This specialist unit standard is for people working in the coatings area of the painting and decorating sector.
People credited with this unit standard are able to demonstrate knowledge of: the components of specialised surface coatings; the process by which specialised surface coatings dry and harden; the properties of specialised surface coatings; the failures in specialised surface coatings that can be attributed to component failure and the remedies for them; and the failures in specialised surface coatings that can be attributed to substrate and the remedies for them.
