APL60181 M
APL60181 M white acrylic tinting base (converter) for exterior use, 20 gloss
Two-component solvent-borne acrylic white converter for exterior work. Base for tinting pastel-shade enamels with pigment pastes. High elasticity, light and weather resistance, non-yellowing, chemical resistance, high solids. Suitable for mechanically stressed surfaces indoors and outdoors.
- base for tinting pastel (muted) enamel shades
- exterior timber structures: houses, fences, window frames, gazebos
- mechanically stressed surfaces indoors and outdoors
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Mixing matrix
- AC40Hardener% by weight: 40 %catalog% by volume: 52 %recommended
Fixed ratio - do not go short or over. The 2019 catalog writes the hardener as 'C40' (same AC40).
- S50Thinner% by weight: 20–30 (typ. 25) %catalog% by volume: 26–39 (typ. 33) %recommended
normal conditions 18-25 °C, vertical surfaces
Default 25 % is the middle of the catalog range. Add thinner after the hardener.
- S80Thinner% by weight: 20–30 (typ. 25) %recommended% by volume: 26–39 (typ. 33) %recommended
above ~25 °C or on large flat panels - longer open time, better flow-out
More sag risk on verticals and more dust pick-up. Does not change cure time.
- CS pigment pastes (CS 10 ... CS 91)Additive
Pastes go into the converter (part A) per the SPECTRUM formula before adding hardener. Paste dosage not stated in sources.
| Role | Material | % by weight | % by volume | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardener | AC40 | 40 %catalog | 52 %recommended | Fixed ratio - do not go short or over. The 2019 catalog writes the hardener as 'C40' (same AC40). |
| Thinner | S50 | 20–30 (typ. 25) %catalog | 26–39 (typ. 33) %recommended | normal conditions 18-25 °C, vertical surfacesDefault 25 % is the middle of the catalog range. Add thinner after the hardener. |
| Thinner | S80 | 20–30 (typ. 25) %recommended | 26–39 (typ. 33) %recommended | above ~25 °C or on large flat panels - longer open time, better flow-outMore sag risk on verticals and more dust pick-up. Does not change cure time. |
| Additive | CS pigment pastes (CS 10 ... CS 91) | — | — | Pastes go into the converter (part A) per the SPECTRUM formula before adding hardener. Paste dosage not stated in sources. |
Percentages are per 100 parts of component A.
Characteristics
- Solids
- 56 %catalog
- Gloss
- 20 GU (60°)official
- Lightfastness
- high light-fastnesscatalog
- Chemical resistance
- chemical resistantofficial
- Elasticity
- high elasticitycatalog
- Weather resistance
- weather resistantcatalog
- Pot life
- 4 hrecommended
- Drying · Touch-dry
- 30 minrecommended
- Drying · Full cure
- 12 hrecommended
- Drying · Conditions
- 20 °C, 50-65 % RH
- Yellowing resistance
- non-yellowingofficial
Colours
- white base · white (base for pastel tints)
Application
HVLP
- Consumption
- 150 g/m²catalog
1.7-1.8 mm gun, 1.8-2.2 bar inlet with the trigger pulled, 15-20 cm distance, 50 % overlap. Do not sand or polish the final coat.
Conventional spray
- Consumption
- 150 g/m²catalog
Airmix (air-assisted airless)
- Consumption
- 150 g/m²catalog
Airless
Use for first/build coats on large flat parts only; finish with airmix or HVLP.
Process and compatibility
- Substrate preparation
- Timber at 12-15 % MC for exterior joinery, sand P150-P180, de-dust. Degrease resinous species.recommended
- Sanding
- P320-P400 between coats after 3-4 h; never sand the final coat.recommended
- Don'ts
- do not tint after adding hardener
- do not change the AC40 ratio (40 %)
- do not use nitro or water-based thinners
- do not brush (method not listed by the manufacturer)
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: properties (non-yellowing, chemical resistance, high solids), spray 150 g/m²
- 2019 catalog: solids 42 %, hardener C40, thinner S50 20-30 %
- sister product ATS60003 dealer data (pot life 4 h, touch 30 min, full 12 h) used for derived values
- sister product ATL60004 SM dealer data used for derived values
- application methods page
- white acrylic enamel: wt vs vol ratios used to derive volume %
Not covered by the sources
- density
- pot life / drying times from Technocolor (derived from sister products)
- pigment paste maximum dosage
- shelf life, storage temperature, pack sizes
- hardness
- no dealer page on t-colormarket.ru (search returns nothing)
- no technical data sheet (TDS) PDF found
- not used in any official finishing schedule
- viscosity of part A (derived estimate only)
- hardener/thinner % by volume (derived via density, not published)
- gloss tolerance (derived from sisters)