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ATL60180 M

ATL60180 M Clear acrylic converter for exterior use (20 gloss)

Clear two-pack solvent-borne acrylic (acrylic-PU, cured with the aliphatic isocyanate AC40) converter for exterior work — the base for tinting bright, saturated-colour enamels with CS pigment pastes. Highly elastic, weather- and lightfast, mechanically tough; non-yellowing, chemically resistant, high solids.

  • Base for bright, saturated exterior enamels
  • Timber houses, fences, window frames, gazebos and other exterior timber
  • Exterior surfaces that take mechanical wear

Mix calculator

g
Hardener40.0 %

AC40: 40.0 % — fixed by the datasheet

When: Always — this is a two-pack material.

Thinner25.0 %

When: Standard choice at 18–25 °C. S50 = medium evaporation, for PU/acrylic primers, matt lacquers and enamels (catalog p.19).

Ratio 100 : 40.0 : 25.0

ComponentWeigh out
ATL60180 Mpart A303 g
AC40Hardener121 g
S50Thinner75.8 g
Total500 g

Covers roughly 3.33 m² at 150 g/m².

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Mixing matrix

  • AC40Hardener
    % by weight: 40 %catalog

    Always — this is a two-pack material.

    Fixed 40 %, don't eyeball it: short hardener kills weather resistance. AC40 is aliphatic, the most non-yellowing hardener in the range (catalog p.19). The 2019 catalog prints "С40" — same AC40, old label/typo.

  • S50Thinner
    % by weight: 20–30 (typ. 25) %catalog

    Standard choice at 18–25 °C. S50 = medium evaporation, for PU/acrylic primers, matt lacquers and enamels (catalog p.19).

    The 2019 catalog gives the same 20–30 % S50.

  • S80Thinner
    % by weight: 20–30 %recommended

    Above ~25 °C, large panels/cladding, dry air — to stop dry spray and orange peel.

    Slower — more dust pick-up and sag risk on verticals. Doesn't change cure time. Not a Technocolor-listed option — test panel first.

  • 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

    Tinting the converter into an enamel (RAL/NCS) to a SPECTRUM recipe.

    CS pastes are the solvent-system (PU/acrylic) range per the SPECTRUM tinting leaflet. Add paste to part A and mix BEFORE the hardener. Technocolor publishes no max paste loading.

Percentages are per 100 parts of component A.

Characteristics

Solids
42 % part Acatalog
Gloss
20 GU 60°catalog
Elasticity
highcatalog
Lightfastness
high — weather- and lightfast, non-yellowingcatalog
Chemical resistance
chemically resistantofficial
Hardness
high mechanical resistancecatalog
Drying · Conditions
20 °C
Drying · Full cure
12recommended
Viscosity · Why ru
Та же основа, другое содержание матирующей добавки; для M значение не из источника.

Application

HVLP

Nozzle
1.5–1.7 mmrecommended
Pressure · fluid
0.8–1.5 barrecommended
Pressure · air
2–2.2 barrecommended
Spray viscosity
18–22 s DIN4 (4 mm) at 20 °Crecommended
Consumption
150 g/m²official
Wet film
120–150 µmrecommended
Coats
2–3 coatsrecommended
Flash-off
10–15 minrecommended
Recoat
4–24 hrecommended
Sanding between coats
P320–P600recommended

Gun distance 15–20 cm, 50 % overlap, fan fully open. Strain (125–190 µm) before spraying.

Conventional spray

Nozzle
1.6–1.8 mmrecommended
Pressure · air
3–4 barrecommended
Spray viscosity
18–22 s DIN4 at 20 °Crecommended
Consumption
150 g/m²official

Air spray is THE catalog method (air-spray pictogram). Transfer efficiency up to 40 % per the methods page — budget for overspray.

Airmix (air-assisted airless)

Nozzle
0.23–0.28 mmrecommended
Pressure · fluid
20–60 barrecommended
Pressure · air
1–2 barofficial
Spray viscosity
25–35 s DIN4recommended

Not listed for this code — fine by standard practice; the methods page says airmix suits topcoats better than airless.

Airless

Nozzle
0.28–0.33 mmrecommended
Pressure · fluid
100–160 barrecommended
Spray viscosity
30–45 s DIN4recommended

Only for big flat areas/cladding where throughput beats finish quality.

Brush

Allowed
norecommended

Technocolor lists spray only (150 g/m²). Brush/roller are NOT listed for ATL60180 — unlike the water-borne HTL60/HPL60.

Process and compatibility

Substrate preparation
Exterior wood: dry, clean, dust-free; sand solid wood P150–P180. If it will see weather, apply a preservative (CTH100/CPH6) first and let it dry fully (official wood-prep page: impregnate wood exposed to moisture).recommended
Goes over
CTH100 / CPH6 / ATS60003 / ATL60180
Sanding
Between coats P320–P400; denib P400–P600 before the last coat; never sand the final 20/30-gloss coat.recommended
Temperature and humidity · Relative humidity
40–75 % RHofficial
Temperature and humidity · Temperature
15–25 °Crecommended
Temperature and humidity · Wood moisture
8–14 %official
Don'ts
  • Don't brush or roll — spray only is listed.
  • Don't change the AC40 ratio — 40 % fixed.
  • Don't tint with water-based CH pastes — CS (solvent) only.
  • Don't spray over wet wood or above 75 % RH.
  • Don't sand or polish the 20/30-gloss final coat.

Storage

Storage temperature
+5…+25 °C, tightly closed, away from heat; keep AC40 sealed from moisture.recommended

Safety: Flammable, solvent-borne; AC40 hardener contains isocyanates. Spray in an extracted booth, wear an A2P2 carbon respirator (air-fed is better), nitrile gloves and goggles. No naked flames. (Generic 2K acrylic-PU precautions — no Technocolor SDS found.)

Mixed into

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).

Not covered by the sources
  • viscosity of part A (M variant)
  • density
  • pot life (no Technocolor figure; treat as a working-day product but mix only what you spray within a few hours — verify)
  • dust-free / touch-dry / sand times
  • % by volume for AC40 and S50 (only bare % given, assumed by weight)
  • max CS paste loading
  • shelf life
  • packaging sizes
  • hardness / chemical resistance test values
  • SDS
  • official primer for the system
  • no dealer listing for the 20-gloss M at all (t-colormarket and Holzkom list only the 30-gloss item)