Spraypainter
Apply paint to vehicles and other surfaces using specialised techniques.
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- What's it like to be a Spraypainter?
- How to become a Spraypainter
- Latest Spraypainter jobs
- Top skills and experience for Spraypainters
- Is Spraypainter the right role for you?
- Spraypainter role reviews
What's it like to be a Spraypainter?
Spraypainters apply paint to vehicles and other surfaces, preparing and customising colours for their customers. Spraypainters may work in large workshops or for insurance repairers, and may carry out general crash repair spray painting or more specialised custom paintwork.
Tasks and duties
- Sanding rough vehicle panel surfaces with power sanders and by hand.
- Protecting areas that shouldn’t be painted with masking tape and paper.
- Applying primer before painting using a spray gun.
- Mixing tints to create paint colour or selecting pre-mixed paint where available.
- Applying finishing coats, sanding surfaces in-between coats and touching up paintwork.
- Applying polish, rustproofing chemicals and protective seals.
- Painting artwork and signs, and applying decals to panels.
How to become a Spraypainter
Spraypainters usually complete a vocational qualification as part of an apprenticeship to become qualified. You may also need a licence to perform vehicle repairs.
- Get experience in a body shop, learning from Spraypainters on the job.
- Complete a Certificate III in Automotive Refinishing Technology (AUR32416) as part of an apprenticeship. The course will usually take three years to complete.
- If you’re looking to move into management of a spraypainting business, completing a Certificate IV in Automotive Body Repair Technology (AUR40718) will equip you with those further skills needed to run a successful shop.
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Skills and experience employers are looking for
Having the right skills and experience can make you an in-demand applicant. Spraypainter employers on SEEK are looking for job seekers with expertise in the following areas. Spray Painting
Collision Repair
Sanding
Automotive Industry
Colour Matching
Thoroughness
Drivers Licence
Willingness to Learn
Heavy Vehicle Knowledge
Cleaning
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Latest Spraypainter reviews
Oct 2018
Being lead painter is a hard challenge if role but, we’ll worth it.
Reviewer's QualificationCertificate III in Automotive Refinishing Technology
Experience1 – 4 years
Organisation sizeMedium (20-199 employees)
SpecialisationSpraypainter
The good thingsThe best thing about being a lead painter is having more opinion on the process and best way to achieve the right outcome for the job, along with taking on more exciting tasks and having the confide...
The challengesThe biggest challenge about being a lead painter or any spraypainter for that fact is “Time”, as you are the last line of the repairing and/or manufacturing process you are continuously in a race agai...
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Feb 2025
Hard work but it's all worth it because by the end of your trade you'll be a professional
Experience1 – 4 years
Organisation sizeSmall (1-19 employees)
SpecialisationEducation & Training
The good thingsI love when I do a job start to finish, like when a job that comes in and needs to be primed and painted
I feel really proud of the work I can do
And the finished job is always very rewarding like s...
The challengesBuffing i don't think any trades person truly likes buffing
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