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Title
Identify and prepare metals for top coats of paint in the motor and
related industries
Level
3
Credits
4
Purpose
This unit standard is for people who work in the motor and
related industries. Those credited with this unit standard are
able to demonstrate knowledge of metals, and prepare metals
for top coats of paint.
Classification
Motor Industry > Vehicle Spraypainting
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
The following legislation and regulations (and subsequent amendments) are relevant
to this unit standard and must be followed where applicable:
– Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act, 1996;
– Health and Safety in Employment Act, 1992;
– Spray Coating Regulations, 1962;
– Approved Code of Practice for the Safe Use of Isocyanates, 1994 (OSH,
Department of Labour).
2
This unit standard applies to all steel and aluminium surfaces.
3
When the evidence requirements state to the acceptable industry standard', it is
assumed that it complies with the product and vehicle manufacturers' standards.
4
Because of the particular nature of this unit standard it is essential that assessment
be carried out in a commercial workplace under normal working conditions.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of metals.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Metals used on motor vehicles are identified and located.
Range
mild steel, high strength steel, galvanised steel, aluminium,
stainless steel.
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Purpose of metal on a vehicle body is identified according to manufacturer's
specifications.
Range
1.3
ductility, toughness, hardness, malleability, elasticity, anticorrosion properties.
Methods of identifying metals are explained according to paint manufacturer's
specifications.
Range
1.6
mono and unibody and frame constructions; assembly of box
sections; structural sections and panels.
Characteristics of the metals used on motor vehicles are identified according to
manufacturer's specifications.
Range
1.5
safety protection, comfort, weather protection, economy,
environmental protection.
Vehicle body shell construction methods are identified according to
manufacturer's specifications.
Range
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colour, hardness, magnetic.
Vehicle and paint manufacturers' specifications when preparing bare metal are
identified according to company policy.
Range
adhesion, paint compatibility, warranty, safety, paint system.
Outcome 2
Prepare metals for top coats of paint.
Range
lightly rusted and/or corroded, non-rusted, non-corroded.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Materials used to prepare metal for top coat are identified and used according
to paint manufacturer's specifications.
Range
2.2
Methods of preparing bare metal for painting are identified and carried out, and
the metal is prepared for top coat of paint according to vehicle and paint
manufacturer's specifications.
Range
2.3
anti-corrosive primers and fillers, metal conditioners, cleaners,
abrasives, masking materials.
cleaning, adhesion, undercoating.
Adjacent areas not being painted are identified and are not damaged.
Range
overspray, sanding marks and scratches.
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Drying time is observed according to the paint manufacturer's specifications,
and primed surface is free of defects.
Range
no dirt, runs, dryspray, heavy orange peel, and uneven coating.
2.5
Tools and equipment are clean and put away, the work area is clean, and
materials are stored, according to manufacturer's instructions and legislation.
2.6
Requirements of legislation and manufacturer's specifications which relate to
applying paint are identified and complied with.
Range
2.7
personal safety; safety of other people; vehicle safety; workshop
safety; environmental safety; tool, equipment, and machine safety.
Work is completed to the acceptable industry standard and in an acceptable
industry time.
Replacement information
This unit standard has been replaced by unit standard
24003.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
29 January 1996
31 December 2016
Review
2
20 December 1998
31 December 2016
Revision
3
16 October 2003
31 December 2016
Review
4
26 November 2007
31 December 2016
Rollover
5
19 November 2010
31 December 2016
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0014
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA, or
an inter-institutional body with delegated authority for quality assurance, before they can
report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading
to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
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Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Consent requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
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