APL20 M
White acrylic enamel, universal (20 gloss)
Two-pack white acrylic enamel (cured with AC40). Tough, flows out well in thin coats, flexible, good chemical and physical resistance, high hiding power, non-yellowing, and shows the grain/pores nicely. Used as a top coat on its own or as the base colour in patina finishes.
- kitchen furniture
- bathroom furniture
- top coat
- base coat under patina (decapé)
Mix calculator
Ask about APL20 M
Answers are based on the APL20 M data and the products it mixes with.
Mixing matrix
- AC40Hardener% by weight: 10–20 (typ. 15) %official% by volume: 15–25 %official
always — 2K system
Catalog gives 10–20 % (no by-volume figure); dealer t-colormarket and the official page give 10–20 % w/w / 15–25 % v/v. Tip: run towards 20 % for kitchen/bath resistance, towards 10 % for more flex (not a manufacturer statement).
- % by weight: 30–40 %official% by volume: 40–50 %official
S50 universal/normal; S80 slow, for >25 °C or large flat panels
S50 is the default and suits verticals; S80 is slow: above ~25 °C, large panels, better flow on flats, but more dust pick-up and sag risk. Neither changes cure time.
open-pored timber (oak, ash) — better colour and pore definition; apply 200–250 g/m²
per t-colormarket dealer note (not on the official page)
- AC40Hardener
schedule 'Oak kitchen fronts, decapé effect (acrylic)', step 7
Schedule writes 'C40' — this is AC40 (the dealer sells AC40 at …/otverditeli_1/c40/; the product page lists only AC40). Schedule does not say weight or volume (probably weight).
- S50Thinner
same decapé schedule, step 7
30 % = bottom of the official 30–40 % range; schedule does not state weight or volume.
| Role | Material | % by weight | % by volume | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardener | AC40 | 10–20 (typ. 15) %official | 15–25 %official | always — 2K systemCatalog gives 10–20 % (no by-volume figure); dealer t-colormarket and the official page give 10–20 % w/w / 15–25 % v/v. Tip: run towards 20 % for kitchen/bath resistance, towards 10 % for more flex (not a manufacturer statement). |
| Thinner | S50 / S80 | 30–40 %official | 40–50 %official | S50 universal/normal; S80 slow, for >25 °C or large flat panelsS50 is the default and suits verticals; S80 is slow: above ~25 °C, large panels, better flow on flats, but more dust pick-up and sag risk. Neither changes cure time. |
| Thinner | S50 / S80 | — | — | open-pored timber (oak, ash) — better colour and pore definition; apply 200–250 g/m²per t-colormarket dealer note (not on the official page) |
| Hardener | AC40 | — | — | schedule 'Oak kitchen fronts, decapé effect (acrylic)', step 7Schedule writes 'C40' — this is AC40 (the dealer sells AC40 at …/otverditeli_1/c40/; the product page lists only AC40). Schedule does not say weight or volume (probably weight). |
| Thinner | S50 | — | — | same decapé schedule, step 730 % = bottom of the official 30–40 % range; schedule does not state weight or volume. |
Percentages are per 100 parts of component A.
Characteristics
- Solids
- 50catalog
- Viscosity
- 85 ± 10 sdealer
- Density
- ≈1.1–1.25 g/cm³recommended
- Gloss
- 20 ± 3 GU 60°dealer
- Pot life
- 6dealer
- Drying · Touch-dry
- 20dealer
- Drying · Fully dry
- 8dealer
- Drying · Forced drying (h)
- 1.5schedule
- Drying · Before sanding
- ≥ 8 (overnight preferred)recommended
- Drying · Conditions
- 20 °C
- Lightfastness
- non-yellowingofficial
- Chemical resistance
- high physical-chemical resistanceofficial
- Elasticity
- flexiblecatalog
- Hiding power
- high hiding powerofficial
- Flow
- good flow in thin coatscatalog
- Thixotropy
- norecommended
Colours
- white (base) · white
- RAL / NCS · tinted to RAL/NCS
Application
HVLP
- Consumption
- 150official
- Spray viscosity
- 18–22 s DIN4/ВЗ-4recommended
- Nozzle
- 1.7–1.8 mmrecommended
- Pressure · fluid
- gravity cuprecommended
- Pressure · air · Inlet pressure
- 2–2.5 bar (trigger pulled)
- Pressure · air · Cap
- 0.7 bar
- Pressure · air · Why ru
- Стандартный режим HVLP; та же настройка, что у владельца для ATL50, с чуть большим давлением на входе для более тяжёлой пигментированной смеси.
