Covers paint shop equipment and painting fundamentals.

 
Learning Outcomes:

• Given the lectures and lab activities, the student will be able to identify the spray painting equipment used in auto refinishing, with a minimum of 70 percent accuracy.
• Given the lectures and lab activities, the students will know how a spray gun works, with minimum of 70 percent accuracy.
• Given the lectures and lab activities, the student will be able to identify the basic techniques of good spray painting and recognize variables that influence the quality of the spray finish, with a minimum of 70 percent accuracy.
• Given the lecture and lab activities, the student will be able to clean and properly care for a spray gun, with a minimum of 70percent accuracy.
• Given the lectures and lab activities, the student will be able to identify the various types of spray coats and determine when and how to make spot repairs, with a minimum of 70 percent accuracy.
• Given the lectures and lab activities, the student will be able to identify situations for which HVLP and airbrushes are recommended, with a minimum of 70 percent accuracy.
• Given the lectures and lab activities, students will explain operation of spray booths and respirators with a minimum of 70 percent accuracy.