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Vehicle Painter - Knowledge Module

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About this book

The theory textbook for the QCTO Occupational Certificate: Vehicle Painter (Automobile and Marine Painter) (NQF Level 4, SAQA ID 94182), a trade assessed by a NAMB trade test. Twelve chapters covering all fourteen knowledge modules (68 credits): health, safety and the environment; measuring equipment, hand and power tools; painting tools and their maintenance; compressed air and air-fed respirators; surface preparation, masking, paint stripping and blasting; painting materials and the stock room; applying primers and finishing coats; colour mixing and matching; compounding, polishing and waxing; paint defects and their rectification; quality and the customer; and specialised and marine painting. 41 figures, worked examples and practice problems with answers, plus 272 Exam prep questions. Last date for enrolment on SAQA 94182 is 30 December 2026; last date for achievement is 30 December 2029.

What is inside

  1. Chapter 1 — Health, Safety and the Environment in Vehicle Painting
  2. Chapter 2 — Measuring Equipment, Hand Tools and Power Tools
  3. Chapter 3 — Painting Tools and Equipment, and How They Are Maintained
  4. Chapter 4 — Compressed Air and Fresh-Air Supply Equipment
  5. Chapter 5 — Surface Preparation, Masking and Paint Stripping
  6. PART A — TYPES OF VEHICLE SURFACES
  7. PART B — SURFACE PREPARATION TECHNIQUES
  8. PART C — MASKING AND DE-MASKING
  9. PART D — PAINT STRIPPING AND GRIT BLASTING
  10. Chapter 6 — Vehicle Painting Materials and the Stock Room
  11. PART A — GENERAL PAINT KNOWLEDGE
  12. PART B — PREPARATION MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT
  13. PART C — PRIMERS
  14. PART D — PAINT MIXING
  15. PART E — THE STOCK ROOM
  16. Chapter 7 — Painting Techniques: Primers and Finishing Coats
  17. PART A — TOOLS USED FOR PAINT APPLICATION
  18. PART B — PREPARING FOR AND MIXING PRIMER
  19. PART C — APPLYING PRIMERS
  20. PART D — FINISHING COATS: PREPARING AND MIXING
  21. PART E — APPLYING FINISHING COATS
  22. Chapter 8 — Colour Mixing and Colour Matching
  23. Chapter 9 — Removing Paint Imperfections: Compounding, Polishing and Waxing
  24. Chapter 10 — Defects on a Painted Surface: Causes and Rectification
  25. Chapter 11 — Quality and the Customer
  26. PART A — QUALITY (KM-12)
  27. PART B — THE CUSTOMER (KM-13)
  28. Chapter 12 — Specialised Vehicle and Marine Painting

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