CIT9280
CIT9280 Kromoroller white solvent-borne stain concentrate
White solvent-borne stain concentrate from the Kromoroller line (MILESI) — a pigment paste you cut 1:5 to 1:20 with S10/S12/S90/LZC97 thinner (500–2000 %) to make a working stain. Evens out colour variation very well in the substrate, lightfast, gives a clean transparent tint and does not raise the grain. Roller-coat, spray, or spray-and-wipe. A binder (CIC11/CIC12/CFS1, 0–40 %) can be added. Top-coat with nitro, PU, polyester or UV sealers/lacquers. Works best on hard open-grain woods (oak, ash) for a limed/whitewashed look with highlighted pores.
- Tinting any wood species and evening out colour variation
- Limed / whitewashed oak and ash with pores picked out (dealer: best on hard open-grain species)
- Flat panels on roller-coater lines, 5–15 g/m²
- Stain step before polyester primer in industrial solid-oak finishing (schedule 'coffin finishing')
- Shading other CIT colours lighter / mixing custom tones
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Answers are based on the CIT9280 data and the products it mixes with.
Mixing matrix
- % by weight: 500–2000 %official% by volume: 500–2000 %official
Always — the concentrate is never applied neat. 500 % for a strong limed tone / wiping; 1000–2000 % for a light whitewash or roller coat.
S10 — official 'fast drying', SG 0.79 (the dealer labels it polyester thinner); S12 — nitro (NC) thinner; S90 — slow stain thinner (dealer) for wiping, big panels, hot shop; LZC97 appears only on the official page (no product page). Dealer gives the same 500–2000 % by weight and by volume for S10/S12/S90 (no LZC97).
- % by weight: 0–40 %official% by volume: 0–40 %official
Optional: binder anchors the pigment — use it for spray-and-wipe (longer working, better pore hold) and so the next sealer coat does not drag the stain.
0 % = plain stain with no binder. The dealer does not mention a binder. Purpose by analogy with the CPS series in the catalog (binder → wiping, pore highlighting); the rest is an engineering reading (derived).
- % by weight: 500–1000 %catalog
Reference only: the 2025–26 catalog does not list the CIT series.
- Additive
Schedule 'coffin finishing (PE, clear, gloss)': CIT stain by automatic spray 80–100 g/m², dry 5–10 min at 20 °C, then ETS50 polyester primer (+EC1/EA1, S10/S11).
| Role | Material | % by weight | % by volume | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thinner | S10 / S12 / S90 / LZC97 | 500–2000 %official | 500–2000 %official | Always — the concentrate is never applied neat. 500 % for a strong limed tone / wiping; 1000–2000 % for a light whitewash or roller coat.S10 — official 'fast drying', SG 0.79 (the dealer labels it polyester thinner); S12 — nitro (NC) thinner; S90 — slow stain thinner (dealer) for wiping, big panels, hot shop; LZC97 appears only on the official page (no product page). Dealer gives the same 500–2000 % by weight and by volume for S10/S12/S90 (no LZC97). |
| Additive | CIC11 / CIC12 / CFS1 | 0–40 %official | 0–40 %official | Optional: binder anchors the pigment — use it for spray-and-wipe (longer working, better pore hold) and so the next sealer coat does not drag the stain.0 % = plain stain with no binder. The dealer does not mention a binder. Purpose by analogy with the CPS series in the catalog (binder → wiping, pore highlighting); the rest is an engineering reading (derived). |
| Thinner | S10 / S12 / S90 | 500–1000 %catalog | — | Reference only: the 2025–26 catalog does not list the CIT series. |
| Additive | — | — | Schedule 'coffin finishing (PE, clear, gloss)': CIT stain by automatic spray 80–100 g/m², dry 5–10 min at 20 °C, then ETS50 polyester primer (+EC1/EA1, S10/S11). |
Percentages are per 100 parts of component A.
