For small joinery shops and trade sprayers
You've never sprayed anything like it.
Award-winning Italian water-based finishes with unrivalled clarity, tight grain and a 10-year exterior warranty. Request a 5kg sample tin and prove it on your own bench.
- 30-day money back
- Free UK carriage
- 1-2 day delivery
The Vernites UK Sample Tin Offer
Request the real system, delivered to your door. New trade customers only:
- ✓Basecoat (WIB 915 / WEB 861) 5kg: £29.99 + VAT, for interior or exterior work
- ✓Topcoat (WIT 932 / WET 885) 5kg: £36.99 + VAT, any sheen from 5% to 100%
- ✓Free carriage with 1 to 2 day UK delivery
- ✓Also included: a finishing consultation, the full technical data pack, and spray setup help
- ✓30-day 100% money-back promise: if it doesn't perform on your bench, every penny back, no need to return the tin
30-day money-back promise. Pete rings you back within one working day.
Why Vernites
What makes the product different
Sixty years of Italian water-based paint and lacquer engineering, made for the shops that build fitted furniture.
⚡Faster Drying Times
Water-based formulations engineered for speed, so your next job isn't still in the rack tomorrow morning.
🌱A Healthier Shop
Water-based means low odour and low emission: no solvent smell in the unit, no solvent headache, nothing harsh going through your gun day after day.
💎Unrivalled Clarity
Translucent finishes that let the natural beauty of the wood show through, without the milkiness that plagues ordinary water-based paints and lacquers.
🌾Grain Raising Control
Say goodbye to fuzzy grain and the extra sanding passes that come with it.
☀️UV and Fungal Protection
Exterior products manufacturer-tested for over 15 years of UV, fungus, moisture and temperature exposure, with warranties of 6 to 10 years available on request.
🎨Any Colour, Fully Matched
The full Vernites tinting system means every colour plus matching, from 5% to 100% sheen, translucent or opaque.
Best fit: a small joinery shop quoting finish quality, drying time, or the switch from another water-based brand. Name, business and specific result to be supplied before launch.
The range
Here's exactly what the Vernites range covers
- ✓Exterior system: WEB 861 basecoat + WET 885 topcoatEngineered for timber windows and doors facing British weather, with UV, moisture and anti-fungal protection.
- ✓Interior primer: Acquafond WIB 915White primer for interior joinery, built for fast industrial use on hardwoods and softwoods.
- ✓Interior topcoats: Acquacoat WIT 932 and Acquasoyz WIT 927Pigmented and clear topcoats from 5% to 100% sheen, in single and two-component formulas.
- ✓WIT926 Coffee Proof for furnitureStain-resistant pigmented topcoat that shrugs off coffee rings, hand cream and daily wear on high-use pieces.
- ✓Acquapur Stone 2K WIT 982Bi-component high-performance topcoat for the toughest interior jobs.
- ✓A full tinting systemThousands of colours plus matching to virtually any shade, without holding stock of dozens of lines.
- ✓Multiple application typesConventional spray gun, airless, air mix or brush, so it works with the equipment you already own.
In the wild
Where Vernites finishes end up
Real UK jobs finished in Vernites, straight from the spray shops that use it every day.
Included with your sample tin
The three extras
Finishing Consultation
(A one-to-one review of your current finish line)
How much is your current paint system really costing you in drying time, reworks and comebacks?
A Vernites UK consultant will talk through your wood types, the finish you need, your colours, your machinery, build and sheen, drying times and storage. Whether you've got an established spray system, you're fighting quality issues, or you're considering moving to spray for the first time, you'll get straight answers on what would improve your finish.
- A review of your current finishing cycle, coat by coat
- Honest advice on where water-based would speed you up
- Recommendations matched to your machinery and equipment
- No obligation, no hard sell
You'll come away knowing exactly where your bottlenecks are and what to do about them.
Full Technical Data Pack
(Everything your production and compliance people need)
Ever had to chase a supplier for days just to get a data sheet?
Your sample tin comes with the complete technical documentation for the product you're sampling: product data sheets, application guidance, drying schedules and storage requirements, all ready to drop into your production files.
- Product data sheets for your sample product
- Application parameters for spray, airless and air mix
- Drying and curing schedules for planning your work
- Storage and handling guidance
Your team gets the numbers they need, without the chasing.
Spray Setup Help
(Get your kit tuned for water-based, whatever you run)
Worried your guns, lines or booth setup won't play nicely with water-based?
Vernites products run through conventional spray guns, airless and air mix systems, so most sprayers need no new equipment at all. And if your setup does need adjusting, you get help tuning it for water-based products: tip sizes, pressures, viscosity, the lot.
- Confirmation your existing equipment will run the products
- Gun, tip and pressure settings for water-based
- Grain-raising control and sanding guidance between coats
- Ongoing support once you make the switch
You won't be left guessing how to dial it in.
How does it work
The old way vs the Vernites way
The old way
Solvent-based or first-generation water-based paints that keep your wood sitting in the drying rack while the clock ticks.
- Coats that take too long to handle
- Lines running below capacity
- Overtime to hit dispatch dates
- Constant worry about VOC emissions, smell and disposal
The usual advice? "Just live with it" or "water-based isn't ready for industrial work yet."