- Wet film
- 130–145 µmrecommended
- Coats
- 1–2 (2 for full hide on white over primer; 1 under patina is common)recommended
- Flash-off
- 5–10 minrecommended
- Recoat
- after 20–30 min (touch dry) wet-on-dry without sanding, or after full dry 8 h with a scuffrecommended
- Sanding between coats
- P320–P400 (or grey pad) after full dry; denib onlyrecommended
- Gun distance
- 15–20recommended
HVLP, 1.7–1.8 mm tip, 2.0–2.5 bar inlet with trigger pulled, ≤0.7 bar at the cap, fan wide open, 50–75 % overlap.
Conventional spray
- Consumption
- 150official
- Nozzle
- 1.6–1.8 mmrecommended
- Pressure · air
- 3–4 barrecommended
Air spray is the official method (catalog card and product page: 'spray'). Transfer efficiency up to 40 % (methods page).
Airmix (air-assisted airless)
- Nozzle
- 09–11 thou (0.23–0.28 mm), 40–50° fanrecommended
- Pressure · fluid
- 15–60 barrecommended
- Pressure · air
- 1–2 barrecommended
Airmix is better than airless for finish coats (methods page).
Airless
- Nozzle
- 11–13 thou (0.28–0.33 mm)recommended
- Pressure · fluid
- 120–160 barrecommended
Not ideal for a finish coat — rougher atomisation; prefer airmix.
Electrostatic
- Why ru
- Страница методов: все системы распыления работают в электростатике; подтверждения для конкретного продукта нет.
Can be combined with any spray method (methods page) — chairs, legs; check the mix conductivity first.
Process and compatibility
- Substrate preparation
- грунт APS20 (+C40 20 %, S50 40 %), 150 г/м², сушка 30–35 °C 1,5 ч, шлифовка P240–P320 / К120 по профилюschedule
- Goes over
- APS20
- Goes under
- CQS / ATL20
- Sanding
- primer P240–P320 (schedule); enamel itself P320–P400 after full dry if recoatingrecommended
- Temperature and humidity
- 18–25 °C, RH 50–70 %; forced dry 30–35 °Crecommended
- Pore filling
- на дуб/ясень разбавлять 40–50 % и наносить 200–250 г/м²dealer
- Don'ts
- don't eyeball AC40 — weigh it
- don't use mix past 6 h pot life
- don't brush — spray only per manufacturer
- not for exterior — interior enamel
- don't sand/polish the final 20/30-gloss coat — it goes patchy
Storage
- Packaging
- 1 кг; 5 кг; 25 кгdealer
Safety: Flammable solvent-borne coating; AC40 hardener is an aliphatic polyisocyanate (catalog p.19; dealer). Spray in a booth with extraction, wear an A2P3 respirator (or air-fed), nitrile gloves and eye protection. No naked flames. Isocyanate hardener is moisture-sensitive — keep the tin tightly closed.
Used in finishing systems
Mixed into
Sources
Value tags: “official”, “dealer”, “catalog”, “schedule” are Technocolor data; “workshop” is from our own datasheets; “recommended” comes from industry best practices (hover to see the reasoning).
- official page: properties, method, AC40/S50/S80 by weight and volume
- dealer: gloss, viscosity A, pot life, touch/full dry, mix table, oak/ash thinning note, packaging, price
- finishing schedule step 7: APL20 + C40 20 % + S50 30 %, 150 g/m², 30–35 °C 1.5 h
- methods page (application methods)
- dealer timb.ru (Holzkom): solids 50 ± 1 %, viscosity 85 ± 10 s ВЗ-4, full dry 8 h, interior use
- dealer AC40 page (URL slug c40): confirms schedule 'C40' = AC40, aliphatic isocyanate hardener
Not covered by the sources
- density (not published)
- shelf life / storage temperature
- hardness
- sanding time after spray
- dust-free time (only 'touch' 20 min given)
- exact spray parameters (all derived)
- official TDS/SDS PDF not found
- colour code list (only 'RAL/NCS' in schedule)
- schedule/dealer % basis (weight vs volume) not stated for the decapé schedule and the oak/ash 40–50 % note