Car painters specialise in painting car surfaces and panels and repairing the car's appearance after accidents or corrosion.

Car painters are skilled workers who understand paint, finishes, metal and rust. They remove, prepare, paint and replace vehicle surfaces that need their treatment and use tools such as sanders, fillers, primers and rustproofing chemicals.

They can also touch up paintwork to disguise small imperfections and work with plastic and fibreglass that are sometimes used in vehicle bodies.

Car painting is a specialism that requires creativity, knowledge and awareness of health and safety due to the chemicals used.

Fast Facts

The first automobile, the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, was not painted. Karl Benz had the metal parts protected against corrosion with a kind of common black pitch.
Source: Standox.com

A car's colour is often the first thing people notice when purchasing a vehicle, and in many cases serves as a deciding factor when selecting which new car to purchase.
Source: ehow.com

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Ben Janke

Nation: United States of America
Competition: 2009
Skill: Car Painting

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I am extremely privileged to be representing the USA, Wisconsin, and MATC in Calgary. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity and I want to get every ounce of experience, knowledge, and opportunity that I can out of this.

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