CLT8
Kromolux blue wood dye (concentrate)
Concentrated transparent wood dye (stain) without binder, Kromolux series. Very even colour and high clarity; at higher strength gives deep dark tones while staying see-through. Reduce with water or solvent, with or without binder. Can be overcoated with polyester, polyurethane and nitrocellulose lacquers.
- Staining any timber, veneer or solid
- Furniture, mouldings, frames, general joinery — spray
- Mixing/matching shades with the other CLT dyes — blue as the base for cool, grey and blue-black tones, and in small doses to kill orange/yellow cast in walnut mixes
- Deep dark tones that stay transparent
Mix calculator
Ratio 100 : 750.0
| Component | Weigh out |
|---|---|
| CLT8part A | 58.8 g |
| LZC97Thinner | 441 g |
| Total | 500 g |
Covers roughly 5.56 m² at 90 g/m².
Ask about CLT8
Answers are based on the CLT8 data and the products it mixes with.
Mixing matrix
- S10Thinner% by weight: 500–1000 %dealer% by volume: 500–1000 %dealer
Fast, strong thinner — for close-grained timber (beech, birch, maple, alder), small parts, cool shop.
The Technocolor catalog gives the same 500–1000 % and the same S10/S12/S90 set for its universal dyes. Catalog p.19: S10 fast, strong, for stains on fine-pore wood; the species examples and 'cool shop' are our gloss. Dealer labels S10 'thinner for PE'.
- S12Thinner% by weight: 500–1000 %dealer% by volume: 500–1000 %dealer
Medium evaporation — for medium-pore timber; the all-round choice for hand spraying. Technocolor's stain schedules use S12.
The Technocolor catalog gives the same 500–1000 % and the same S10/S12/S90 set for its universal dyes. Catalog p.19: S12 medium evaporation, stains on medium-pore wood. Dealer labels S12 'thinner for NC'.
- S90Thinner% by weight: 500–1000 %dealer% by volume: 500–1000 %dealer
Slow — for open-pore timber (oak, ash, anegre), big panels, hot weather; gives the stain time to soak into the pores, fewer stripes and lap marks.
The Technocolor catalog gives the same 500–1000 % and the same S10/S12/S90 set for its universal dyes. Catalog p.19: S90 slow, stains on open-pore wood; species, panels and heat are our gloss.
- WATERThinner% by weight: 500–1000 %dealer% by volume: 500–1000 %dealer
Water-borne stain: raises the grain more and pops the figure, but dries slowly (up to 8 h).
Deionised water only — tap water makes the dye flocculate and hurts colour stability (dealer note).
- LZC97Thinner% by weight: 500–1000 %official% by volume: 500–1000 %official
Appears in both Milesi suggested dilutions (with LZC1000 solvent and with water) as an add-in to the main thinner, not alone — calling it a coupling solvent is our interpretation.
Dealer does not list LZC97 for CLT8; it is on the official CLT8 page and in the TDS.
- % by weight: 1 : 0.5 : 9.5 (CLT : LZC97 : LZC1000) = 1000 % totaldatasheet
Manufacturer's (Milesi) suggested solvent dilution.
LZC1000 not found in the Technocolor range; nearest by purpose is S10/S12.
- LZC97 / WATERThinner% by weight: 1 : 1 : 14 (CLT : LZC97 : water) = 1500 % totaldatasheet
Manufacturer's suggested water dilution.
Deionised water.
- CFS1Additive% by weight: 0–200 %dealer% by volume: 0–200 %dealer
Solvent-based spray binder: less grain raising, the primer doesn't drag the dye, more even colour on end grain.
Can be used with no binder (0 %). Official CLT8 page: CFS1/CFH1 0–200 %.
- CFH1Additive% by weight: 0–200 %dealer% by volume: 0–200 %dealer
Water-based spray binder — when CLT8 is reduced with water.
Don't put CFH1 into a solvent-reduced batch.
- % by weight: CLT8 100 : CFS1 150–200 : S12 500 parts by weight %
Working dye+binder mix under a PU/UV system, mirroring Technocolor's schedules for the CTU transparent dyes.
