SML Paints

SML Paints supplies marine paints and protective coatings for boat owners, boatyards, commercial operators and trade professionals across the UK.

With over 20 years’ experience, SML Paints helps customers choose the right coating system for their vessel, substrate and budget. The team provides practical advice on product selection, surface preparation, compatibility and application to help customers make confident decisions before they buy.

The team also understands the importance of balancing long-lasting protection with high quality finishes while remaining mindful of budgets, maintenance requirements, and individual painting experience. The goal is to provide the right advice, first time, every time.

Marine Paints & Protective Coatings

As Jotun’s principal marine paint distributor, SML Paints provides daily access to the complete Jotun marine and protective coatings portfolio. They are also the UK’s leading Hempel marine distributor, giving customers access to a wide range of Hempel marine coatings for leisure, commercial and professional applications. This is further complemented by SML’s own successful product range, including Shield primers and Lustre topcoats, developed to deliver professional quality at a competitive price.

The wider product range includes antifouling, marine primers, tie-coats, topcoats, narrowboat blacking, deck paint, varnishes, tank coatings, heat-resistant coatings, thinners, accessories and project kits. Products are available for a wide range of marine and protective coating applications, including GRP, steel, aluminium and wood.

Advice, Colour Matching & UK Delivery

With more than 60 years of combined industry experience, SML Paints offers expert guidance across a comprehensive range of marine coatings, including primers, tie-coats, topcoats, antifoul coatings, hull blacking, and varnishes. Whether customers require single-pack or two-pack systems, epoxy, polyurethane, or alkyd coatings, the team helps specify the most suitable products for every application, ensuring maximum durability, performance, and value.

SML Paints’ extensive stockholding also enables immediate dispatch, with over 90% of orders arriving the next working day. The business also recognises that colour is a personal choice, which is why professional tinting is offered across most of the product range in thousands of colours, alongside a bespoke colour-matching service capable of replicating existing colour schemes.

Whether supplying commercial operators, boat builders, or private owners, SML Paints combines premium products, technical expertise, and reliable next-day delivery to help customers protect, maintain, and enhance their vessels with complete confidence.

Web orders are available 24/7. For product advice, paint selection support or guidance on a specific project, customers can contact the team directly on 01285 862 132 or visit the SML Paints website.