NCCER Painter study materials
NCCER Painter study resources

NCCER Painter case studies

NCCER Painter · Put your knowledge to work in context.

NCCER Painting - often searched as NCCER Painter - is a craft training credential in the painting trade delivered through NCCER, an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit education foundation created in 1996 that describes itself as the nation's leader in providing construction industry education, assessments, credentials and accreditation. NCCER states that its programs are built for industry by industry and were created by subject matter experts to provide the education needed to succeed on today's construction job site. The NCCER Painter case studies are 5 cases and about 4,130 words.

1

Solvent Enamel in a Below-Grade Hospital Corridor: Exposure Limits and Air Changes

Your four-person crew is recoating the corridor walls of a below-grade mechanical level in an occupied hospital annex. The corridor runs 90 ft long, is 8 ft wide, and has a 9 ft ceiling.

815 words, about 4 min
2

Blistering South Wall, Chalk and Mildew, and Rain in 30 Hours

The owner of a two-story wood-frame house built in 1968 wants the exterior repainted before a family event in three weeks. Wall area is about 2,400 sq ft.

816 words, about 4 min
3

Deep Terracotta in a Bar: Base Choice, Undercoat, and Adhesion on Gloss Alkyd

A bar renovation calls for one accent wall behind the taps, 14 ft tall by 22 ft wide, to be recoated in a deep terracotta red - 100% acrylic, eggshell - from a national fan deck. The existing finish is a dark forest-green semi-gloss alkyd about eight years old over gypsum board; it is sound but slick.

853 words, about 4 min
4

Hollow-Metal Doors and Frames: Orange Peel, Dry Spray, and Sags in One Shift

Your crew is refinishing 32 hollow-metal door slabs and their frames in a school multipurpose room over summer break. The specification requires a waterborne acrylic semi-gloss at 3.0 to 5.0 mils dry film thickness over the factory primer; bare or damaged areas are field-primed with a direct-to-metal primer.

806 words, about 4 min
5

Bidding 24 Classrooms on Night Shifts: Area, Gallons, and Crew Size

A school district solicits a bid to recoat the walls only of 24 identical classrooms. Each room is 30 ft by 32 ft with a 9 ft ceiling.

840 words, about 4 min