Spray Finishing
Colour matching from a code, sample or door
From a code, a tester pot or a door off your kitchen.
What this is
Bring us a colour in any form and we match it. We spray a sample board in the sheen you have chosen, because a colour looks different flat, in matt and in gloss, and you should see it before the job runs.
- Any reference — RAL, NCS, BS, Farrow & Ball, Little Greene, or a physical sample.
- Sample board — Sprayed in your sheen and sent out before we start.
- Kept on file — Your formula is stored, so a repair in two years still matches.
- Batch consistency — Mixed in one batch where the job allows, so nothing shifts halfway.
On the floor
How colour matching runs here
From a code, a tester pot or a door off your kitchen. A board is sprayed for you to approve, and the recipe is kept so the next phase matches.
- References
- RAL, NCS, BS4800, brand ranges
- Sample
- A5 sprayed board, 2–3 working days
- Records
- Formula held against your job for five years
Why this matters
Why people use us for colour matching
What you actually get out of putting colour matching through us, rather than a price list.
- 01
From whatever you have
A RAL or NCS code, a tester pot, or a door taken off your kitchen — all of them work.
- 02
Recorded for next time
The recipe is kept on file, so phase two next year is the same colour as phase one.
- 03
Sampled, not guessed
You get a sprayed sample on the actual material before we commit your job to a batch.
- 04
Matched in the right light
Colour is checked under the light it will live in, because a match in daylight can miss under LEDs.
How it goes
Matched, sprayed, recorded
A board is sprayed for you to approve, and the recipe is kept so the next phase matches.
How it fits our process
One programme, start to finish
Where colour matching sits in the run, and what happens either side of it in the same building.
- Stage 1
Colour and sample
Matched to RAL, NCS, Pantone or your sample, sprayed on a board for sign-off.
You are here - Stage 2
Collected or delivered in
We collect locally on our own vans, or you drop it at the workshop.
- Stage 3
Prepared
Cleaned, filled, sanded and masked — the part of the job the finish depends on.
- Stage 4
Primed and topcoated
Robotic line for volume, hand booths for one-offs and assemblies.
- Stage 5
Checked and returned
Inspected under strong light, wrapped, then delivered or refitted.
Questions we are asked
Can you match a colour from a photo?
Not reliably — screens lie. Send a physical sample, even a small chip, and we will get it right.
Is there a charge for samples?
Yes — £25 + VAT for each sample, paid when you order it. You can have as many rounds as you need until the colour is right, and nothing on your job gets a coat until you have approved one.
Can you match from a photograph?
Not reliably — screens and cameras shift colour. Send a door, an offcut or a tester pot and the match will be right.
What does a sample cost?
A sprayed sample board is usually £35 plus VAT, credited against the job when it goes ahead.
Often ordered with this
What it costs
Prices and dates for colour matching
A twenty-door kitchen resprayed off site, hinges refitted That is a guide taken from work we have actually run — your own price for colour matching is confirmed in writing once we have the sizes or the drawings, and the date we give you is the date we hold.
- Rough price
- From about £2,200 plus VAT
- How long
- 3 working days in the workshop, 1 day to refit
- Invoiced by
- Painted Ltd
Proof
Recent work of this kind
Next step
Tell us what you need
Send drawings, sizes or photographs and we will price it in writing, usually within two working days. If it is quicker to talk it through, call 020 8944 2817 and you will get someone who knows the machines.
What we need, what you get
Send sizes, materials and the finish you want — drawings in any form, or photos and a few measurements. Back you get a fixed written price, a date we hold to, and the work delivered to site on our own vans from our workshop in Croydon.
Machining, finishing and assembly all happen in the same building, so nothing waits on another supplier and nothing gets damaged being moved between them.
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