The 'panel doors PU' (CTU 100 : CFS1 200 : S12 500) and 'mouldings/frames UV' (CTU 100 : CFS1 150 : S12 500) schedules name CTU, not CLT; CLT8 is the same class (transparent concentrate, same S10/S12/S90 thinners at 500–1000 % and 80–100 g/m²).
| Role | Material | % by weight | % by volume | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thinner | S10 | 500–1000 %dealer | 500–1000 %dealer | Fast, strong thinner — for close-grained timber (beech, birch, maple, alder), small parts, cool shop.The Technocolor catalog gives the same 500–1000 % and the same S10/S12/S90 set for its universal dyes. Catalog p.19: S10 fast, strong, for stains on fine-pore wood; the species examples and 'cool shop' are our gloss. Dealer labels S10 'thinner for PE'. |
| Thinner | S12 | 500–1000 %dealer | 500–1000 %dealer | Medium evaporation — for medium-pore timber; the all-round choice for hand spraying. Technocolor's stain schedules use S12.The Technocolor catalog gives the same 500–1000 % and the same S10/S12/S90 set for its universal dyes. Catalog p.19: S12 medium evaporation, stains on medium-pore wood. Dealer labels S12 'thinner for NC'. |
| Thinner | S90 | 500–1000 %dealer | 500–1000 %dealer | Slow — for open-pore timber (oak, ash, anegre), big panels, hot weather; gives the stain time to soak into the pores, fewer stripes and lap marks.The Technocolor catalog gives the same 500–1000 % and the same S10/S12/S90 set for its universal dyes. Catalog p.19: S90 slow, stains on open-pore wood; species, panels and heat are our gloss. |
| Thinner | WATER | 500–1000 %dealer | 500–1000 %dealer | Water-borne stain: raises the grain more and pops the figure, but dries slowly (up to 8 h).Deionised water only — tap water makes the dye flocculate and hurts colour stability (dealer note). |
| Thinner | LZC97 | 500–1000 %official | 500–1000 %official | Appears in both Milesi suggested dilutions (with LZC1000 solvent and with water) as an add-in to the main thinner, not alone — calling it a coupling solvent is our interpretation.Dealer does not list LZC97 for CLT8; it is on the official CLT8 page and in the TDS. |
| Thinner | LZC97 / LZC1000 | 1 : 0.5 : 9.5 (CLT : LZC97 : LZC1000) = 1000 % totaldatasheet | — | Manufacturer's (Milesi) suggested solvent dilution.LZC1000 not found in the Technocolor range; nearest by purpose is S10/S12. |
| Thinner | LZC97 / WATER | 1 : 1 : 14 (CLT : LZC97 : water) = 1500 % totaldatasheet | — | Manufacturer's suggested water dilution.Deionised water. |
| Additive | CFS1 | 0–200 %dealer | 0–200 %dealer | Solvent-based spray binder: less grain raising, the primer doesn't drag the dye, more even colour on end grain.Can be used with no binder (0 %). Official CLT8 page: CFS1/CFH1 0–200 %. |
| Additive | CFH1 | 0–200 %dealer | 0–200 %dealer | Water-based spray binder — when CLT8 is reduced with water.Don't put CFH1 into a solvent-reduced batch. |
| Additive | CFS1 / S12 | CLT8 100 : CFS1 150–200 : S12 500 parts by weight % | — | Working dye+binder mix under a PU/UV system, mirroring Technocolor's schedules for the CTU transparent dyes.The 'panel doors PU' (CTU 100 : CFS1 200 : S12 500) and 'mouldings/frames UV' (CTU 100 : CFS1 150 : S12 500) schedules name CTU, not CLT; CLT8 is the same class (transparent concentrate, same S10/S12/S90 thinners at 500–1000 % and 80–100 g/m²). |
Percentages are per 100 parts of component A.
Characteristics
- Viscosity
- 24 ± 2dealer
- Density
- 0.945 ± 0.05 g/cm³ (specific gravity at 20 °C)datasheet
- Drying · Touch-dry
- 30 s (LZC1000 solvent); 8 h (water)datasheet
- Drying · Overcoat with sealer
- after 1 min (solvent-reduced); after 8 h (water-reduced)datasheet
- Drying · IR drying 60 °C
- 10 min (solvent); 20 min (water)datasheet
- Drying · Conditions
- 20 °C room temperature (TDS; no RH stated)
Colours
- CLT8 · blue
Application
HVLP
- Nozzle
- 1–1.3 mmrecommended
- Pressure · air
- 0.5–0.7 bar at air caprecommended
- Pressure · fluid
- 0.3–0.8 bar (pressure pot) / gravity cuprecommended
- Spray viscosity
- ≈10–12 s DIN4 (practically solvent viscosity, at the bottom of DIN4's useful range)recommended
- Consumption
- 80–100 g/m²dealer
- Coats
- 1–2 coatsrecommended
- Flash-off
- 5 minschedule
Even passes, 50 % overlap, constant 15–20 cm distance — dye shows every lap mark; use S12/S90 on verticals and edges to avoid stripes. Don't prime onto wet stain.
