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CLT3

CLT3 Kromolux stain concentrate, red

Highly concentrated transparent wood stain (dye) with no binder. Very even colour; at higher concentration it goes dark while staying transparent. Thins with water or with solvent, with or without a binder. Can be overcoated with polyester, polyurethane and nitro lacquers.

  • Spray staining of all wood species
  • Furniture, profiles, frames, general wooden articles
  • Tinting: blend with other CLT colours to hit a target shade

Mix calculator

g
Thinner750.0 %

When: Standard spray dilution, 80–100 g/m²

Additive

Ratio 100 : 750.0

ComponentWeigh out
CLT3part A58.8 g
S10 / S12 / S90 / LZC97 / waterThinner441 g
Total500 g

Covers roughly 5.56 m² at 90 g/m².

Pot life of the mix: n/a — single-component, no hardener.

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Mixing matrix

  • S10 / S12 / S90 / LZC97 / waterThinner
    % by weight: 500–1000 %official% by volume: 500–1000 %official

    Standard spray dilution, 80–100 g/m²

    S10 = fast (official: also a gun/equipment wash; dealer calls it a polyester thinner; SG 0.790, same as Milesi's acetone thinner LZC1000), S12 = nitro thinner, officially 'suited to diluting stains', S90 = slow stain thinner (dealer). LZC97 = Milesi slow thinner for CIT roller stains (SG 0.918). Water — deionised only.

  • S10 / S12 / S90 / waterThinner
    % by weight: 500–1000 %dealer% by volume: 500–1000 %dealer

    Dealer (t-colormarket) mixing table

    If cutting with water use deionised water only, otherwise the dye flocculates and colour stability suffers. The dealer labels the binders 'CFH1 / CFS1 — solvent / water', but official schedules pair CFS1 with S12 (solvent) and CFH1 with water (CTH, CPH dyes), so CFS1 = solvent, CFH1 = water.

  • CFS1 / CFH1Additive
    % by weight: 0–200 %official% by volume: 0–200 %official

    Binder: CFS1 for solvent-cut stain, CFH1 for water-cut stain

    Binder is optional (0 %). Gives better dye lock-down, less bleeding into the sealer and a more even tone on end grain.

  • LZC1000 / LZC1024 / LZC97 / LTC5 / waterThinner
    % by weight: 500–800 %datasheet

    Milesi TDS dilution for manual and automatic spraying

    For rotating carousel automatics the TDS gives 700–1500 %. LZC1000/LZC1024/LTC5 are Milesi thinner codes; t-color.ru lists S10/S12/S90/LZC97/water for CLT3. LZC1000 = Milesi fast acetone thinner (spray stains, gun-wash, polyester), LZC1024 = nitro thinner, LZC97 = slow thinner for roller stains.

  • LZC1000 / LZC1024 / LZC97 / LTC5 / waterThinner
    % by weight: 700–1500 %datasheet

    Automatic rotating (carousel) spray

  • LZC97 / LZC1000Thinner

    Suggested solvent dilution (TDS)

  • LZC97 / waterThinner

    Suggested water dilution (TDS)

    CLT10 (white) cannot be water-cut; CLT3 can.

  • CLT1 / CLT2 / CLT4 / CLT5 / CLT6 / CLT7 / CLT8 / CLT9 / CLT10 / CLT11 / CLT12 / CLT18 / CLT19Additive
    % by weight: 0–null %dealer

    Shade matching — blend with other colours of the range

Percentages are per 100 parts of component A.

Characteristics

Viscosity
24 ± 2 sdatasheet
Density
0.965 ± 0.05 g/cm³ (specific gravity at 20 °C)datasheet
Gloss
n/a — non-film-forming stainrecommended
Pot life
n/a — single-component, no hardenerrecommended
Drying · Conditions
20 °C (TDS: 20 °C, 70 % RH)
Drying · Touch-dry · Solvent LZC1000
0.5 mindatasheet
Drying · Touch-dry · Water
480 mindatasheet
Drying · Forced drying 60 °C · Solvent LZC1000
10 mindatasheet
Drying · Forced drying 60 °C · Water
20 mindatasheet
Drying · Sand or stack · Overcoat with solvent sealer
after 1 mindatasheet
Drying · Sand or stack · Overcoat with waterborne sealer
after 8 hdatasheet
Drying · Practical, before sealer
solvent-cut: 5–20 min; water-cut: overnight (8 h) or 20 min at 60 °Crecommended
Thixotropy
norecommended
Overcoatable with
polyester,polyurethane,nitrocellulosedatasheet

