CLT1
CLT1 Kromolux concentrated wood dye, intense yellow
Concentrated binder-free Kromolux wood dye, intense-yellow base colour. Very transparent and very even; because it is highly concentrated it gives deep, dark shades while staying see-through. Reduce it with solvent or with deionised water, with or without CFS1/CFH1 binder. All dyes in the series intermix in any ratio for colour matching. Can be top-coated with polyester, polyurethane and nitrocellulose lacquers.
- Colouring furniture, veneered parts and solid wood of any species
- Profiles, frames, mouldings and wooden articles in general (spray)
- Yellow base for colour matching — walnut/oak shades, warming up or correcting other CLT mixes
- Evening out colour differences between parts before sealing
Mix calculator
Ask about CLT1
Answers are based on the CLT1 data and the products it mixes with.
Mixing matrix
- % by weight: 500–1000 %official% by volume: 500–1000 %official
Working stain for spraying. More thinner = lighter shade.
S12 is the NC thinner, officially 'suitable for reducing dyes'; S10 is fast (SG 0.79) and also a gun-wash; S90 is the slow dye thinner for open-grain wood and big panels (fewer blotches and lap marks). Water must be deionised (dealer note) or the dye flocculates and the colour drifts.
- CFS1Additive% by weight: 0–200 %official% by volume: 0–200 %official
Binder for solvent-reduced stain (S10/S12/S90): locks the dye in, less bleeding into the sealer, more even on end grain.
Dealer: CFS1/CFH1 = 'solvent-borne / water-borne spray binder'. CFS1 goes with the solvent system.
- CFH1Additive% by weight: 0–200 %official% by volume: 0–200 %official
Binder for the water-reduced version (deionised water).
- S12Thinner% by weight: 500 %recommended
Starting recipe under PU/UV sealer: CLT1 100 : CFS1 150–200 : S12 500.
- water (deionised)Thinner% by weight: 1000 %recommended
Water version (less smell, slower dry, raises the grain — pre-wet and denib the wood first).
- % by weight: LZC97 50 % + LZC1000 950 % (1 : 0.5 : 9.5)datasheet
Maker's (Milesi) suggested solvent dilution. LZC1000 is not in Technocolor's range — substitute S12/S10/S90.
- LZC97 / water (deionised)Thinner% by weight: LZC97 100 % + water 1400 % (1 : 1 : 14)datasheet
Maker's suggested water dilution.
- % by weight: 500–800 %datasheet
Dilution by application method (Milesi TDS).
| Role | Material | % by weight | % by volume | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thinner | S10 / S12 / S90 / LZC97 / water (deionised) | 500–1000 %official | 500–1000 %official | Working stain for spraying. More thinner = lighter shade.S12 is the NC thinner, officially 'suitable for reducing dyes'; S10 is fast (SG 0.79) and also a gun-wash; S90 is the slow dye thinner for open-grain wood and big panels (fewer blotches and lap marks). Water must be deionised (dealer note) or the dye flocculates and the colour drifts. |
| Additive | CFS1 | 0–200 %official | 0–200 %official | Binder for solvent-reduced stain (S10/S12/S90): locks the dye in, less bleeding into the sealer, more even on end grain.Dealer: CFS1/CFH1 = 'solvent-borne / water-borne spray binder'. CFS1 goes with the solvent system. |
| Additive | CFH1 | 0–200 %official | 0–200 %official | Binder for the water-reduced version (deionised water). |
| Thinner | S12 | 500 %recommended | — | Starting recipe under PU/UV sealer: CLT1 100 : CFS1 150–200 : S12 500. |
| Thinner | water (deionised) | 1000 %recommended | — | Water version (less smell, slower dry, raises the grain — pre-wet and denib the wood first). |
| Thinner | LZC1000 / LZC97 | LZC97 50 % + LZC1000 950 % (1 : 0.5 : 9.5)datasheet | — | Maker's (Milesi) suggested solvent dilution. LZC1000 is not in Technocolor's range — substitute S12/S10/S90. |
| Thinner | LZC97 / water (deionised) | LZC97 100 % + water 1400 % (1 : 1 : 14)datasheet | — | Maker's suggested water dilution. |
| Thinner | LZC1000 / LZC1024 / LZC97 / LTC5 / water | 500–800 %datasheet | — | Dilution by application method (Milesi TDS). |
Percentages are per 100 parts of component A.
