Gypsum Board:
The US Air Force offers a basic training course for becoming
familiar with installing gypsum board entitled
AFQTP 3E3X1, Module 21.
The US Navy offers an excellent training document for learning about the various types of plastering and how to actually do each of them. The 18 page guide is a plaster excerpt from the Navy NAVEDTRA 14044.
Painting:
The
US Department of Defense provides a detailed general resource for
Protective Coatings and Paints. This 249 page
manual is officially
called UFC 3-190-06 (January 2004).
The US Navy offers an excellent training document for learning about the various types of painting. The 15 page guide is a painting excerpt from the Navy NAVEDTRA 14044.