Colours

  • CLT3 · red

Application

HVLP

Consumption
80–100 g/m²official
Nozzle
1–1.3 mmrecommended
Pressure · air
1.5–2 barrecommended
Spray viscosity
10–12 s DIN4recommended
Coats
1 even coat; a 2nd cross-coat for deeper/levelled colourrecommended
Flash-off
1–5 minrecommended
Sanding between coats
Do not sand the stain itself; denib only after the first sealer coatrecommended

Gun 15–20 cm off the work, 50 % overlap, light dry passes — never let the stain puddle. Edges and profiles first, then the face. Judge colour on a sample under lacquer.

Conventional spray

Nozzle
1–1.2 mmrecommended
Pressure · air
2–3 barrecommended
Consumption
80–100 g/m²official
Spray viscosity
10–12 s DIN4recommended

Airmix (air-assisted airless)

Consumption
10–20 g/m²datasheet
Nozzle
0.18–0.23 mmrecommended
Pressure · fluid
8–15 barrecommended
Pressure · air
0.5–1.5 barrecommended

Airless

Consumption
10–20 g/m²datasheet
Nozzle
0.18–0.23 mmrecommended
Pressure · fluid
40–70 barrecommended

Conventional spray

Consumption · Swing arm
10–20 g/m²datasheet
Consumption · Carousel
5–20 g/m²datasheet
Dilution · Swing arm
500–800 %datasheet
Dilution · Carousel
700–1500 %datasheet

Process and compatibility

Substrate preparation
Sand the wood P150–P180–P220 (profiles with K60–K80 pads), de-dust. For water-cut stain, pre-raise the grain with water, dry and knock back with P220–P240.recommended
Sanding
Never sand the stain coat; first sand after the first sealer coat (P240–P320).recommended
Temperature and humidity
20 °C, 70 % RH (TDS test conditions); store at 18–25 °Cdatasheet
Don'ts
  • Do not cut with tap water — deionised only
  • Do not flood it on — with no binder the excess bleeds into the sealer
  • Do not overcoat a water-cut stain before 8 h (or without the 60 °C force-dry)
  • Do not sand the stain coat

Storage

Shelf life
8 months from deliverydatasheet
Storage temperature
18–25 °C, tightly closed, protect from moisture and contaminationdatasheet
Packaging
1 л,5 лdealer

Safety: Concentrate and S10/S12/S90 thinners are flammable: spray in a booth with extraction, wear an A-filter (organic vapour) respirator and nitrile gloves. The dye stains skin and clothing badly.

Mixed into

CFH1 / CFS1 / CLT10 / LZC97

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
  • solids_pct — not published (TDS 'Solid content' field blank; stain without binder)
  • lightfastness rating (blue wool) — not published
  • official nozzle/pressure — none published; all spray settings are derived
  • ready-to-use viscosity — TDS field blank; derived only
  • conflict: consumption 80–100 g/m² (t-color.ru/dealer) vs 5–20 g/m² (Milesi TDS)
  • CFS1/CFH1 binder data (solids, own TDS) not obtained; LZC97 identified from milesi_LZC.pdf as a slow thinner for CIT roller stains (SG 0.918), so its 50–100 % share in the TDS suggested dilutions acts as a retarder
  • Milesi binders CLC20 (water) / CLC30 (solvent) appear in the TDS property table but no ratios for them are given
  • no SDS / hazard classification for CLT3
  • not in the Technocolor 2022 or 2025–2026 catalog transcripts
  • no official finishing schedule uses CLT3
  • dealer binder labels (CFH1/CFS1 = ОР/ВР) contradict the official schedules (CFS1 with solvent, CFH1 with water); file follows the schedules