing work
3. the factors governing the choice of panel preparation methods for the substrate identified
4. how to rectify substrate defects
5. methods of protecting panels, any parts adjacent to the areas being painted and the circumstances in which they should be used
6. methods when masking (including paper and sheet masking) and the circumstances in which they should be used
7. the methods used to prepare body panels and components prior to accepting foundation materials
8. the importance of substrate cleaning and identifying the correct foundation material to ensure adequate adhesion of the refinishing system
9. how to apply foundation and top coat materials to substrates using application techniques avoiding contamination and defects
10. how to dry/cure foundation and top coat materials
11. how to identify and rectify the faults associated with painting body panels and components
12. the importance of following manufacturer’s instructions and using their approved methods of working
13. the consequences of failing to follow manufacturer’s instructions

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1. Tools and equipment are:
   1. brushes
   2. rollers
   3. aerosols
   4. masking material dispensers
   5. dust extraction
   6. paint mixing and application equipment
   7. drying/curing equipment
2. Refinishing materials are:
   1. fillers
   2. etch primers
   3. high build primers
   4. surfacers
   5. anti-stone chip treatments
   6. anti-corrosion treatments
   7. cleaning agents
   8. conditioning agents
   9. adhesion promoters
   10. coloured primer
   11. direct gloss
   12. dilutants
   13. additives
   14. hardeners
3. Refinishing methods are:
   1. de-greasing
   2. identification of substrate materials
   3. application of filler
   4. flatting and sanding
   5. removing materials to a sound substrate
   6. feathering out
   7. masking
   8. application of foundation and top-coat materials using brush, roller or aerosol
   9. tack off
4. Information sources are:
   1. electronically stored information
   2. data sheets
   3. inspection sheets
   4. specifications
   5. workshop manuals
   6. vehicle manufacturers' technical data
   7. material manufacturers' technical data
5. Substrates are:
   1. new panels
   2. repaired panels
   3. original manufacturer’s finish
   4. ferrous and non-ferrous materials
   5. plastics
6. Techniques used for:
   1. full panel
   2. part panel
   3. combination of two or more panels
7. Defects include:
   1. runs
   2. bleeding
   3. contamination
   4. poor adhesion
   5. sanding
   6. roller and brush marks
   7. colour match

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This section contains examples and explanations of some of the terms used but does not form part of the standard.

Body panels 

These include full panels, part panel, combination of two or more panels or complete vehicle

Heavy goods and public service vehicles

These are medium and large goods vehicles, buses and coaches of 3500kgs gross vehicle mass (GVM) and above.

Refinishing operations 

Covers preparation, application, drying and polishing

Working on, near or with high energy electrical vehicle components

Any work which does not include working on the high voltage systems.

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2024

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Current

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Original

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IMI

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IMICB29

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Bus and Coach Body Repairer, Coachbuilder

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5232

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Bus; coach; body; panel; refinishing; paint; brush; roller; aerosol;

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