Canal boat paint & canal boat painters

Manufacturers of canal boat paints and working canal boat painters.

One of the most attractive features of our canals is the colourful decoration of the boats. That 'roses & castles' tradition survives today, on a wide range of modern and traditional narrowboats. We list canal boat painters and producers of tradition style paints for canal boats.

We also have advice from Master Craftsman Phil Speight about getting the best narrowboat paint finish on your boat.

One of the perverse pleasure of the 'roses and castles' tradition is its mysterious origin, for nobody really knows where it came from.  Much more in our full section on Canal Folk Art.

Services & Suppliers
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Bourne Boat Builders not only paint our new boats to award wining standards but also apply the same high standard and products to transform your tired and tatty paint work.
Jointly developed by leading Boat Painter Philip Speight and a major paint manufacturer, the Craftmaster range of coach enamels and high build undercoats is specially designed for Canal Boat livery.
Funky Monkey Design. A new, quick & easy way to design view & order your boatnames, graphics & stencils online.
Stem to Stern - professional narrow boat painter & coach painter, specialising in coach enamel, hand painting, brush painting, traditional decoration and paintwork on narrow boats & working narrow boats.
The Waterways Craft Guild maintains & improves the standards of all the traditional canal arts and crafts. They run a range of training courses and have a list of accredited canal artists & craftspeople.
Robert McIntyre at Brinklow Boat Services has lived on and painted working boats for 25 years. Coachpainting, signwriting, new builds, bare metal repaints, high quality wood graining (scumbling) to boatman’s cabins.
Canal Transport Services, boatpainting, signwriting and traditional decoration all carried out to a high standard on a fully heated dry dock. Gritblasting specialists.
Rapidpaint 18th century values, 21st century performance. Highly pigmented topcoats & undercoats in any colour you want for no extra charge, premium quality resins, excellent durability. Developed specifically for narrowboats.
Your canal business could be prominently listed here. Listings in Canal Junction are free for basic contact info to £150pa for this enhanced listing.
Boat Painters
AJ Coach Painters, North West Coach Painters 07919355250 email: J.Mushrow@sky.com
A.J. Signs, Yeovil, Somerset Traditional Signwriter 01935 415046 email: ajsigns2000@yahoo.co.uk
Alvecote Artist, Alvecote Marina, Tamworth Professional artist 07840 269067 email: alisonl@callnetuk.com
Artistry, Shipley, West Yorkshire Signwriter and artist 07954377515 email: artistry@hotmail.co.uk
website: www.artistry-uk.com
Aurora Kustom Graphics, Newcastle upon Tyne Signwriting, coachlining, airbrush art, gold leaf work, vinyl lettering 07989 065 228 email: aurorastripe@yahoo.co.uk
Barleywood Painters,  Godalming, Surrey Narrowboat Painting 07983 439614 email: matkinson1982@hotmail.com
Ginny Barlow, Kennet & Avon Canal Signwriting & Traditional Canal Boat Decoration 07939857498 email: info@ginnybarlow.co.uk
Fred Biddulph, Cheshire Signwriter/Decorative Painter 0151 630 4960 email: fred.biddulph@btopenworld.com
D Bishop Boatservices, Daventry Painting 07767277936 email: dbbsrvcs@aol.com
Bourne Boat Builders SEE TOP Coach painting to award winning standards 01270 753599 information@bourneboatbuilders.co.uk
website: www.bourneboatbuilders.co.uk
Brinklow Boat Services, Warwickshire SEE TOP Coachpainting, signwriting, high quality wood graining 01788 833 789 /833 331 info@brinklowboatservices.co.uk
website: www.brinklowboatservices.co.uk
Andy Cain, Kegworth Boat painter 07801754509 -
Canal Transport Services. Norton Canes Dock, Walsall, West Midlands - SEE TOP Boatpainting, signwriting, traditional decoration, Gritblasting 01543 374370 info@canaltransportservices.co.uk
website: www.canaltransportservices.co.uk
Dawson Signs, Durham Boat Lettering 0191 3880513 email: sales@dawsonsigns.co.uk
Daymond's of Bradford Boat painters 0113 287 4013 email: simondaymond@hotmail.co.uk
Dean, Bedford Milton Keynes 100 miles Signwriter 01234741772 email: deanbox.signwriters@virgin.net
Clive Dedman, Sharpness Canal and all over narrow boat painter 01453511994 07859799996 email: clivededman1961@yahoo.co.uk
Jan Deuchar, Trent Lock, Long Eaton Signwriter and Boat Decorator 07860 828723 email: jan@deuchars.co.uk
Mark Dovey, Midlands Boatpainter & Signwriter  01562 66146 email: mark,dovey@blueyonder.co.uk
Kevin Doyle, Anywhere needed Boat Painter 07810421616 email: relkev@yahoo.co.uk
Funkymonkey Boatnames SEE TOP Signwriting - boat names, graphics & stencils online! 01590 671974 email: sales@funkymonkeydesign.co.uk
website: www.funkymonkeyboatnames.com