Characteristics
- Viscosity
- 24 ± 2 sdatasheet
- Density
- 0.965 ± 0.05 g/cm³ (specific gravity at 20 °C)datasheet
- Gloss
- not applicable (non-film-forming dye)catalog
- Pot life
- not applicable — 1-component, no hardenerrecommended
- Drying · Solvent-reduced, 20 °C
- 30 as printed: 30” (Milesi notation ” = seconds)datasheet
- Drying · Water-reduced, 20 °C
- 8 hdatasheet
- Drying · IR / warm air 60 °C (solvent)
- 10 mindatasheet
- Drying · IR / warm air 60 °C (water)
- 20 mindatasheet
- Drying · Overcoat, solvent
- after 1’ (as printed) as printed: 1’ (Milesi notation ’ = minutes)datasheet
- Drying · Overcoat, waterborne
- 8 hdatasheet
- Drying · Conditions
- 20 °C
- Lightfastness
- lower than pigment stains; bright yellow dyes are the most fade-prone — use a UV-stable topcoat on sunny/exterior-facing itemsrecommended
- Hiding
- none — transparentcatalog
- Compatible topcoats
- polyester; polyurethane; nitrocellulosedatasheet
Colours
- CLT1 · intense yellow
Application
HVLP
- Nozzle
- 1–1.3 mmrecommended
- Pressure · air · Inlet pressure
- 1.8–2 barrecommended
- Pressure · air · Cap
- 0.5–0.7 barrecommended
- Spray viscosity
- 10–12 s DIN4recommended
- Consumption
- 80–100 g/m² of ready-to-use stainofficial
- Concentrate consumption (g/m²)
- 5–20 g/m² (TDS 'quantities', manual spray)datasheet
- Wet film
- 80–120 µmrecommended
- Coats
- 1 full wet coat, or 2 light crossed passes on blotch-prone woodrecommended
- Flash-off
- 5–10 min (solvent); water version — see dryingrecommended
- Recoat
- seal after 5–10 min (solvent) / 8 h (water)recommended
- Sanding between coats
- never sand the dye itself — sand cut-throughs show as light spots; denib only the first sealer coatrecommended
- Why ru
- При разбавлении 1:5–1:10 краситель по сути — растворитель/вода (~10–12 с DIN4), поэтому маленькое сопло 1,0–1,3 мм при низком давлении на головке даёт тонкий, мокрый, ровный туман без заливания; крупные сопла перемачивают и дают пятна. Мокрый слой — из 80–100 г/м² ÷ ~0,8–1,0 г/см³.
Gun at 15–20 cm, 50 % overlap, fan fully open, keep moving — dye shows every double pass as a stripe. The TDS figure of 5–20 g/m² is effectively the concentrate content of the official 80–100 g/m² of working stain.
Conventional spray
- Nozzle
- 1.2–1.4 mmrecommended
- Pressure · air
- 2.5–3 barrecommended
- Spray viscosity
- 10–12 s DIN4recommended
- Consumption
- 80–100 g/m²official
- Dilution
- 500–800 %datasheet
- Why ru
- Стандартная низконапорная пневматическая настройка для жидких как вода морилок; TDS указывает ручное распыление при разбавлении 500–800 %.
