Inside a draped spray booth, an applicator sprays a dark panel while a second trainee observes

Training programs

Pick the track that matches the work you want.

Three certifications, plus on-site crew training and online continuing education. Every track runs through the same eight core modules — what changes is depth, substrate and what you are expected to be able to do at the end of it.

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A trainee pulls the trigger on a plural-component spray gun with the instructor standing alongside 01 · Flagship program

Polyurea Applicator Certification

The complete path from raw chemistry to a finished, warrantable application. You leave knowing how to read a data sheet, set a machine to it, prepare a substrate properly and prove the film you just sprayed is sound.

Hands-on, in person Entry level through working applicator
  • Read a technical data sheet and set a proportioner to it — temperature, pressure and ratio — without guessing.
  • Identify a substrate, test it, and decide whether it is ready to coat or needs more work.
  • Measure concrete moisture and reject a slab that is above ArmorThane’s 5% limit.
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Two trainees standing over a freshly sprayed panel inside the booth 02 · Shop profit centre

Spray-On Bedliner Certification

A finished bedliner is a cosmetic product sold to a customer standing three feet away. This track is about consistency: clean lines, even texture, no runs on the rails and a bed you can turn around the same day.

Hands-on, in person Entry level
  • Mask a bed cleanly so the line comes out sharp with no bleed and no tape ghosting.
  • Prep and scuff factory finishes, bare metal and previously coated beds correctly.
  • Control texture — fine, medium and coarse — and repeat it bed after bed.
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Three trainees kneeling on a shop floor inspecting the edge of a sprayed panel 03 · Specification & QA

Qualified Polyurea Inspector

For the people who sign off on the work. Acceptance criteria, moisture and profile testing, ambient limits, wet and dry film measurement, adhesion testing and a coating log that stands up when something goes wrong.

Classroom and hands-on testing Intermediate — technical background assumed
  • Set and defend substrate acceptance criteria before any material is opened.
  • Test concrete moisture and apply the below-5% limit with confidence.
  • Assess and specify surface profile, and recognise a profile that was not achieved.
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A class gathered around a temporary spray enclosure beside the ArmorThane Mobile Coatings Unit 04 · We come to you

On-Site & Mobile Unit Training

Your shop, your rig, your substrates, your crew. A trainer travels to you with the Mobile Coatings Unit and works through the same curriculum against the jobs you actually sell.

On site, hands-on Any — matched to your crew
  • Your crew trained together, on your equipment, against your real work.
  • Machine set-up, daily start-up and shutdown routines established for your rig.
  • Site-specific safety, ventilation and containment worked out in your actual space.
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Instructor pointing out the B-side plumbing on a proportioner to a trainee 05 · Online & ongoing

E-Training & Continuing Education

Video instruction, equipment maintenance walkthroughs and technical bulletins you can put in front of a new hire on a Monday morning — plus refreshers for anyone who has been off the gun a while.

Online, self-paced All levels
  • Bring a new hire up to a safe, useful baseline before they ever touch a gun.
  • Keep equipment maintenance routines consistent across shifts and crews.
  • Refresh technique and troubleshooting before a job that cannot go wrong.
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Side by side

What each track is actually for.

Program Who it is for Format Level
Polyurea Applicator Certification New applicators, crews adding coatings to an existing trade, and shop owners who want to spray rather than subcontract. Hands-on, in person Entry level through working applicator
Spray-On Bedliner Certification Auto body shops, truck accessory dealers, RV and powersports retailers, and anyone adding a bay to an existing business. Hands-on, in person Entry level
Qualified Polyurea Inspector Owners’ representatives, engineers, general contractors, facility and municipal inspectors, and applicators who want to run their own QA. Classroom and hands-on testing Intermediate — technical background assumed
On-Site & Mobile Unit Training Established shops, municipalities and maintenance departments, and anyone taking delivery of a new rig. On site, hands-on Any — matched to your crew
E-Training & Continuing Education New hires, crews between classes, and applicators who want a refresher before a difficult job. Online, self-paced All levels

Still not sure? Answer three questions and we will point you at the right one.

Two trainees in full protective gear spraying polyurea onto a framed panel during an outdoor Coatings Academy class

Next step

Get trained. Then get paid for it.

Tell us where you are and what you want to spray. We will come back with the next class dates, what the program covers and what it costs — no obligation, no franchise fee, ever.

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