G-R Paintworks, Chorley Boat painters, signwriters 07969 320106 email: glyn-karen@hotmail.com
Gills Roses and Castles, Coventry Canal Canal roses and castles  07729 889 776 email: gillevitts@fsmail.net
Granthams Bridge Boat Services Ltd: Rugby Boat Painting, Decoration & Signwriting 07812 039110 email: hillmortonboats@aol.com
Gregg's Narrowboat Skumbling, Coventry Canal Narrowboat skumbling and graining 07729 889 777 email: gregg@evitts.wanadoo.co.uk
Martin Lewis, Midlands, Narrowboat painter & decorative work 07940 993586 email: martinlewis100@hotmail.co.uk
McClor boat painters, Dewsbury Marina Restoration/Paint refinishers 07930 692408 -
Mlnarrowboats, West Midlands Narrowboat painter  07940 993586 email: mlnarrowboats@yahoo.co.uk
Mike Jenkins Signwriting, Melksham Signwriting, Illustrating, vinyl, airbrush 01225 340571 email: mikejenkinsart@hotmail.co.uk
Sean Hale, Calcutt Marina Boat painter 07789 994229 -
Tim Hobbs, Bradford on Avon Signwriter 01225 860920 email: t.hobbs1@btopenworld.com
Robert M Hoey, Trent Lock Dockyard Boat Painting & Signwriting  01159/727936 email: hoey_rob@hotmail.com
Jenkins & Co., Norbury Jnct., Shropshire Boat Painters 07956 533954 email jenkins@norbury990.fsnet.co.uk
Christopher Noble Johnson, Leicester Roses & Castles Artist, Boats to small items 07947 695640 email: kris@pinstripinguk.com
JR's Canal & Barge Signwriting, Stourport On Severn Signwriting 07842829313 email: canalandbarge@hotmail.com
Mick the Sign, Watford Traditional Signwriting 01923 770504 email: woodward007@aol.com
Mike Looby, Calcutt Marina, Napton Boat Painter 07702128005 email; michaellooby@aol.com
M & I Marine Ltd Wincham Wharf, Northwich, Cheshire Marine Vinyl Graphics & Printing 07813906633 email: info@mimarine.co.uk
M & W Signwriters Ltd, Brierley Hill, West Midlands Signwriting 01384 895909 email: jim@mwsignwriters.com
Steve Matthews, Walsall Signwriter & boat painter 01922 408378 - 07881871177 email: stevematthewssigns@hotmail.co.uk
Dave Moore, 150 miles radius of West Midlands Signwriting/ Traditional decoration 07831 243001 mail: davemoore4@tinyworld.co.uk
Northwich Boat Painting, Northwich Boat painting 07792364282 email: northwichboatpainting@yahoo.co.uk
Norton Signs, Derby /Burton - on -Trent Signwriting & Canal Decoration 01283 703647 email: claire@cnorton.freeserve.co.uk
Andy Oakley, Cannock Extension Canal Boat Painting, Decoration & Graining 0773 304 2285 email: andy_oak@hotmail.com 
Tina Paramore, Stone/Staffordshire Boatpainting, signwriting and traditional decoration 01785 817 506 email: office@canalnarrowboats.com
Reeds Boats Ltd, Kiveton Park, Sheffield Boat painting 01909 515555 email: enquiries@reedsboats.com
Andy Russel Boat Painter & Signwriter 01625 850853 email: Boatpainter@btopenworld.com
SAB Signs Ltd, Midlands Signwriter 07747 805465 email: sabsigns@aol.com
S & S Boatpainting, Church Minshull Boatpainting 07792364282 email: s.sboatpainting@yahoo.co.uk
Salford Boat Painters, Mobile Canal boat hand painters 07891867358 email: Andy.probert@blueyonder.co.uk
Phil Speight SEE TOP Boat signwriting & decoration 01384 482238 email p.speight@virgin.net
website: www.canaljunction.com/philspeight/
Dr. Andrew Steele, Trowbridge Master Signwriter, Illustrator & Gilder 01225 350 360 email: andrewpsteele@hotmail.com
Stem to Stern Professional Narrowboat Painters, Mark Clamp, Stratford Upon Avon Professional narrow boat painter and traditional boat decoration 07814 441489 email: stemtostern@tiscali.co.uk
website: www.stemtostern.co.uk
Stick on Signs Vinyl boat names, graphics & stencils online 01367 252418 email: sos@stickonsigns.co.uk
Edward Strong, Chirk Llangollen Narrow boat painter /coach painter 07931178415 email: edwardianstrong@aol.com
Studio 82 Boat decoration, signwriting & canal art 01380 828705 email: carolbowles@bttalk.net
Sally Tooze, Midlands and North East Boat Painting and finishing 07791245134 email: martynking@talk21.com
Valley Waterways, Northwest Coach painters 07950717811 email: gamotheserpant@hotmail.co.uk
Viscount Marine Services, Milton Keynes area Boat Painting 01908 316453 email: faith_westgate@yahoo.co.uk
Vimart Signwriting, Mobile Signwriting 07960324539 email: martynking@talk21.com
Vinyl Cut Graphics, Midlands Vinyl boat names, registration numbers and graphics 07005 921564 email: sales@vinylcutgraphics.co.uk
Ian Whiteoak Signs, Cumbria Traditional Signwriting 01229 475 979 -
L W Woodman (Boat Refinishers), Uxbridge Canalboat painters 07749 891499 email: daniB208@aol.com
Boat Paint and Supplies
Avonmouth Paint & Supplies, Bristol Marine & Protective Paint Supply 0117 982 2718 email: sales@paintandsupplies.co.uk
Aquacat services Ltd Dust-less blasting or surface preparation 01923674383 email: AQUACATLTD@aol.com 
Boat Paint On Line marine paint sellers 02392342951 email: eoc@quaylaneboatyard.co.uk
Chertsey Meads Marine (Supplies) Veneziani Paints, Varnish and Antifouling 01932 564699 email: paints@BoatsThames.com
Classic Coatings