Colour Tubes Vehicle Touch Up Paint Kits
Our simple to use vehicle touch up paint is available in three unique kits depending on the level of paint repair you’re wishing to achieve.
Simply enter the make, model and year of your car via our vehicle search form view the available colours, then select your desired touch up paint kit on the product page and proceed to checkout. We deliver Australia wide.
Alternatively, you can search for your vehicle’s paint colour code via the form below. We’ve also put together this handy guide on where to find this code depending on your vehicle.
Simple Paint Chip Repair Touch Up Kit
$40.00 + GST
This kit is for when you simply want some touch up paint to make a few stone chips or scratches look better.
With the purchase of a Simple Chip Repair kit you receive;
• 2 x Pre-Treatment Wipes
• 2 x 3ml Colour Tubes, colour of your choice
• 3 x Microbrushes
Application Instructions:
- Clean the area to be repaired using pre-treatment wipes. Wipe dry.
- Cut the tip off the Colour Tube according to the desired size, usually a smaller hole is best.
- Apply a small amount of paint onto the microbrush directly from the tube.
- Apply paint to the chip or scratch, remember less is more.
- As the paint dries it levels very well, the colour can also change a lot. Please do not judge the colour before it dries.
- If you wish to build in layers it is best to give it as much time as you can between layers, 10 minutes being the minimum an hour being optimal.
- In areas of poor ventilation or high humidity, assistance with a fan or hairdryer can help.
- Avoid harsh polishing or buffing for a period of 7 days
- You can reseal the Colour Tube using the supplied reseal stickers or use piece of tape if desired. It is best to clean the end of the tube with the precleaning wipes before resealing.
Deluxe Vehicle Touch Up Paint Kit
$90.00 + GST
This kit is for when your getting serious about making the chips and scratches disappear and are happy to invest a bit more time.
With the purchase of a Dulux Kit you receive;
• 3 x 3ml Colour Tubes, colour of your choice
• 3 x Pre-Treatment Wipes
• 1 x 100ml bottle of Finishing Solution
• 1 x Micro Fibre Cloth
• 3 x Wiping Cloths
• 3 x Microbrushes
• 1 x squeegee
Application Instructions:
- Clean the area to be repaired using pre-treatment wipes. Wipe dry.
- Cut the tip off the Colour Tube according to the desired size, usually a smaller hole is best.
- Apply a small amount of paint either onto the squeegee, brush or directly to the chip.
- Use the squeegee to level the paint into the chip if required.
- Allow the paint to dry for 2-3 minutes. In areas of poor ventilation or high humidity, assistance with a fan or hairdryer can help.
- As the paint dries it levels very well, the colour can also change a lot. Please do not judge the colour before it dries.
- Once dry apply a liberal amount of finishing solution to the wiping cloth, keeping the cloth flat rub over the repair until the excess paint has been removed.
- Wipe dry and clean the surface with the microfibre towel.
- If you wish to build in layers it is best to give it as much time as you can between layers, 10 minutes being the minimum an hour being optimal.
- Avoid harsh polishing or buffing for a period of 7 days
- You can reseal the Colour Tube using the supplied reseal stickers or use piece of tape if desired. It is best to clean the end of the tube with the precleaning wipes before resealing.
Deluxe Touch Up Paint Kit + UV Clear
$120.00 + GST
This kit is for when you are looking to get the best possible result and you think you have some skill in this sort of thing.
With the purchase of a Dulux Kit you receive;
• 3 x 3ml Colour Tubes, colour of your choice
• 1 x UV 1ml cured clear (gloss is default if Matte not specified)
• 3 x Pre-Treatment Wipes
• 1 x 100ml bottle of Finishing Solution
• 1 x Micro Fibre Cloth
• 3 x Wiping Cloths
• 3 x Microbrushes
• 1 x squeegee
• 1 x UV Torch
• 1 x Mixing cup
Application Instructions:
- Clean the area to be repaired using pre-treatment wipes. Wipe dry.
- Cut the tip off the Colour Tube according to the desired size, usually a smaller hole is best.
- Apply a small amount of paint either onto the squeegee, brush or directly to the chip.
- Use the squeegee to level the paint into the chip.
- Allow the paint to dry for 2-3 minutes. In areas of poor ventilation or high humidity, assistance with a fan or hairdryer can help.
- As the paint dries it levels very well, the colour can also change a lot. Please do not judge the colour before it dries.
- You are only looking for opacity with the colour there is no need to try and fill the chip/scratch. At this point if your colour is a pearl white, apply the pearl layer if desired following the same steps as the colour
- UV Clear – Do not try to use it in the sun. Apply a small amount of clear to the squeegee or the micro brush and apply to the repair. The less clear applied makes clean up much faster. Clear will not cure until the light is applied, you can take time to fill and level the repair. Try to remove most of the excess clear before curing.