Airmix (air-assisted airless)
- Nozzle
- 0.18–0.23 mm (07–09 thou tip)recommended
- Pressure · fluid
- 30–50 barrecommended
- Pressure · air
- 0.8–1.5 barrecommended
- Concentrate consumption (g/m²)
- 10–20 g/m²datasheet
- Dilution
- 500–800 %datasheet
- Why ru
- В техописании указано стационарное автоматическое airmix-распыление при разбавлении 500–800 %; при вязкости, близкой к растворителю, самые мелкие сопла для тонкой отделки при низком давлении материала удерживают мокрый слой тонким и предотвращают потёки на кромках. Для автоматических пистолетов на качающейся штанге техописание даёт те же 10–20 г/м² / 500–800 %.
Airless
- Nozzle
- 0.18–0.23 mm (07–09 thou tip)recommended
- Pressure · fluid
- 50–80 barrecommended
- Concentrate consumption (g/m²)
- 10–20 g/m²datasheet
- Dilution
- 500–800 %datasheet
- Why ru
- Техописание допускает автоматический стационарный airless; малое сопло и нижний предел давления airless, так как жидкий краситель легко распыляется и быстро ложится с избытком.
Automatic rotating spray
- Dilution
- 700–1500 %datasheet
- Concentrate consumption (g/m²)
- 5–20 g/m²datasheet
Automatic rotating (carousel) guns: 700–1500 % dilution, 5–20 g/m² concentrate (TDS).
Process and compatibility
- Substrate preparation
- Sand flats P150→P180→P220, profiles with K60/K80 abrasive mats; dust off.schedule
- Goes over
- bare sanded wood / veneer
- Sanding
- Do not sand the stained surface; sand only the first sealer coat lightly so you don't cut through to the dye.recommended
- Temperature and humidity
- Dye drying 20–25 °C (PU-door schedule, 5 min) / 25–30 °C (UV-moulding schedule, 5 min) — schedules for analogous CTU dyeschedule
- Don'ts
- Don't reduce with tap water — deionised only
- Don't exceed 200 % binder
- Don't seal water-reduced stain before 8 h
- Don't go back over half-dry areas with the gun — you'll get stripes and blotches
- Don't sand the stained wood before sealing
Storage
- Shelf life
- 8 months from deliverydatasheet
- Storage temperature
- 18–25 °C, tightly closed, protected from moisture and contaminationdatasheet
- Packaging
- 1 L; 5 Ldealer
Safety: Solvent-based concentrate: flammable — spray in a booth with extraction, wear an organic-vapour respirator and nitrile gloves; keep solvent rags in a closed metal bin. (No SDS found.)
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, spray 80–100 g/m², thinners S10/S12/S90/LZC97/water 500–1000 %, binder CFS1/CFH1 0–200 %
- dealer: description, use, mix table, deionised-water note, viscosity 24±2, MILESI, 1 L/5 L
- Milesi CLT Kromolux TDS (Oct 2006 rev I): SG, viscosity ISO 3, dilution by method, drying, colour list, suggested dilutions, shelf life
- S90 slow dye thinner for open-grain wood
- S12 suitable for reducing dyes
- S10 SG 0.790, fast, gun wash
- analogous dye step CTU 100/CFS1 200/S12 500, 80–100 g/m², 5 min
- analogous dye step CTU 100/CFS1 150/S12 500, 80 g/m²
- analogous water dye step CTH 100/CFH1 400/water 1000
- application methods page
Not covered by the sources
- solids content (blank in Milesi TDS, not published by Technocolor/dealer)
- drying at 20 °C with solvent printed as 30” / overcoat 1’ in TDS — units ambiguous (seconds vs minutes)
- measured lightfastness rating
- role/identity of LZC97 in Technocolor range (no official or dealer page found)
- CFS1/CFH1 binder product pages (not found on official site or dealer search)
- Technocolor-specific SDS / safety data
- official spray-gun nozzle/pressure settings (all derived)
- catalog transcripts do not list CLT (catalog p.5 covers CTU/CPS/CTH only); catalog-tagged gloss/hiding values come from the generic dye-section intro