CLT54
CLT54 Kromolux dye concentrate, Anegre
Highly concentrated transparent dye (binder-free stain) from Milesi's Kromolux series in Anegre (named after the African anegre veneer — a pale golden-beige wood tone; check the exact shade against a dealer sample). Very clear and even; at higher strength it goes dark while staying transparent. Dilutes with water or solvent, with or without a binder.
- Staining all kinds of timber, veneer and solid
- Furniture, fronts, mouldings and frames, general wooden articles
- Toning and evening out colour variation under PE, PU and NC lacquers
Mix calculator
Ratio 100 : 750.0
| Component | Weigh out |
|---|---|
| CLT54part A | 58.8 g |
| S90Thinner | 441 g |
| Total | 500 g |
Covers roughly 5.56 m² at 90 g/m².
Pot life of the mix: not applicable — single-component, no reaction; keep diluted mix closed and use within the shift.
Ask about CLT54
Answers are based on the CLT54 data and the products it mixes with.
Mixing matrix
- S10Thinner% by weight: 500–1000 %dealer% by volume: 500–1000 %dealer
Fast, strong thinner — stains on fine-pored timber per the catalog table (beech, birch, maple, alder are our examples).
Thinner selection per the Technocolor 2025–2026 catalog thinner table. S10 is also the gun-cleaning solvent per its official page.
- S12Thinner% by weight: 500–1000 %dealer% by volume: 500–1000 %dealer
Medium evaporation — medium-pored timber (cherry, walnut, tight ash); the default for a solvent-borne stain.
S12 is the dye thinner per its official page, and it is the thinner in the official schedules' CTU (transparent dye) steps (the anegri-veneer schedule with pigment CPS uses S90; water dye CTH uses water).
- S90Thinner% by weight: 500–1000 %official% by volume: 500–1000 %official
Slow — open-pored timber (oak, ash), large panels, hot shop: stays wet longer, fewer blotches and lap marks.
Dealer lists S90 as 'slow dye thinner'.
- WATERThinner% by weight: 500–1000 %official% by volume: 500–1000 %official
Water dilution — less odour/VOC, raises the grain more and dries much slower (Milesi TDS: 8 h at 20 °C vs. minutes on solvent).
Deionised (distilled) water only — tap water makes the dye flocculate and lose colour stability (dealer note). Before a water stain, raise the grain with a damp sponge, dry and denib at P180–P220.
- LZC97Thinner% by weight: 500–1000 %official% by volume: 500–1000 %official
Listed by Technocolor as a thinner. The Milesi TDS uses LZC97 as a small-share co-solvent alongside the main thinner (see the TDS rows).
LZC97's exact function is not documented by Technocolor; no product page.
- CFS1Additive% by weight: 0–200 %dealer% by volume: 0–200 %dealer
Binder for the solvent-borne stain (with S10/S12/S90): locks the dye in, less bleeding/lifting when the sealer goes on, more even colour on end grain.
Role: binder. CFS1 = solvent-borne and CFH1 = water-borne follows from the schedules (CFS1 paired with S12, CFH1 with water); the dealer's ОР/ВР labels are listed in the opposite order.
- CFH1Additive% by weight: 0–200 %dealer% by volume: 0–200 %dealer
Binder for the water-diluted stain.
0 % = plain dye stain; with binder the colour holds better under the sealer.
- % by weight: CLT 1 : LZC97 0.5 : LZC1000 9.5 (≈ LZC97 50 % + LZC1000 950 %)datasheet
Milesi's suggested solvent dilution. LZC1000 is a Milesi code; in the Technocolor line its place is taken by S10/S12/S90 per the official page.
- LZC97 / WATERThinner% by weight: CLT 1 : LZC97 1 : water 14 (≈ LZC97 100 % + water 1400 %)datasheet
Milesi's suggested water dilution.
- % by weight: 500–800 %datasheet
Milesi TDS: manual spray, fixed automatic airmix/airless, swinging-arm guns — 500–800 %; rotating carousel — 700–1500 %.
- % by weight: CFS1 200 % + S12 500 %schedule
Raised-panel doors (PU): stain 80–100 g/m², 5 min at 20–25 °C, then PTS20+C25+S50 sealer.
