Advanced Kit

The Colour Tubes Advanced Kit is our most popular kit for a thorough DIY touch-up across the whole car: many stone chips, scratches, door edges and bumpers. It includes 3 tubes of factory-matched, water-based paint, a Gloss Clear/DTM Primer, a full 100ml bottle of Finishing Solution with wiping and microfibre cloths for a smooth, polished result. Choose your car's make, model and year, or its paint code, and we deliver Australia-wide.

What's inside

• 3 x Pre-Treatment Wipes: To thoroughly clean and prepare the surface for proper paint adhesion.
• 3 x 3ml Colour Tubes: Factory-matched colour for professional repairs of chips and scratches.
• 1 x 3ml Gloss Clear/DTM Primer: Water-based gloss clear for levelling chip repairs where a higher gloss is needed. Also a direct-to-metal primer with excellent adhesion.
• 1 x Squeegee: The squeegee enables you to apply the paint to chips and scratches to achieve the best, smoothest result.
• 3 x Microbrushes: Great for door edges and bumpers where the squeegee does not work so well.
• 30ml Mixing Cup: Great for when you want to brush in a few stone chips, or to thin the paint.
• 1 x 100ml Finishing Solution Bottle: Gently removes the excess paint and levels the surface, leaving it smooth and seamless.
• 3 x Wiping Cloths: Use with the Finishing Solution to level the excess paint.
• 1 x Micro Fibre Cloth: To finish and polish the surface after using the Finishing Solution.

Which kit do I need?

All 4 kits use the same factory-matched, water-based paint; they differ in how much paint you get and how far each kit takes the finish.

In short: choose Starter for a quick tidy-up, Essentials when chips need a clear coat to sit level, Advanced for a whole-car touch-up, and Professional when damage has reached bare metal or plastic.

Frequently asked questions

Is a touch-up kit better than a touch-up paint pen?

A pen leaves a raised blob of paint on the chip. With this kit you apply the paint with a squeegee or micro brush, then remove the excess with Finishing Solution, so the repair sits flush with the surrounding paint.

Can I fix scratches as well as chips?

Yes. Use the squeegee for chips and scratches on flat panels, and the micro brushes for door edges and bumpers where a squeegee doesn't reach well.

What is the mixing cup for?

Pour a little paint into the 30ml cup when you want to brush in several stone chips at once, or to thin the paint.

How do I get a level, glossy finish?

Once the paint and clear are dry, put Finishing Solution on a wiping cloth and rub the repair with the cloth held flat. To level it, wrap the squeegee in the cloth for a flat edge. Then polish with the microfibre cloth, and avoid machine polishing for 7 days.

Is it worth it compared with a body shop?

For chips and light scratches, a DIY kit costs a fraction of a professional repair; see our bumper scratch repair cost guide for Australian prices. Dents, cracked bumpers and large areas of damage are still a job for a body shop.