APL1 M
APL1 M white acrylic converter (tinting base), 20 gloss
White acrylic converter (matt 20 gloss) for the SPECTRUM tinting system. Tinted with CS pastes by recipe to any light/pastel RAL or NCS colour; untinted it can be sprayed as a white acrylic enamel (inference, not stated officially). High physical/chemical resistance, high hiding power, non-yellowing over time.
- Base for tinting acrylic enamels to light and pastel colours (CS pastes)
- White/coloured opaque topcoat for furniture and fronts where non-yellowing matters
Mix calculator
Ask about APL1 M
Answers are based on the APL1 M data and the products it mixes with.
Mixing matrix
- AC40Hardener% by weight: 10–20 (typ. 15) %official% by volume: 15–25 %official
Always. 10 % = softer, more flexible film; 20 % = maximum hardness and chemical resistance (kitchens, bathrooms).
AC40 is Technocolor's aliphatic, most non-yellowing hardener (catalog p.19). AC41 is listed for ATL1 but NOT for APL1 — don't swap without a test panel.
- S50Thinner% by weight: 30–40 (typ. 35) %official% by volume: 40–50 %official
Default: normal evaporation, verticals, 18–25 °C. On open-pore woods (oak, ash) the dealer advises thinning the sibling APL20 M 40–50 % at 200–250 g/m².
Does not change cure time.
- S80Thinner% by weight: 30–40 %catalog% by volume: 40–50 %official
Slow: above ~25 °C, large flat panels, when the matt enamel needs more flow-out time.
More dust pick-up and sag risk on verticals. Doesn't change cure time (workshop notes). Note: the official APL1 M page lists S50 only; S80 is from the catalog (and the UM page).
- CS 10 / CS 20 / CS 21 / CS 22 / CS 23 / CS 30 / CS 40 / CS 50 / CS 51 / CS 53 / CS 60 / CS 70 / CS 80 / CS 90 / CS 91Additive
For light and pastel colours. Dark and saturated colours are tinted on the clear converter ATL1.
CS pastes are dense — after tinting use a gyro mixer (leaflet lists CABO) or mix mechanically and thoroughly.
| Role | Material | % by weight | % by volume | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardener | AC40 | 10–20 (typ. 15) %official | 15–25 %official | Always. 10 % = softer, more flexible film; 20 % = maximum hardness and chemical resistance (kitchens, bathrooms).AC40 is Technocolor's aliphatic, most non-yellowing hardener (catalog p.19). AC41 is listed for ATL1 but NOT for APL1 — don't swap without a test panel. |
| Thinner | S50 | 30–40 (typ. 35) %official | 40–50 %official | Default: normal evaporation, verticals, 18–25 °C. On open-pore woods (oak, ash) the dealer advises thinning the sibling APL20 M 40–50 % at 200–250 g/m².Does not change cure time. |
| Thinner | S80 | 30–40 %catalog | 40–50 %official | Slow: above ~25 °C, large flat panels, when the matt enamel needs more flow-out time.More dust pick-up and sag risk on verticals. Doesn't change cure time (workshop notes). Note: the official APL1 M page lists S50 only; S80 is from the catalog (and the UM page). |
| Additive | CS 10 / CS 20 / CS 21 / CS 22 / CS 23 / CS 30 / CS 40 / CS 50 / CS 51 / CS 53 / CS 60 / CS 70 / CS 80 / CS 90 / CS 91 | — | — | For light and pastel colours. Dark and saturated colours are tinted on the clear converter ATL1.CS pastes are dense — after tinting use a gyro mixer (leaflet lists CABO) or mix mechanically and thoroughly. |
Percentages are per 100 parts of component A.
Characteristics
- Properties
- High physical/chemical resistance, high hiding power, resistant to yellowing over timeofficial
- Gloss
- 20 GU @60°official
- Viscosity
- ~85 ± 10 srecommended
- Pot life
- 6 hrecommended
- Drying · Dust-free
- 20 minrecommended
- Drying · Touch-dry
- 20 minrecommended
- Drying · Full cure
- 8 hrecommended
- Drying · Conditions
- 20 °C
- Hiding
- highofficial
- Lightfastness
- non-yellowing over timeofficial
- Chemical resistance
- high physical/chemical resistanceofficial
Colours
- APL1 M · white (tint base)
Application
HVLP
- Consumption
- 150 g/m²official
- Pressure · air · Cap
- ≤ 0.7 barrecommended
- Sanding between coats
- P320–P400 (pads K120–K180 on profiles)recommended
15–20 cm distance, 50–75 % overlap. Don't sand or polish the final coat — the 20-gloss level comes from the enamel itself.
Conventional spray
- Consumption
- 150 g/m²official
Transfer efficiency up to ~40 % (official methods page).
Airmix (air-assisted airless)
- Consumption
- 150 g/m²official
Official: airmix suits topcoats better than airless.
Airless
Officially recommended for primers on large flats; for a matt finish enamel prefer airmix or HVLP.
Process and compatibility
- Substrate preparation
- Primed and sanded (P240–P320) MDF/solid/veneer, dust-free.recommended
- Don'ts
- Don't use AC41 or PU hardeners (PC…) — only AC40 is listed for APL1
- Don't tint dark/saturated colours on it — use the clear ATL1 converter
- Don't sand or polish the final matt coat
- Don't use the mix past its pot life (~6 h at 20 °C)
Storage
Safety: Solvent-borne 2K acrylic; AC40 hardener is an aliphatic isocyanate. Spray in a booth with extraction, organic-vapour respirator (A2P2 or better), gloves and eye protection. Flammable.
Mixed into
AC40 / CS 10 / CS 20 / CS 21 / CS 22 / CS 23 / CS 30 / CS 40 / CS 50 / CS 51 / CS 53 / CS 60 / CS 70 / CS 80 / CS 90 / CS 91
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 product page: properties, spray 150 g/m², AC40 10–20 % wt / 15–25 % vol, thinner 30–40 % wt / 40–50 % vol
- sibling APL20 M dealer data used as analog for derived viscosity/pot life/drying
- official acrylic schedule using APL20 (analog) over APS20: AC40/C40 20 %, S50 30 %, 1.5 h at 30–35 °C
- dealer article: white converter for light/pastel, clear converter for dark/bright
- official methods page: airmix air 1–2 bar, airless up to 200 bar, transfer efficiencies
Not covered by the sources
- Official/dealer solids, viscosity, density, pot life and drying times for APL1 (not on t-color.ru page; not stocked on t-colormarket.ru, woodonline, lakokraska31, ndom31) — values given are derived from APL20 M / APL RAL
- No Technocolor TDS/SDS PDF found for APL1
- Hardness, elasticity, thixotropy, chemical-resistance figures
- Shelf life, storage temperature, packaging sizes
- Maximum CS paste loading and whether hardener % is calculated on the tinted base (assumed yes)
- Compatibility over PU primers (PPS…) not stated
- No official finishing schedule uses APL1
- Gloss tolerance (APL20 M analog: 20 ± 3 GU)