The finishing schedule names the CTU series (Technocolor universal transparent dyes), not CLT. CLT54 has no t-color.ru page, but its siblings CLT1–CLT18 sit in the same 'Universal dyes' section there with the same thinner/binder table as CTU (S10/S12/S90/water 500–1000 %, CFS1/CFH1 0–200 %), so the recipe is carried over as a guide; that mapping is our interpretation, not an explicit CLT54 instruction.
- % by weight: CFS1 150 % + S12 500 %schedule
Mouldings and frames (UV): stain 80 g/m², 5 min at 25–30 °C, then VTS40041 UV sealer.
The finishing schedule names the CTU series (Technocolor universal transparent dyes), not CLT. CLT54 has no t-color.ru page, but its siblings CLT1–CLT18 sit in the same 'Universal dyes' section there with the same thinner/binder table as CTU (S10/S12/S90/water 500–1000 %, CFS1/CFH1 0–200 %), so the recipe is carried over as a guide; that mapping is our interpretation, not an explicit CLT54 instruction.
- CFH1 / WATERAdditive% by weight: CFH1 400 % + вода/water 1000 %schedule
Open-pore oak kitchen fronts: stain 80–100 g/m², 20 min at 20–25 °C, PTS60+C26+S50 sealer.
This schedule is written for the water dye CTH, not CLT; 400 % CFH1 exceeds CLT54's official 0–200 % — stay within 0–200 % for CLT54.
| Role | Material | % by weight | % by volume | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thinner | S10 | 500–1000 %dealer | 500–1000 %dealer | Fast, strong thinner — stains on fine-pored timber per the catalog table (beech, birch, maple, alder are our examples).Thinner selection per the Technocolor 2025–2026 catalog thinner table. S10 is also the gun-cleaning solvent per its official page. |
| Thinner | S12 | 500–1000 %dealer | 500–1000 %dealer | Medium evaporation — medium-pored timber (cherry, walnut, tight ash); the default for a solvent-borne stain.S12 is the dye thinner per its official page, and it is the thinner in the official schedules' CTU (transparent dye) steps (the anegri-veneer schedule with pigment CPS uses S90; water dye CTH uses water). |
| Thinner | S90 | 500–1000 %official | 500–1000 %official | Slow — open-pored timber (oak, ash), large panels, hot shop: stays wet longer, fewer blotches and lap marks.Dealer lists S90 as 'slow dye thinner'. |
| Thinner | WATER | 500–1000 %official | 500–1000 %official | Water dilution — less odour/VOC, raises the grain more and dries much slower (Milesi TDS: 8 h at 20 °C vs. minutes on solvent).Deionised (distilled) water only — tap water makes the dye flocculate and lose colour stability (dealer note). Before a water stain, raise the grain with a damp sponge, dry and denib at P180–P220. |
| Thinner | LZC97 | 500–1000 %official | 500–1000 %official | Listed by Technocolor as a thinner. The Milesi TDS uses LZC97 as a small-share co-solvent alongside the main thinner (see the TDS rows).LZC97's exact function is not documented by Technocolor; no product page. |
| Additive | CFS1 | 0–200 %dealer | 0–200 %dealer | Binder for the solvent-borne stain (with S10/S12/S90): locks the dye in, less bleeding/lifting when the sealer goes on, more even colour on end grain.Role: binder. CFS1 = solvent-borne and CFH1 = water-borne follows from the schedules (CFS1 paired with S12, CFH1 with water); the dealer's ОР/ВР labels are listed in the opposite order. |
| Additive | CFH1 | 0–200 %dealer | 0–200 %dealer | Binder for the water-diluted stain.0 % = plain dye stain; with binder the colour holds better under the sealer. |
| Thinner | LZC97 / LZC1000 | CLT 1 : LZC97 0.5 : LZC1000 9.5 (≈ LZC97 50 % + LZC1000 950 %)datasheet | — | Milesi's suggested solvent dilution. LZC1000 is a Milesi code; in the Technocolor line its place is taken by S10/S12/S90 per the official page. |
| Thinner | LZC97 / WATER | CLT 1 : LZC97 1 : water 14 (≈ LZC97 100 % + water 1400 %)datasheet | — | Milesi's suggested water dilution. |
