furniture finisher
Code 7522.5
Furniture finishers treat the surface of wood furniture using hand and power tools to sand, clean and polish. They apply wood coatings onto wooden surfaces by using different techniques such as brushing or using a spray gun. They choose and apply the right coatings with protective and/or decorative purposes.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- types of paint
- sanding techniques
Skills and competences
- create smooth wood surface
- apply wood finishes
- apply colour coats
- apply health and safety standards
- apply a protective layer
- fix minor scratches
- check paint consistency
- sand wood
- clean painting equipment
- clean wood surface
- handle chemical cleaning agents
- mix paint
- prepare furniture for application of paint
- stain wood
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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences