APL R9003 M
Acrylic enamel, Signal White RAL 9003 (20 gloss)
Two-pack acrylic enamel (cured with AC40), factory-tinted to Signal White RAL 9003, 20 gloss. Tough, flows out well in thin coats, flexible, non-yellowing, and shows the open grain nicely. Used as a top coat on its own or as the ground colour under patina.
- kitchen furniture
- bathroom furniture
- top coat
- ground coat under patina (decapé)
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Mixing matrix
- AC40Hardener% by weight: 10–20 (typ. 15) %dealer% by volume: 15–25 %dealer
always — it's a 2K system
Catalog and dealer agree on 10–20 % w/w (15–25 % v/v). Go towards 20 % for kitchen/bath resistance, towards 10 % for a bit more flex.
- S50Thinner% by weight: 30–40 %dealer% by volume: 40–50 %dealer
default: universal thinner, normal conditions, verticals
S50 is normal-evaporation, the default. Doesn't change cure time.
- S80Thinner% by weight: 30–40 %catalog% by volume: 40–50 %recommended
above ~25 °C, large flat panels
Catalog lists S50/S80; the dealer card lists S50 only. S80 is slow — better levelling but more dust pick-up and sag risk.
- S50Thinner% by weight: 40–50 %dealer
open-pored timber (oak, ash) — better colour and pore definition; apply 200–250 g/m²
Dealer note (text names APL R1013 M by mistake — shared text across the APL RAL series). Dealer doesn't say by weight or volume, or which thinner — taken as by weight, S50.
- AC40Hardener% by weight: 20 %schedule
schedule 'Oak kitchen fronts, decapé effect (acrylic)', step 7 — 'APL20 (RAL,NCS)'
Schedule writes 'C40' — read AC40. Schedule is for tinted APL20; APL R9003 M is the same enamel ready-tinted.
- S50Thinner% by weight: 30 %schedule
same decapé schedule, step 7
| Role | Material | % by weight | % by volume | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardener | AC40 | 10–20 (typ. 15) %dealer | 15–25 %dealer | always — it's a 2K systemCatalog and dealer agree on 10–20 % w/w (15–25 % v/v). Go towards 20 % for kitchen/bath resistance, towards 10 % for a bit more flex. |
| Thinner | S50 | 30–40 %dealer | 40–50 %dealer | default: universal thinner, normal conditions, verticalsS50 is normal-evaporation, the default. Doesn't change cure time. |
| Thinner | S80 | 30–40 %catalog | 40–50 %recommended | above ~25 °C, large flat panelsCatalog lists S50/S80; the dealer card lists S50 only. S80 is slow — better levelling but more dust pick-up and sag risk. |
| Thinner | S50 | 40–50 %dealer | — | open-pored timber (oak, ash) — better colour and pore definition; apply 200–250 g/m²Dealer note (text names APL R1013 M by mistake — shared text across the APL RAL series). Dealer doesn't say by weight or volume, or which thinner — taken as by weight, S50. |
| Hardener | AC40 | 20 %schedule | — | schedule 'Oak kitchen fronts, decapé effect (acrylic)', step 7 — 'APL20 (RAL,NCS)'Schedule writes 'C40' — read AC40. Schedule is for tinted APL20; APL R9003 M is the same enamel ready-tinted. |
| Thinner | S50 | 30 %schedule | — | same decapé schedule, step 7 |
Percentages are per 100 parts of component A.