| Thinner | LZC1000 / LZC1024 / LZC97 / LTC5 / WATER | 500–800 %datasheet | — | Milesi TDS: manual spray, fixed automatic airmix/airless, swinging-arm guns — 500–800 %; rotating carousel — 700–1500 %. |
| Additive | CFS1 / S12 | CFS1 200 % + S12 500 %schedule | — | Raised-panel doors (PU): stain 80–100 g/m², 5 min at 20–25 °C, then PTS20+C25+S50 sealer.The finishing schedule names the CTU series (Technocolor universal transparent dyes), not CLT. CLT54 has no t-color.ru page, but its siblings CLT1–CLT18 sit in the same 'Universal dyes' section there with the same thinner/binder table as CTU (S10/S12/S90/water 500–1000 %, CFS1/CFH1 0–200 %), so the recipe is carried over as a guide; that mapping is our interpretation, not an explicit CLT54 instruction. |
| Additive | CFS1 / S12 | CFS1 150 % + S12 500 %schedule | — | Mouldings and frames (UV): stain 80 g/m², 5 min at 25–30 °C, then VTS40041 UV sealer.The finishing schedule names the CTU series (Technocolor universal transparent dyes), not CLT. CLT54 has no t-color.ru page, but its siblings CLT1–CLT18 sit in the same 'Universal dyes' section there with the same thinner/binder table as CTU (S10/S12/S90/water 500–1000 %, CFS1/CFH1 0–200 %), so the recipe is carried over as a guide; that mapping is our interpretation, not an explicit CLT54 instruction. |
| Additive | CFH1 / WATER | CFH1 400 % + вода/water 1000 %schedule | — | Open-pore oak kitchen fronts: stain 80–100 g/m², 20 min at 20–25 °C, PTS60+C26+S50 sealer.This schedule is written for the water dye CTH, not CLT; 400 % CFH1 exceeds CLT54's official 0–200 % — stay within 0–200 % for CLT54. |
Percentages are per 100 parts of component A.
Characteristics
- Viscosity
- 24 ± 2 s, 24 ± 2 s
- Drying · Conditions
- 20 °C (TDS room-temperature schedule; RH not stated in the TDS)
- Drying · Room temp (solvent)
- 30 s (LZC1000 thinner; printed 30")datasheet
- Drying · Room temp (water)
- 8 h (water thinner)datasheet
- Drying · IR drying 60 °C (solvent)
- 10 mindatasheet
- Drying · IR drying 60 °C (water)
- 20 mindatasheet
- Pot life
- not applicable — single-component, no reaction; keep diluted mix closed and use within the shiftrecommended
- Thixotropy
- norecommended
- Gloss
- not applicable — no filmrecommended
Colours
- CLT54 · Anegre
Application
HVLP
- Nozzle
- 1–1.3 mmrecommended
- Pressure · fluid
- gravity cup, no fluid pressurerecommended
- Pressure · air
- 1.5–2 bar inlet (gun trigger pulled); ≈0.5–0.7 bar at caprecommended
- Spray viscosity
- as diluted (500–1000 %), ~water-thin — do not thin to a cup timerecommended
- Consumption
- 80–100 g/m² ready mixdealer
- Coats
- 1 even full wet pass (2 light crossing passes on large panels); add colour by a second pass, not by floodingrecommended
- Flash-off · Solvent
- 5 min at 20–25 °C (CFS1+S12 mix)schedule
- Flash-off · Water
- 20 min at 20–25 °C (CFH1+water mix)schedule
- Recoat · Sealer (solvent)
- after 1 min (thinned with LZC1000)datasheet
- Recoat · Sealer (waterborne)
- after 8 h (thinned with water) at 20 °C; forced drying IR tunnel + warm air 60 °C = 20 mindatasheet
- Sanding between coats
- do not sand the stain coat itself; denib the first sealer coat at P240–P320recommended
Hold the gun square at 15–20 cm, 50 % overlap. On profiles do edges and recesses first, then the field. Stir the mix before filling.
Conventional spray
- Nozzle
- 1–1.2 mmrecommended
- Pressure · air
- 2–3 bar at gunrecommended
- Consumption
- 80–100 g/m² ready mixdealer
Classic air spray — the mainstream method per the methods page (up to 40 % transfer).
Airmix (air-assisted airless)
- Nozzle
- 0.18–0.23 mm (07–09 thou), narrow 20–40° fanrecommended
- Pressure · fluid
- 4–8 barrecommended
- Pressure · air
- 0.8–1.5 barrecommended
- Consumption
- 10–20 g/m² (TDS figure — appears to be concentrate, see notes)datasheet
The Milesi TDS states 10–20 g/m² for automatic airmix — given the 500–800 % dilution this reads as concentrate, i.e. ~80–100 g/m² of ready mix.
