Paragon Paints, The Repair Shop and YouTube creators

There’s something very special about bringing old tired things back to life with a little care and skill. Over the years our high quality paint products including primers and coach enamels have been chosen in workshops all across the UK where accuracy, durability and authenticity matter.

This page highlights some of the people and programmes who choose Paragon in their workshops — from The Repair Shop to a handful of YouTube creators whose projects we enjoy following.

Paragon Paints on The Repair Shop

We’re proud to have supplied paints to Dominic Chinea for his restoration work, and to the team at the wonderful television program The Repair Shop.

Paragon Clear Lacquer for Brass was supplied for brass instrument restorations on The Repair Shop — including a trumpet, trombone and cornet — with bench work by Pete Woods along with enamels for general restoration work on many other items featured on the show.

Creators who choose Paragon

Paragon enamels turn up in outside broadcast studios, small workshops, garages, railways, automotive restorers and sheds run by a huge variety of people who enjoy doing things properly. Here are a few of the channels Paragon enjoy and where our paints have appeared.

Iron Jonesy

We follow Iron Jonesy, whose workshop projects show the same hands-on, traditional engineering values that inspire Paragon’s enamel range. His channel covers machining, restoration, fabrication and the kind of practical craftsmanship that keeps classic Victorian tools and engines alive. The pictures below show a Victorian radial arm drill finished in Paragon Anti-Corrosive Grey Primer and two top coats of Paragon RAL 9011 Graphite Grey (satin) — which we think looks the absolute business.

Victorian radial arm drill finished in Paragon primer and RAL 9011 Graphite Grey (satin).

Haxby Shed

Herbert Surface Grinder restoration by Haxby Shed — finished in Paragon Enamel Paints.

Tweed’s Garage

Tweed’s Garage is all about giving old machines a second chance. From vintage cars and bikes to workshop machinery and tools, the channel blends engineering chat with practical restoration work — exactly the sort of environment where hard-wearing, traditional enamels earn their keep. Paragon tins can often be spotted dotted around the workshop in the background of his videos.

Why restorers choose Paragon

Whether it is a TV workshop or a shed at the bottom of the garden, the reasons people keep coming back to Paragon are much the same.

• Brushes beautifully — levels to a deep, traditional enamel gloss.
• Strong pigment content — leaves real depth of colour.
• Tough, workshop-ready finish — stands up to real use.
• Touch-up friendly — repairable years later if needed.
• Period-correct colour — shades matched from original examples.

Need finishing advice?

We’ve written a practical guide covering surface prep, brushing technique and curing times:

A small personal story

A wooden glider horse was made by Steve (Paragon owner) for his twin granddaughters, Daisy and Emily. It wasn’t rushed; it was made carefully to be held, climbed on and remembered. They still have it, and they still cherish it. That feeling is very close to what Paragon was built around.

The glider horse — made to be handled, climbed on and remembered.

For those who take their time

If you restore things because they matter, you’ll recognise the instinct. The colour should feel true, the surface should be honest, and the work should outlast us. Whether it’s a tractor, a clock, a workbench tool or a brass instrument, the care is the same. Paragon Paints are here to support you in your next project, whatever it may be.