04 / spraying
Curtain walls, window frames and entrance door systems spray-refinished on site. Matched RAL or BS finish. No reglazing, no disruption to building occupants.
When this is the right route
Scope · included
Scope · not included
Sectors
Process
01
Confirm glazing system type, substrate condition, RAL reference (gloss-meter read on a clean reference panel), adhesion test on existing finish, and access method. Restoration only goes ahead if the substrate holds.
02
Two-pack tie-coat over light mechanical abrasion, matched RAL topcoat at 60-80 µm. System selected for UV stability and matching sheen to adjacent panels. Service-life expectation written into the spec.
03
Project-specific RAMS including glazing-protection masking method, spray-containment plan for public routes, COSHH for tie-coat solvents, and access schedule.
04
Mask all glazing, gaskets and ironmongery. Prepare, prime and apply within the same shift where access permits. Demask at end of each phase. Glass checked before reopening.
05
Before/after photo record, gloss reading on completed panels, written service-life note per scheme.
On the books
Primark · Stevenage (Phase 1)
Town Square, Stevenage · R.G. Carter Projects Ltd
Case study
Town Square, Stevenage · Restoration
External facade restoration at Primark Stevenage, working under R.G. Carter on a phased programme. Phase 1 covers DOFF cleaning and powder-coat restoration; works started April 2026 and were 50% complete by mid-May. Phase 2 scope to follow.
This case study supports searches for live-site commercial decorating, retail refurbishment, on-site spraying and aluminium frame restoration by showing the kind of programme, access and handover constraints A Star Decorators handles for national estate clients.
Read project →Built for the people who buy decorating
We are a specialist sub-contractor, not a turnkey fit-out outfit. We deliver decorating, spraying, restoration and coatings under main contractors and direct estate teams.
For main contractors
Variations priced ahead of the request. Per-store handover record. AFPs delivered on the day they're due. We run the way you run.
For estate + FM teams
Survey to handover without closing the unit. Powder-coat restoration with a 5-7 year service life. Run-off, masking and reopening tracked store-by-store.
For retail estate leads
Brand-matched paint stacks against the estate spec. KPI reporting per store. Programme that survives shopfit slippage instead of inheriting it.
Find the right route
Most visitors arrive with a sector problem before they know the coating system. These routes match the way buyers search: home and residential work, retail fit-out programmes, and industrial painting or warehouse coatings.
Domestic and residential decorating
We come from commercial sites: Primark stores, Tesco superstores, occupied warehouses. That discipline carries into residential work. A proper survey before quoting, written dust-control plans, and a room-by-room handover that does not leave loose ends.
Retail decorating contractors
Retail decorating is not about paint. It is about working nights around store teams, matching brand colour exactly, absorbing late variation instructions without losing the handover date, and walking away with a signed snag list. Not a punch list left for someone else to close.
Industrial painting contractors
Industrial and warehouse scopes need the coating system specified by substrate condition, not by what is cheapest to apply. We survey the floor, the cladding, the steelwork and the roof before recommending a system, then plan MEWP access, exclusion zones and drying-time sequencing around live operations.
How we deliver
Twenty years finishing commercial buildings across the UK. Director led, directly employed crews, one programme and one point of contact from survey to handover.
01
Stores stay open. Surveys, masking and run off planned around foot traffic.
02
Night programmes on retail and hospitality estates. Clean before doors open.
03
Rolling 4 to 12 stores a week against a national programme.
04
Offices in Poole and London. Crews mobilised across England, Scotland and Wales.
05
Decorating, on site spraying, powder coat restoration and floor coatings under one PM.
06
Before and after record, gloss readings and written service life on every scheme.
Frequently asked
Glazing, gaskets, ironmongery and sealants are masked before primer goes on. Glass is inspected at demask before any floor or wing reopens.
Not quite, but a properly specified, well-prepared two-pack system gives a credible service life. We confirm the expectation in writing per scheme.
Yes. Most schemes are delivered phased, floor by floor or elevation by elevation, with each section reopened as we demask.
Yes. We sample on site and match to the current colour, not factory-fresh. Where estate consistency is the goal, a single reference colour is agreed and applied across the whole scheme.
Touch-dry within an hour; full cure varies by system. We agree the no-touch window at survey and leave it on the handover sheet.
Start a conversation
We will review the service route, access, preparation, finish and likely next step before the job is priced properly.
Related services
02 / restoration
powder coated frame restoration. Faded shopfronts, curtain walls and entrance frames recovered to a matched RAL or BS finish. Works carried out around live trading. Written service-life expectation with every scheme.
03 / spraying
on-site commercial spraying. A factory-grade spray finish, done on site without taking anything out. HVLP for control on the detail and edges, airless for the big repetitive runs. Full polythene masking and live-site extraction so the rest of the building keeps working.
09 / retail
retail refurbishment contractors. Multi-store decorating packages for UK retailers: night-shift delivery, brand-consistent finish, per-store KPI reporting. Active on Primark, Tesco and M&S rollouts.