Characteristics
- Solids
- 53catalog
- Viscosity
- 85 ± 10 sdealer
- Density
- ≈1.15–1.35 g/cm³recommended
- Gloss
- 20 ± 3 GU 60°dealer
- Pot life
- 6dealer
- Drying · Touch-dry
- 20dealer
- Drying · Full cure
- 8dealer
- Drying · Forced drying (h)
- 1.5schedule
- Drying · Sand or stack
- ≥ 8 (overnight preferred)recommended
- Drying · Conditions
- 20 °C
- Lightfastness
- non-yellowingdealer
- Chemical resistance
- excellent durability; rated for kitchens and bathroomsdealer
- Elasticity
- flexiblecatalog
- Flow
- good flow in thin coatscatalog
- Thixotropy
- norecommended
Colours
- RAL 9003 · Signal White
Application
HVLP
- Consumption
- 150dealer
- Spray viscosity
- 18–22 s DIN4/ВЗ-4recommended
- Nozzle
- 1.7–1.8 mmrecommended
- Pressure · fluid
- gravity cup; pressure pot 0.8–1.2 barrecommended
- Pressure · air · Inlet pressure
- 2–2.5 bar (trigger pulled)
- Pressure · air · Cap
- 0.7 bar
- Pressure · air · Why ru
- Соответствие HVLP; настройка владельца для ATL50 (2,0–2,2 бар) плюс немного больше для более густой белой.
- Wet film
- 125–140 µmrecommended
- Coats
- 1–2 (2 for full hide of white on primer; 1 under patina)recommended
- Flash-off
- 5–10 minrecommended
- Recoat
- after 20–30 min (touch dry) wet-on-dry without sanding, or after 8 h full dry with a scuffrecommended
- Sanding between coats
- P320–P400 or grey pad after full dry; denib onlyrecommended
- Gun distance
- 15–20recommended
- Dry film
- 40–45 µmrecommended
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, 15–20 cm.
Conventional spray
- Consumption
- 150dealer
- Nozzle
- 1.6–1.8 mmrecommended
- Pressure · air
- 3–4 barrecommended
Spray gun application per dealer. 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
- 20 barofficial
- Pressure · air
- 1–2 barofficial
Airmix beats 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 — coarser atomisation; prefer airmix.
Electrostatic
- Why ru
- Страница методов: любая система распыления может работать в электростатике; подтверждения для конкретного продукта нет.
Works with any spray method — chairs, legs; check the mix conductivity first.
Process and compatibility
- Substrate preparation
- грунт APS20 (+AC40 20 %, S50 40 %), 150 г/м², сушка 30–35 °C 1,5 ч, шлифовка P240–P320 / маты К120 по профилюschedule
- Goes over
- APS20 / APS20106
- Sanding
- primer P240–P320 (schedule); enamel 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 the mix past 6 h pot life
- don't brush — spray only
- don't sand or polish the final 20-gloss coat — it goes patchy
Storage
- Packaging
- 1 кг,5 кг,25 кгdealer
Safety: Flammable solvent-borne coating; AC40 is an aliphatic hardener (catalog p.19), i.e. aliphatic isocyanate. Spray in an extracted booth, A2P3 respirator (or air-fed), nitrile gloves. No naked flames.
Used in finishing systems
Sources
Value tags: “official”, “dealer”, “catalog”, “schedule” are Technocolor data; “workshop” is from our own datasheets; “recommended” is our engineering estimate (hover to see the reasoning).
- official page — exists, title only, no data
- dealer: description, properties, use, 150 g/m², AC40 10–20 %/15–25 %, S50 30–40 %/40–50 %, oak/ash 40–50 % note, gloss 20±3, viscosity A 85±10 s ВЗ-4, pot life 6 h, touch 20 min, full 8 h, packaging 1/5/25 kg, price
- decapé schedule step 7: APL20 (RAL,NCS) + C40 20 % + S50 30 %, 150 g/m², 30–35 °C 1.5 h
- application methods page
- dealer timb.ru: SKUs APLR9003M/1, /5, /25
- official APL20 M page (sister white base): AC40 10–20 %/15–25 %, S50/S80 30–40 %/40–50 %
Not covered by the sources
- official page has no data (title only)
- density (not published)
- dust-free time (only touch 20 min)
- sanding time
- hardness
- shelf life / storage temperature
- official TDS/SDS PDF not found (web search budget exhausted; dealer checks only)
- AC40 exact chemistry/SDS (catalog only says aliphatic)
- all spray-equipment parameters are derived
- S80 % by volume derived from APL20 M official page, not stated for APL R9003 M