AURVTP128Carry out custom painting techniques to vehicle body panels

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What an assessment for AURVTP128 must cover

89 assessable components: 6 elements (23 performance criteria), 4 performance evidence and 58 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 4 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Prepare to carry out custom painting on vehicle body panels

  • 1.1Determine job requirements from workplace instructions
  • 1.2Access and interpret painting information
  • 1.3Access and interpret custom design specifications
  • 1.4Identify hazards associated with the work and manage risks
  • 1.5Identify and check design stencils, painting equipment, and materials for quality and serviceability
  • 1.6Prepare work plan to identify custom painting application methods, minimise waste, and prevent damage to vehicle

2 Determine custom design

  • 2.1Select custom paint design, layout and colour according to workplace instructions, design specifications, and customer order
  • 2.2Develop and refine draft design to customer requirements
  • 2.3Confirm approved custom graphic design with customer

3 Prepare design templates and stencils

  • 3.1Prepare design stencils and templates based on design and shape specifications and check against workplace instructions
  • 3.2Apply design to stencils
  • 3.3Cut out stencils using selected tools according to workplace procedures and safety and environmental requirements

4 Mix and apply paint to create a variety of different visual effects

  • 4.1Prepare substrate for the application of custom paint finishes
  • 4.2Select colour combinations and equipment required to produce various painting effects to reproduce the custom painting design
  • 4.3Mix paint colours and apply tonal order to replicate custom design
  • 4.4Produce lines, shapes, patterns and illustrations using freehand techniques with the assistance of stencils
  • 4.5Identify required backgrounds, colour combinations, and effective colours and apply special effects to produce custom illustrations and graphics
  • 4.6Produce visual texture, and light and shade, on the given design or subject matter according to customer specifications

5 Prepare and apply clear topcoat

  • 5.1Prepare painted surface for clear topcoat finish using solvent cleaners and tack rags
  • 5.2Mix and apply refinishing clear topcoat materials without causing damage to vehicle, systems or components

6 Complete work processes

  • 6.1Conduct final inspection according to workplace procedures and confirm vehicle is ready for use
  • 6.2Clear work area and dispose of or recycle materials according to workplace procedures
  • 6.3Complete documentation according to workplace procedures

Performance evidence

  • apply custom and special effects painting techniques to at least two different vehicle body panels, in which the work must involve:
  • determining design size
  • using a range of graphics
  • using different colours and paint layering

Knowledge evidence

  • methods to locate and interpret information required to carry out custom painting techniques to vehicle body panels, including:
  • information provided by customer and supervisors
  • manufacturer specifications and procedures or equivalent documentation
  • paint technical data sheets (TDS) and safety data sheets (SDS)
  • workplace procedures required to carry out custom painting techniques to vehicle body panels, including:
  • establishing serviceability of tools and equipment
  • documentation procedures
  • housekeeping procedures, including:
  • examination of tools and equipment
  • storage of equipment
  • identification, tagging and isolation of faulty equipment
  • disposal of excess materials
  • recycling procedures
  • work health and safety (WHS) requirements relating to carrying out custom painting techniques to vehicle body panels, including procedures for:
  • selecting and using personal protective equipment (PPE)
  • technical data sheets (TDS) and safety data sheets (SDS) for paint materials
  • handling and storing paint materials
  • using tools and equipment
  • using approved drying area
  • environmental requirements, including procedures for trapping, storing and disposing of waste materials
  • required components of draft design, including:
  • size and colour
  • number of overlays
  • stencils and graphics preferences
  • types and application methods for:
  • automotive paints used for custom painting
  • clear top coat refinishing materials, including:
  • meeting job requirements for texture, depth, and gloss
  • being free of contaminants
  • colour layering processes
  • custom painting and application techniques, including:
  • custom graphic design templates, stencils and layout techniques, including:
  • freehand drawing
  • photography
  • projector or computer-aided printing
  • cutting methods
  • custom painting pictorial reproduction techniques
  • custom painting special effect techniques, including:
  • highlighting, reflection and transparency techniques
  • simulating texture, including metal, stone, liquid, leather, fish scales and marbling
  • three-dimensional (3D) effects to create visual realism
  • tribal or indigenous art styles
  • colour layering processes
  • paint mixing and application
  • drying procedures
  • various spraying techniques
  • polishing and detailing surfaces
  • types and use of custom painting equipment and materials, including:
  • templates and stencils
  • masking mediums
  • paints and glazes
  • types of spray guns
  • correct use of positive air feed masks
  • spray gun operation and spraying techniques
  • spray gun cleaning methods
  • paint cleaning materials and equipment
  • procedures for protecting vehicle and components when applying paint
  • procedures for final inspection of custom paint job

Foundation skills

  • Learning: Locates required sources of information efficiently Interprets, responds and keeps up to date with ways to address diverse customer custom painting design requests.
  • Numeracy: Identifies and measures stencil and layout dimensions Uses basic mathematical operations, including addition and subtraction, to: determine ratios Measures and calculates quantities of paint and materials.
  • Oral communication: Clarifies instructions and procedures Reports quality issues and job outcomes clearly.
  • Technology: Uses specialised equipment and measuring equipment.

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What does an assessment tool for AURVTP128 need to cover?

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