AIRPLANE COVERER
Skills: Calculating, Creative thinking, Flexibility, Operating equipment, Professionalism
Posted 11 months ago
Job Description:
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- 1) Fabricates, installs, and sprays cloth airplane surface coverings, using handtools and portable power tools: Marks dimensions of surface on cloth parts, using chalk and templates.
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- 2) Cuts cloth to size, using scissors or cutting machine.
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- 3) Operates sewing machine to stitch cloth to form envelope that fits structure to be covered and reinforces envelope with cloth tape.
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- 4) Fastens fabric parts to structure, using cement, needle and thread, or metal strips and screws.
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- 5) Sprays covering with water to produce smooth surface.
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- 6) Applies diluted dope to prime and tighten fabric, using handbrush.
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- 7) Brushes on clear and silver dope to strengthen and preserve fabric.
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- 8) Applies pigmented dope, using brush or spray gun to color and finish fabric.
- 9) May fabricate patterns and templates.