CIT23
CIT23 Kromoroller stain, Old Walnut
Pigmented stain from the Kromoroller range (made by MILESI, distributed by Technocolor) in an 'old walnut' shade — a ready wood tone, unlike the other CIT colours, which are base colours for tinting. Apply by spray, spray-and-wipe, or wipe-on. Evens out colour variation in the substrate very well. Works on any wood; best results on hard open-grain species such as oak and ash. Thinned with S90 slow stain thinner. There is no official t-color.ru page — data comes from the t-colormarket.ru dealer only.
- Walnut-toning solid wood and veneer
- Evening out colour variation (sapwood/heartwood, mismatched veneer batches)
- Spray and spray-and-wipe (80–100 g/m²)
- Hand wipe-on (40–60 g/m²) to accent the pores on oak and ash
- Under clear NC, PU, PE and UV finishes (per the series properties)
Mix calculator
Ratio 100 : 20.0
| Component | Weigh out |
|---|---|
| CIT23part A | 417 g |
| S90Thinner | 83.3 g |
| Total | 500 g |
Covers roughly 5.56 m² at 90 g/m².
Ask about CIT23
Answers are based on the CIT23 data and the products it mixes with.
Mixing matrix
- S90Thinner% by weight: 20 %dealer
Dealer's recommendation. S90 is the slow stain thinner.
WARNING: the other CIT colours are officially 500–2000 %. 20 % for CIT23 means either it's sold close to ready-to-use (its price, 2,285 ₽/l vs 7,584 ₽/l for CIT2, hints at that) or it's a dealer typo. Always do a test panel.
- S90Thinner% by weight: 20–100 %recommended
A lighter old-walnut tone / hand spraying large panels, wipe-on, shop above ~25 °C
Recommendation, not Technocolor data
- % by weight: 20–100 %recommended
Automated spraying, fast flash, shop up to ~22 °C
Not listed for CIT23 — carried over from the series; test first
- % by weight: 0–40 %recommended
Optional — for wipe-on / pore accent
Not listed for CIT23 — carried over from the series
| Role | Material | % by weight | % by volume | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thinner | S90 | 20 %dealer | — | Dealer's recommendation. S90 is the slow stain thinner.WARNING: the other CIT colours are officially 500–2000 %. 20 % for CIT23 means either it's sold close to ready-to-use (its price, 2,285 ₽/l vs 7,584 ₽/l for CIT2, hints at that) or it's a dealer typo. Always do a test panel. |
| Thinner | S90 | 20–100 %recommended | — | A lighter old-walnut tone / hand spraying large panels, wipe-on, shop above ~25 °CRecommendation, not Technocolor data |
| Thinner | S10 / S12 | 20–100 %recommended | — | Automated spraying, fast flash, shop up to ~22 °CNot listed for CIT23 — carried over from the series; test first |
| Additive | CIC11 / CIC12 / CFS1 | 0–40 %recommended | — | Optional — for wipe-on / pore accentNot listed for CIT23 — carried over from the series |
Percentages are per 100 parts of component A.
Characteristics
- Colour evening
- evens out substrate colour variation very welldealer
- Lightfastness
- goodofficial
- Grain raising
- does not raise the grainofficial
- Overcoatable with
- NC,PU,PE,UVofficial
- Drying · Before topcoat (min)
- 5–10 minschedule
- Drying · Conditions
- 20 °C
Colours
- CIT23 · old walnut
Application
HVLP
- Consumption
- 80–100 g/m²dealer
- Nozzle
- 1–1.3 mmrecommended
- Pressure · air
- 1.5–2 barrecommended
- Spray viscosity
- 10–14 s DIN4recommended
- Coats
- 1–2 coatsrecommended
- Flash-off
- 5–10 minschedule
15–20 cm from the work, 50 % overlap, a light wet coat with no puddles; end grain and edges darken fast — go lighter there. (Recommendation.)
