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Title
Use and maintain spray guns and rectify spray gun defects in the
motor body or related industries
Level
3
Credits
5
Purpose
This unit standard is for people who work in the motor body or
related industries. Those credited with this unit standard are
able to: demonstrate knowledge of spray guns; use a spray
gun; maintain a spray gun; and rectify spray gun defects.
Classification
Motor Industry > Vehicle Spraypainting
Available grade
Achieved
Entry information
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;
– Transport (Vehicle Standards) Regulations, 1990;
– Spray Coating Regulations, 1962.
2
When the evidence requirements state to the 'acceptable industry standard', it is
assumed that it complies with the product and vehicle manufacturers' standards.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Demonstrate knowledge of spray guns.
Range
gravity, suction, pressure, high volume low pressure, low volume low pressure
spray guns.
Evidence requirements
1.1
Purpose of each kind of spray gun is identified according to spray gun
manufacturer's specifications.
1.2
Principle of how each spray gun works is identified according to spray gun
manufacturer's specifications.
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1.3
Spray gun set ups for the kinds of paint are identified according to
manufacturer's specifications.
Range
1.4
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lacquer, enamel, basecoats, 2 K products, pearl, undercoat, fillers,
sealers, water borne paints.
Spray gun parts are identified according to manufacturer's specifications.
Range
air cap, fluid tip, fluid needle, fluid packing and nut, seals, fan
adjustment components, air valve components, air adjustment,
fluid adjustment, air intake, air cap pressure gauge.
Outcome 2
Use a spray gun.
Range
may include but are not limited to – gravity, suction, pressure, high volume low
pressure, low volume low pressure.
Evidence requirements
2.1
Spray gun is identified and set up according to the manufacturer's
recommendations.
Range
2.2
Material to be sprayed is identified, and used according to paint manufacturer's
specifications.
Range
2.3
air pressure, fluid adjustment, fan adjustment, set up.
single pack paints, two pack paints;
paint viscosity, measuring stick, paint container.
Spray gun is used according to the spray gun manufacturer's specifications and
the industry acceptable standard, and there are no defects on the painted
panel.
Range
gun distance, arc, angle, speed, overlap;
dryspray, runs, banding, uneven coating, heavy orange peel,
solvent popping, oil, moisture, overloading.
2.4
Spray gun is cleaned according to manufacturer's specifications, and is put
away in its place and is not damaged.
2.5
Tools, materials, and equipment are clean and put away in their places, and the
work area is clean.
2.6
Safe working practices are carried out throughout the task.
Range
personal safety; safety of other people; vehicle safety; workshop
safety; environmental safety; tool, equipment, and machine safety.
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Outcome 3
Maintain a spray gun.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Tools and materials are selected that will enable the gun to be maintained
according to the spray gun manufacturer's specifications.
Range
3.2
brushes, solvents compatible with the paint being used, cloths,
compressed air supply, lubricants, and/or spray gun cleaning
machine.
Spray gun is maintained and operated according to spray gun manufacturer's
specifications.
Range
cleaned, lubricated.
3.3
Tools, materials, and equipment are clean and put away in their places, and the
work area is clean.
3.4
Safe working practices are carried out throughout the task.
Range
personal safety; safety of other people; vehicle safety; workshop
safety; environmental safety; tool, equipment, and machine safety.
Outcome 4
Rectify spray gun defects.
Evidence requirements
4.1
Tools and materials that will enable the gun to be repaired are selected and
used according to the spray gun manufacturer's specifications.
Range
4.2
Spray gun faults are identified, and the gun is repaired and operates according
to manufacturer's specifications.
Range
4.3
water and/or solvents compatible with the paint being used, cloths,
compressed air supply, lubricants;
gun spanners, brushes.
air leakage, fluid leakage, defective spray pattern, no paint coming
out of fluid tip, no air coming out of air cap, fluttery spray, worn
fluid needle and tip, set up.
Tools, materials, and equipment are clean and put away in their places, and the
work area is clean.
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4.4
Safe working practices are carried out throughout the task according to
manufacturer's instructions, legislation, and establishment policy.
Range
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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 and unit standard 5715 have been
replaced by unit standard 24008 and unit standard
24009.
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.
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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(Incorporated)
SSB Code 101542
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