- Once happy with application apply UV light to the clear, this can be done by using the UV torch for 2 minutes or driving the car into sunlight.
- Once dry apply a liberal amount of finishing solution to the wiping cloth, keeping the cloth flat rub over the repair until the excess paint has been removed.
- Wipe dry and clean the surface with the microfibre towel.
- Avoid harsh polishing or buffing for a period of 7 days
- You can reseal the Colour Tube using the supplied reseal stickers or use piece of tape if desired. It is best to clean the end of the tube with the precleaning wipes before resealing.
Ordering a touch up paint kit for your vehicle is easy! Simply start by using the search form below to find the colour you require, then choose your choice of kit on the product page.
FAQ’s
Common questions about our automotive touch up paint kits
Colour Tubes touch up paint kits have been designed for all vehicle stone chip and scratch repairs. It is not a substitute for a panel shop. Most stone chips will not be visible from a metre away, combined with our UV clears we can do a very good job.
Why paint in a tube?
We found the best way to use touch up paint in a bottle was with a pipette, no mess or waste. We also found paint in a bottle with air space goes off quickly, if you clean the end of the tube and reseal it after use it will keep indefinitely. Although there is only 3ml of vehicle paint in a tube you can use every bit of it. 3ml does a whole lot of stone chips. You can also use it directly from the tube. So it is an almost perfect solution.
Why preclean before applying touch up paint?
Like any painting if you paint over dirt your paint won’t stick. Unless it is a fresh stone chip there is a very good chance it has dirt and polish in it. Pre cleaning with our wipes will clean any residue or dirt off.
It is water based won't it wash off?
Like the paint on your house which is water based once dry our paint will not wash off, strong solvent or thinner will remove it for quite some time. If you use our UV clears over the top you cannot wash it off with anything. We have heard people say touch up paint washes off from other brands, the truth is no paint washes off, it is more likely not pre cleaned properly. The only touch’s up that wash off are the coloured polishes.
Metallic, pearl and solid colours
The truth to all this is on a stone chip repair the only thing that matters is the shade of the colour. In a perfect world we would supply all solid colours of varying shades. This of course would not fly with most people, for this reason we have metallics and even straight pearl flakes. But don’t get hung up if your pearl or 3 layer colour is supplied as a solid colour. It is the result we are looking for, make sure it is dry before judging.
Shelf life
Our touch uppaint has an indefinite shelf life, it will never need mixing. In saying that some of the colours can get what we call thixatropic, that is they thicken from standing and not being stirred, it can make them appear to be lumpy. For this reason it is a good idea to knead the tubes before opening, just to return it to a liquid form. This affects very few of our colours.
Is it safe/green/healthy
Our automotive paints all water based, there are no DG requirements on them. Our precleaning wipes are like are strong form of hand sanitiser. The finishing solution has some automotive grade polishing compound in it. The only product that is like a full automotive grade paint with all the nasties that come with that is the Pro Clear, being UV cure clear it is isocyanate free of course.
Takes too long to dry
Our automotive touch up paint being water-borne is very fast to dry, a couple of factors can affect this.
1. Wet weather – super high humidity will dramatically slow the paint dry time
2. No airflow – the paint dries by evaporation, if there is no airflow like in the back corner of the workshop this can also slow things down
The solution to both of the above is a blow drier. A cheap low end blow drier will do wonders. It is not the heat you are seeking but the airflow.
Matte vehicle colours
Matte colour cars are increasing in popularity, many cars also have matte black door frames etc. This has been near impossible to touch up till now, our UV cure matte clear dries completely matte in 30 seconds.
Repair is too dull or repair is not level
Our paint being waterborne is not resoftened by adding another layer, it is not required but if you want to build it up you can. You can also fill it level with our range of UV clears. With these clears it is also possible to get matte or gloss finishes
UV cure clears
• Do I need the UV torch – you can either cure the clear with the torch or simply drive it into the sun for a minute or so.
• Can I do it outside – it is possible, shading with your body, even then you will only get a couple of seconds to work it. We strongly suggest it is done inside.
• Should I use the pro clear – only use this clear if you are confident with a block, sandpaper and a buff, this is the only way to finish it. It is like a full automotive grade 2k clear.
• Can I use the blending solution over the matte clear – very carefully, each time you touch it with the solution you will make it shinier.
Do you have a touch up kit to match my vehicle's colour?
Our library of automotive touch up paint colours is one of the largest available in Australia with over 160,000 unique shades to choose from. We have touch up paint to suit virtually all brands of vehicles sold in Australia including Toyota, Ford, VW, Hyundai, Isuzu, Kia, Mazda, Mercedes Benz, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Subaru and hundreds more. We also offer a custom colour service should we not have your desired colour on our website.