Airless
- Nozzle
- 0.18–0.23 mm (07–09 thou)recommended
- Pressure · fluid
- 30–60 barrecommended
- Consumption
- 10–20 g/m² (TDS figure, likely concentrate)datasheet
For hand work prefer airmix/HVLP — airless has a coarser fan and more blotch risk.
Automatic rotating spray
- Consumption
- 5–20 g/m² (automatic rotating carousel, TDS)datasheet
- Dilution %
- 700–1500 %datasheet
Milesi TDS: automatic rotating (carousel) spray machine — 5–20 g/m², 700–1500 % dilution. This is not electrostatic; the TDS does not mention electrostatic application.
Process and compatibility
- Substrate preparation
- Sand flats P150 → P180 → P220; profiles with sanding mats/sponges K60–K80schedule
- Goes over
- bare sanded wood
- Sanding
- Never sand the dyed surface directly; sand the first sealer coat P240–P320 (flats) / K120 (profiles) per schedulerecommended
- Temperature and humidity
- TDS data at 20 °C (room temperature); RH not stateddatasheet
- Don'ts
- Don't dilute with tap water — deionised only
- Don't exceed 200 % CFS1/CFH1 binder
- Don't flood the surface — make a second light pass instead
- Don't sand the bare dye coat — sand the sealer
- Don't seal a water-diluted stain before it is fully dry (TDS: ~8 h at 20 °C or 20 min at 60 °C)
Storage
- Shelf life
- 8 months from delivery (series TDS; CLT54 not named)datasheet
- Storage temperature
- 18–25 °C, tightly closed, protected from moisturedatasheet
- Packaging
- 1 Ldealer
Safety: Composition and hazard class are not published (no CLT54 SDS found). Treat the concentrate and S10/S12/S90 mixes as flammable: spray in an extracted booth, no ignition sources, A2P2 respirator and nitrile gloves; keep solvent rags in a closed metal bin.
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).
- official page of SIBLING CLT4 (CLT54 has none): LZC97 as approved thinner; properties, spray 80–100 g/m², thinners S10/S12/S90/LZC97/water 500–1000 %, binder CFS1/CFH1 0–200 %
- dealer page: properties, 80–100 g/m², S10/S12/S90(+water) 500–1000 %, CFH1/CFS1 0–200 %, viscosity 24±2 (part A, 20 °C), deionised-water note, manufacturer MILESI, 1 L pack, 3 229 ₽/L to order
- Milesi CLT Kromolux TDS (IVM Chemicals, rev. I, Oct 2006): viscosity 24"±2" ISO3, SG by colour, dilutions/consumption per gun type, drying (30 s solvent / 8 h water at 20 °C), overcoat times, shelf life, suggested recipes, colour list
- schedule: CTU+CFS1 200%+S12 500%, 80–100 g/m², 5 min
- schedule: CTU+CFS1 150%+S12 500%, 80 g/m², 5 min at 25–30 °C
- schedule: CTH+CFH1 400%+water 1000%, 20 min
- application methods: airless ≤200 bar, airmix ≤20 bar + 1–2 bar air
Not covered by the sources
- solids_pct (blank in Milesi TDS, not on official/dealer pages)
- lightfastness rating (no sourced figure)
- hardness/elasticity/chemical resistance — not applicable to a binder-free dye on its own
- LZC97 function and Technocolor product page (no official or dealer page)
- CFS1/CFH1 product pages and their own data (no official/dealer page found)
- consumption discrepancy: dealer / sibling-official (CLT4) 80–100 g/m² (ready mix) vs Milesi TDS 5–20 g/m² (basis not stated, apparently concentrate)
- SDS / hazard classification for CLT54
- no Technocolor-issued TDS for CLT54; data sheet used is Milesi's (IVM) CLT series TDS, rev. I, Oct 2006
- CLT not covered in Technocolor 2025–2026 catalog (only CTU/CPS/CTH dyes)
- no official t-color.ru page for CLT54; LZC97 and water-as-thinner on the official side come from sibling CLT4
- CLT54 absent from the 2006 Milesi TDS colour list — density/SG unknown; series viscosity/drying assumed to apply
- electrostatic suitability not documented (TDS covers manual, airmix, airless, swinging-arm and rotating-carousel spray only)