Conventional spray
- Consumption
- 80–100 g/m²dealer
- Nozzle
- 1–1.2 mmrecommended
- Pressure · air
- 2–3 barrecommended
- Spray viscosity
- 10–14 s DIN4recommended
Airmix (air-assisted airless)
- Consumption
- 80–100 g/m²schedule
- Nozzle
- 0.18–0.23 mmrecommended
- Pressure · fluid
- 4–8 barrecommended
- Pressure · air
- 1–2 barrecommended
For automated staining (reciprocator). It's pigmented: stir before loading, use a mesh strainer in the pot.
Cloth or pad
- Consumption
- 80–100 g/m²dealer
Spray and immediately wipe along the grain with a rag or pad — the best way to accent the pores on oak and ash.
Cloth or pad
- Consumption
- 40–60 g/m²dealer
Wipe-on only (no spraying).
Process and compatibility
- Substrate preparation
- sand P150, P180schedule
- Goes over
- bare wood (sanded)
- Goes under
- ETS50
- Sanding
- Don't sand the stained wood — you'll cut through the colour. Per the coffin schedule: stain → 2 coats of ETS50 primer (30–40 min between coats, then 8–12 h at 20 °C) → sand P360, P400.schedule
- Temperature and humidity
- 20 °Cschedule
- Don'ts
- Don't apply without a test panel — the right dilution for CIT23 is unclear
- Don't flood end grain and edges — they go darker
- Don't seal before the solvent has flashed off (min. 5–10 min at 20 °C)
- Don't forget to stir — the pigment settles
Storage
- Packaging
- 1 л,5 лdealer
Safety: Contains organic solvents and is flammable. Use in a ventilated spray booth with an organic-vapour respirator and gloves. (Generic solvent-stain practice — no SDS 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 product page: MILESI, pigmented stain, properties, consumption (spray/spray+wipe 80–100, wipe 40–60), S90 20 % by weight, oak/ash note, packaging 1/5 l, price
- dealer search — single hit, the page above
- official page of sibling CIT1: series properties (lightfastness, no grain raising, overcoatable NC/PU/PE/UV), thinners 500–2000 %, binders 0–40 %
- dealer page of sibling CIT2: S10/S12/S90 500–2000 %, viscosity 73±4 s VZ-6, price 7,584 ₽/l — context only
- official schedule (PE gloss coffins): CIT 80–100 g/m² auto spray, 20 °C 5–10 min, then ETS50; sanding P150/P180
- application methods (airmix air 1–2 bar, fluid up to 20 bar)
- CLT4 Kromolux old walnut — different series, same shade name; not used for values
Not covered by the sources
- No official t-color.ru page for CIT23; not in the 2025–2026 catalog transcripts
- Dealer page has no 'Все технические характеристики' block: viscosity, solids, density unknown (siblings: CIT2 73±4 s VZ-6, CIT9 30±2 s VZ-6, CIT9280 65±4 s VZ-4 — not transferred)
- Thinner ratio conflict: dealer says S90 20 % by weight (volume blank, re-checked 2026-10-05) vs 500–2000 % for every other CIT colour — unresolved; true concentration of CIT23 unknown
- S90 % by volume — not given
- Whether S10/S12 and binders CIC11/CIC12/CFS1 apply to CIT23 — not stated (carried over from the series as derived)
- Roller-coater (5–15 g/m²) suitability not stated for CIT23 despite the 'Kromoroller' name
- Drying times (dust-free/touch/full) beyond the schedule's generic 5–10 min — unknown
- Shelf life, storage temperature — unknown
- No technical data sheet (ТДС) or SDS found; web search budget exhausted, woodonline.ru search returns nothing, lakokraska31.ru search inconclusive
- Nozzle/pressure, spray viscosity, coats and thinner choice are derived, not Technocolor data
- Official sibling pages also list LZC97 as a thinner (S10/S12/S90/LZC97); not carried over to CIT23 here