Why Surface Quality Matters Before Spraying

At Bespoke Spray, our craft is all about the finish — taking high-end kitchens, furniture and bespoke joinery and elevating them with a flawless, durable spray coating. But here’s something that often gets overlooked: paint will only ever be as good as the surface it’s applied to.

Poor quality joinery or badly-prepared MDF simply won’t perform, no matter how skilled the sprayer.

Poor quality joinery

Poor Joinery After Being fully prepped and sprayed with primer. Visible gaps, poorly fixed mouldings

Finishers, Not Joiners

We are specialist finishers, not joiners. That means we don’t construct or rebuild furniture and cabinetry — our role is to refine and perfect what’s already there. If the “cake” (the joinery) isn’t well baked, the “icing” (our spray finish) can’t hold it together.

We’ve seen it many times: swollen MDF edges, rough saw cuts, misaligned doors, gaps and filler that hasn’t been sanded properly. To bring surfaces like this up to spray standard requires hours of painstaking preparation — sealing, filling, sanding, priming, checking again.

It’s work we’re committed to doing, but it’s also time-consuming, and it highlights a simple truth: high-quality finishes start with high-quality joinery.

Working With the Right People

We’re fortunate to collaborate with excellent joiners and carpenters across South Wales who deliver the level of workmanship our finishes deserve. If you’re planning a project and need recommendations, we’re always happy to connect you with trusted trade partners.

• Trade Partners: We qualify work before we begin, ensuring the surfaces meet the standard required for spraying.

• Home Owners: We’ll always do our utmost to bring your existing kitchen or furniture up to an excellent spray standard — but remember, our finish is the final stage, not a substitute for sound construction.

  
  

Why This Matters

A spray finish is an investment. It transforms spaces, modernises kitchens, and adds real value. But for that investment to last, the foundations have to be solid. Educating clients on this isn’t about making excuses — it’s about making sure every project achieves the quality and longevity both we and our clients expect.