APL22401
Chrome effect – gold (decorative mirror-metallic paint)
Single-pack, solvent-borne decorative metallic paint (acrylic binder with metallic pigments) with a 'chrome' effect: bright, rich metallic lustre and a mirror-like reflective film. Imitates gilding/gold leaf without precious metals at a fraction of the cost. Smooth, fade-resistant. Interior only. Less abrasion-resistant than two-pack enamels, so on parts that get handled it can be clear-coated (the dealer suggests ATL70 aerosol touch-up lacquer) — but any lacquer on top dulls the mirror effect.
- furniture and interior décor accents
- accessories, frames, mouldings, carvings
- art and craft work
- imitation gilding / gold leaf
- wood, metal, PU foam (PPU), glass and more
- interior only; not for surfaces under constant wear
Mix calculator
Ask about APL22401
Answers are based on the APL22401 data and the products it mixes with.
Mixing matrix
- % by weight: 30 %dealer% by volume: 35 %dealer
working dilution for spraying. S10 (official: fast drying, SG 0.790; dealer calls it 'thinner for PE') is the main choice and the one the catalog names; S30 (dealer: fast, 'thinner for PU') is the alternative
dealer lists S10/S30 as alternatives on one line: 30 % by weight = 35 % by volume
- S10Thinner% by weight: 30 %catalog
liquid-leaf catalog APL 2xxxx: 'Thinner S10 — 30 parts by weight'
- S10Thinner
brush application (the catalog allows brushing)
| Role | Material | % by weight | % by volume | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thinner | S10 / S30 | 30 %dealer | 35 %dealer | working dilution for spraying. S10 (official: fast drying, SG 0.790; dealer calls it 'thinner for PE') is the main choice and the one the catalog names; S30 (dealer: fast, 'thinner for PU') is the alternativedealer lists S10/S30 as alternatives on one line: 30 % by weight = 35 % by volume |
| Thinner | S10 | 30 %catalog | — | liquid-leaf catalog APL 2xxxx: 'Thinner S10 — 30 parts by weight' |
| Thinner | S10 | — | — | brush application (the catalog allows brushing) |
Percentages are per 100 parts of component A.
Characteristics
- Solids
- 23catalog
- Viscosity
- ≈ 25–40 s DIN4 (part A, as supplied, estimate) srecommended
- Density
- ≈ 0.9–1.0 g/cm³recommended
- Gloss
- high (mirror-like)dealer
- Pot life
- not applicable (1K)recommended
- Drying · Dust-free
- 5catalog
- Drying · Full cure
- 1 hdealer
- Drying · Sand or stack
- do not sand; clear-coat no sooner than 1 h, preferably 2–4 hrecommended
- Drying · Conditions
- 20 °C
- Lightfastness
- fade-resistantdealer
- Abrasion resistance
- lower than two-pack enamelsdealer
- Hardness
- soft 1K film, abrasion-sensitiverecommended
- Thixotropy
- no; metallic pigment settles — stir thoroughlyrecommended
Colours
- APL22401 · chrome gold
- APL22400 · chrome
- APL22402 · chrome champagne
- APL22403 · chrome bronze
- APL22404 · chrome anthracite
Application
HVLP
- Consumption
- 20–30 g/m²dealer
- Pressure · fluid
- gravity cuprecommended
- Coats
- 1–2 thin, even passes (catalog: full colour from the first coat)recommended
- Flash-off
- 5catalog
- Recoat
- second effect pass after 5–10 min; clear coat no sooner than 1 h (full dry), better 2–4 hrecommended
- Sanding between coats
- never sand the effect coat; for nibs let it dry, touch very lightly with a grey pad and re-spray the effectrecommended
HVLP / touch-up gun, 1.0–1.3 mm tip, 1.5–2.0 bar inlet with the trigger pulled, ≤0.7 bar at the cap, fluid closed right down, fan wide open, 15–20 cm, 50–75 % overlap. Stir before filling and every so often while spraying. Spray over a smooth, level, ideally glossy base — the smoother the substrate, the stronger the chrome.
Conventional spray
- Consumption
- 20–30 g/m²dealer
Conventional air spray (official methods page: the universal, most common method — transfer efficiency only up to 40 % but a good result); a last light 'drop/mist' pass from a little further away evens out the flake.
Airmix (air-assisted airless)
- Nozzle
- not recommendedrecommended
Brush
The liquid-leaf catalog allows brushing (soft synthetic or squirrel brush, neat or +5–10 % S10). Brushing gives a weaker mirror with brush marks; fine for small décor, carvings, edge touch-up.
Process and compatibility
- Substrate preparation
- Clean, dry, degreased, dust-free. Technocolor (special-effects catalog, 'Chrome'): primer PPS50277 → black enamel RAL 9005 → gloss lacquer ATL21226 → chrome effect onto the gloss surface → gloss acrylic lacquer ATL21226. Sand the primer P320–P400; let the gloss base cure and, if needed, scuff very lightly with P800–P1000 / grey pad. On bare, unfilled wood the effect sinks into the grain.recommended
- Goes under
- [object Object] / [object Object] / [object Object] / [object Object]
- Sanding
- never sand or polish the effect coatrecommended
- Temperature and humidity
- 18–25 °C, 50–70 % RH; paint and workpiece at room temperaturerecommended
- Don'ts
- don't use outdoors
- don't leave it unprotected on high-wear surfaces (tops, handles)
- don't sand or polish the effect coat
- don't flood it — heavy coats mottle and darken the flake
- don't forget to stir — the pigment settles
- remember any clear coat on top reduces/changes the mirror effect — do a test panel first
Storage
- Shelf life
- ~12 months in the sealed original canrecommended
- Storage temperature
- +5…+25 °C, away from ignition sourcesrecommended
- Packaging
- 1 kg and 5 kg packs (dealer pack options)dealer
Safety: Solvent-borne — flammable. Spray in a booth with extraction, wear an A2 organic-vapour + P2 respirator, gloves and eye protection. No smoking or open flame. See the maker's SDS for details (not found).
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).
- dealer page: description, properties, application area, 20–30 g/m² spray, S10/S30 30 % by weight / 35 % by volume, full dry 1 h at 20 °C, stir note, ATL70 overcoat, 1/5 kg packs
- sibling chrome colours APL22400/22402/22403/22404 — identical tech data (APL22402 1 kg only; APL22404 extra application note)
- S10 thinner: fast, SG 0.790
- S30 thinner (official page, no data in local copy); 'fast' from dealer t-colormarket.ru/catalog/razbaviteli_1/s30/
- application methods
Not covered by the sources
- нет официальной страницы t-color.ru / no official t-color.ru page
- no TDS/SDS PDF found (web search budget exhausted; dealer and catalog only)
- solids 23 % is the catalog value for the whole APL 2xxxx liquid-leaf series, not confirmed for APL224xx chrome
- viscosity of part A (only estimated)
- density (estimated)
- gloss in GU (only 'high/mirror')
- dust-free/touch time specific to chrome series (5 min is catalog value for APL 2xxxx)
- shelf life / storage temperature (estimated)
- all spray parameters (nozzle, pressure, viscosity) are derived
- not in any of the 11 official t-color.ru finishing schedules; the catalog chrome schedule is shown with APL21081, not APL224xx
- density only back-calculated from the dealer weight/volume ratio