The Vernites way
Italian water-based paints and lacquers engineered for industrial speed, with the clarity Italian finishes are famous for and none of the solvent headache.
- Throughput: jobs move through the shop faster because coats dry faster
- Fewer coats: higher build per pass means fewer passes per job
- A healthier, lower-emission shop: water-based, low environmental impact
- Confidence outdoors: 15+ years of exposure testing, warranties of 6 to 10 years on request
Your £29.99 / £36.99 sample tins are step one: see it, spray it, time it yourself.
How will it help
Three problems, solved
Discover the Vernites fast-drying, fast-curing formulations, built to keep your jobs moving.
You'll see the drying difference on your own bench, on your own wood.
Discover Vernites clarity and grain-raising control.
You can offer translucent finishes that genuinely show off the timber.
Discover the 10-year guaranteed exterior topcoat and Vernites UV and fungal protection.
You can quote exterior joinery with a warranty behind it and stop paying for finish failures.
Does it work for my situation
Whoever you spray for, whatever you spray with
Every Vernites product is built on one principle: protect and enhance the wood while keeping your jobs moving. That's what makes the range work across the whole joinery trade.
The root cause behind almost all of it: a paint system that wasn't engineered for your production reality. Fix the paint, and the drying racks, reworks and comebacks start clearing.
30-day 100% money-back promise
Request your sample tin and judge it with your own eyes, on your own wood.
If the finish, the drying time or the clarity isn't what you hoped, tell us within 30 days and we'll refund every penny. You don't need to ship the tin back. No forms, no fight.
And when you do move to Vernites, the confidence continues: exterior products carry a 10-year guarantee, with warranties of 6 to 10 years available on request, backed by over 15 years of manufacturer exposure testing against UV, fungus, moisture and temperature.
Just skimming?
Here's the offer
Request the award-winning Vernites water-based system for your own bench: basecoat 5kg £29.99 + VAT, topcoat 5kg £36.99 + VAT, free carriage, 1-2 day UK delivery. 30-day 100% money back if it doesn't perform, no need to return the tin. Fill in the short form and Pete rings you back within one working day.
Plus three extras included:
- Finishing consultation: a one-to-one review of your finish line
- Full technical data pack: every sheet your production team needs
- Spray setup help: tune your existing kit for water-based
Sample tins: £29.99 and £36.99 + VAT.
Build Magazine Award winner 2025 and 2026, made in Italy since 1965, and supported across the whole UK.
FAQ
Common questions
What exactly do I get, and what does it cost?
Sample basecoat 5kg (WIB 915 interior or WEB 861 exterior) at £29.99 + VAT, or sample topcoat 5kg (WIT 932 interior or WET 885 exterior) at £36.99 + VAT, with free carriage and 1-2 day delivery. Plus the three extras: a finishing consultation, the full technical data pack and spray setup help. Offer open to new trade customers only.
How does the sample request work?
Fill in the short form below: your name, company, phone and a couple of quick questions about what you spray. Pete rings you back within one working day, checks what you make and what you finish with now, takes payment on the call, and your sample tins arrive in 1 to 2 working days.
What if it doesn't work for me?
Tell us within 30 days and we'll refund every penny under our 100% money-back promise. You don't need to ship the tin back.
Will it work with my spray setup?
Almost certainly. Vernites products run through conventional spray guns, airless and air mix systems, and some lines even brush. If anything needs adjusting, the spray setup help included with your sample covers it.
Who is this for?
Small joinery shops and professional wood sprayers: shops making cabinets, TV and media units, wardrobes and one-off fitted furniture, plus door and window makers and priming-only joiners. If you finish wood for a living, this is for you.
How is this different from the water-based finishes I've tried?
Vernites has been making industrial water-based paints and lacquers since 1965, and the current generation is engineered to fix exactly the complaints that gave water-based a bad name: slow drying, cloudiness, grain raising and weak exterior durability. The range won Best Waterbased Paint Coatings at the Build Magazine Awards in 2025 and 2026.
How long does delivery take?
Samples are delivered across the UK in 1 to 2 working days, with free carriage on the sample offer.
Do the prices include VAT?
No. Prices are shown ex-VAT for trade buyers: £29.99 + VAT for the 5kg basecoat, £36.99 + VAT for the 5kg topcoat. Your invoice will show the VAT separately.
Does it work for exterior joinery?
Yes. The exterior system (WEB 861 basecoat plus WET 885 topcoat) is engineered for sunlight and mildew resistance, carries a 10-year guaranteed topcoat, and has been manufacturer-tested for over 15 years of UV, fungus, moisture and temperature exposure.
Last call
See it, spray it, time it yourself
You've read about clearer finishes, tighter grain, healthier spraying and warranted exterior durability. Now put it on your bench.
Request your sample tin from £29.99 + VAT, with a finishing consultation, the full technical data pack and spray setup help included. Fill in the short form, Pete rings you back within one working day, and the tins arrive in 1 to 2 working days. Every penny back if it doesn't perform.
Either way, one morning on your own bench tells you what a hundred brochures can't.