Conventional spray
- Nozzle
- 1–1.2 mmrecommended
- Pressure · air
- 2–3 bar at gun inletrecommended
- Consumption
- 5–20 g/m²datasheet
TDS manual spray: dilution 500–800 %.
Airmix (air-assisted airless)
- Nozzle
- 0.18–0.23 mm (.007–.009 in)recommended
- Pressure · fluid
- 8–20 barrecommended
- Pressure · air
- 1–2 barofficial
- Consumption
- 10–20 g/m²datasheet
TDS: fixed automatic airmix gun — 10–20 g/m², dilution 500–800 %.
Airless
- Nozzle
- 0.18–0.23 mm (.007–.009 in)recommended
- Pressure · fluid
- 40–70 barrecommended
- Consumption
- 10–20 g/m²datasheet
Line equipment; nobody sensible hand-sprays dye airless — too much output.
Automatic rotating spray
- Consumption
- 5–20 g/m²datasheet
TDS: carousel lines with rotating guns — 5–20 g/m², dilution 700–1500 %. Also TDS: automatic swinging-arm gun — 10–20 g/m², 500–800 %. The TDS does not mention electrostatic.
Process and compatibility
- Substrate preparation
- Sand veneer P150–P220, solid P150–P180 (Technocolor stain schedules); de-dust. Coarser grit = more uptake and a darker tone, finer = lighter; end grain always goes darker (CFS1 binder helps). For water-reduced stain, raise the grain with water first and knock it back at P220.schedule
- Goes over
- bare wood / primer (solvent-reduced only — TDS lists 'staining over primer')
- Goes under
- polyester primers/lacquers (TDS) / PU primers/lacquers (TDS; Technocolor PU door schedule with CTU) / NC lacquers (TDS) / UV primers (Technocolor UV mouldings schedule with CTU → VTS40041) / acrylic 2K primers (derived — not named by TDS or any CLT/CTU schedule)
- Sanding
- Never sand the dye coat itself — you'll cut through the colour. Knock down the fibres on the first primer coat.
- Temperature and humidity
- 20 °C reference (no RH stated in TDS)datasheet
- Don'ts
- Don't reduce with tap water — deionised only
- Don't put CFH1 (water binder) into a solvent-reduced batch
- Don't prime over water-reduced stain until dry (8 h at 20 °C minimum)
- Don't sand the stain coat
- Don't spray the neat concentrate — blotches and stripes
Storage
- Shelf life
- 8 months from deliverydatasheet
- Storage temperature
- 18–25 °C, tightly closed, protect from moisturedatasheet
- Packaging
- 1 l, 5 l (price shown 4 031 ₽/l)dealer
Safety: Solvent-based concentrate: flammable; spray in a booth with extraction, wear an A-filter respirator and nitrile gloves. Stains skin and clothes badly. (general practice — no SDS found)
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 product page: properties, spray 80–100 g/m², thinners S10/S12/S90/LZC97/water 500–1000 % w/w and v/v, binder CFS1/CFH1 0–200 %
- dealer page: properties, intermixability, 80–100 g/m², mix table, viscosity part A 24±2 at 20 °C, deionised-water note, packaging 1 l / 5 l, 4 031 ₽/l, MILESI manufacturer
- Milesi/IVM Chemicals CLT 'Kromolux' technical data sheet (Oct 2006, rev. I): density, viscosity, dilutions per spray method, drying, overcoat, shelf life, storage
- official application-methods page: airless up to 200 bar, airmix up to 20 bar fluid + 1–2 bar air
- schedule: panel doors PU — CTU 100 : CFS1 200 : S12 500, 80–100 g/m², 5 min at 20–25 °C (analogue, not CLT)
- schedule: mouldings/frames UV — CTU 100 : CFS1 150 : S12 500, 80 g/m², 5 min at 25–30 °C (analogue, not CLT)
- official wood-prep page: coarse sanding → darker stain, water grain-raising before water stains
- schedule: solid oak sanding P150, P180
Not covered by the sources
- solids content (TDS field blank, dealer silent)
- viscosity cup on dealer page not stated (TDS: ISO 3 mm)
- LZC1000 (TDS solvent) has no Technocolor equivalent page
- no SDS / hazard classification
- lightfastness rating not numerically published
- conflict: spread rate 80–100 g/m² (Technocolor/dealer) vs 5–20 g/m² (Milesi TDS, likely different basis)
- TDS is 2006 rev. I — may be superseded
- no Technocolor-specific drying times (TDS only)
- TDS gives no RH for its 20 °C drying figures
- TDS dilution ratios are 'parts' — weight vs volume not stated
- TDS also lists thinners LZC1024 and LTC5 (Milesi codes) — no Technocolor pages; not mapped