Characteristics
- Viscosity
- 65 ± 4 sdealer
- Lightfastness
- goodofficial
- Grain raising
- does not raise the grainofficial
- Colour levelling
- excellent evening of substrate colour variationdealer
- Drying · Before sealer (min)
- 5–10 minschedule
- Drying · Before sealer, ambient (min)
- 20–30 minrecommended
- Drying · Conditions
- 20 °C
Colours
- CIT9280 · white
Application
Roller coater (UV)
- Consumption
- 5–15 g/m²official
- Spray viscosity
- 10–14 s DIN4 / VZ-4recommended
- Coats
- 1recommended
Roller coating flat panels (official). Per the methods page roller coating suits flat parts only.
HVLP
- Consumption
- 80–100 g/m²official
- Nozzle
- 1–1.3 (typ. 1.2) mmrecommended
- Pressure · air
- 1.8–2 barrecommended
- Spray viscosity
- 10–13 s DIN4 / VZ-4recommended
- Wet film
- 95–120 µmrecommended
- Coats
- 1recommended
Spray 80–100 g/m² (official, dealer). One even wet coat, 50 % overlap, watch for puddling in profile corners. White pigment settles — stir the concentrate and the working mix before and during use.
Conventional spray
- Consumption
- 80–100 g/m²official
- Nozzle
- 1.2–1.4 mmrecommended
- Pressure · air
- 2.5–3.5 barrecommended
Conventional air gun; transfer up to ~40 % (methods page), so real usage runs higher.
Airmix (air-assisted airless)
- Consumption
- 80–100 g/m²official
- Nozzle
- 0.18–0.23 mmrecommended
- Pressure · fluid
- 10–20 barrecommended
- Pressure · air
- 1–2 barofficial
Schedule 'coffin finishing' — automatic CIT spraying 80–100 g/m² on a single-robot booth (schedule).
Cloth or pad
- Consumption
- 80–100 g/m²official
- Nozzle
- 1–1.3 mmrecommended
- Flash-off
- 1–6 minrecommended
Spray-and-wipe 80–100 g/m² (official); wipe-only 40–60 g/m² (dealer). Wipe with a lint-free rag/pad across then along the grain so the white stays in the pores (limed oak/ash). Slow S90 and a binder make wiping easier.
Brush
- Consumption
- 40–60 g/m²recommended
Brush is not an official method; fine for touch-ups if wiped off with a rag afterwards (derived).
Process and compatibility
- Substrate preparation
- Sand P150–P180 (schedule); de-dust. For a limed finish open the pores with a brush (oak, ash).schedule
- Goes over
- bare wood
- Sanding
- Never sand the stain itself — you cut through the colour. Sand the first sealer coat instead (P360–P400 after the PE primer in the schedule).recommended
- Temperature and humidity
- Around 20 °C (schedule conditions), 50–70 % RH; S90 in hot conditions.recommended
- Don'ts
- Don't apply the concentrate neat
- Don't seal before the solvent has left the pores — the sealer will drag the stain
- No water — this is a solvent-borne stain
- Don't sand the stain layer
Storage
- Packaging
- 1 kg; 5 kgdealer
Safety: Solvent-borne and flammable (as are the S10/S12/S90 thinners). Spray in a ventilated booth with an A-filter respirator, away from ignition sources. Keep used wiping rags in a closed metal can. No official SDS found (derived).
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: properties, methods + consumption, thinners 500–2000 %, binders 0–40 %
- dealer: pigment stain, evens colour, wipe 40–60 g/m², viscosity 65±4 s VZ-4, S10/S12/S90 500–2000 %, MILESI, 1 kg/5 kg
- schedule: CIT auto spray 80–100 g/m², dry 20 °C 5–10 min, under ETS50
- official series page: solvent-based dyes
- methods page: airmix/airless/roller parameters
- US dealer, sibling CIT1 physical data (reference only)
Not covered by the sources
- solids_pct (not published)
- density of CIT9280 (only sibling CIT1 SG 0.97 from a foreign dealer)
- flash point / SDS for CIT9280
- shelf life and storage temperature
- drying times at ambient (only schedule's 5–10 min in drying room)
- exact role/difference of binders CIC11 vs CIC12 vs CFS1 (no official pages for them in the dump)
- LZC97 thinner — no official product page found
- no Technocolor/Milesi TDS PDF found for CIT9280
- CIT series absent from the 2025–26 catalog transcript