CPS53
CPS53 Solvent-borne pigment stain, American walnut
Solvent-borne pigment wood stain, ready colour 'American walnut' — a warm dark-brown walnut tone. Evens out colour variation and hides wood defects, levels well, lightfast. Spray, spray-and-wipe or roller-coat. Technocolor files the CPS5x range as pigment wiping stains (incl. exterior use); the dealer sells them as furniture stains.
- Staining furniture in any wood species
- Faking American walnut on pale species (birch, beech, alder, pine)
- Evening out colour variation in solid wood and veneer
- Pore highlighting on oak/ash — spray and wipe
- Exterior timber under a weatherproof topcoat (CPS5x series per official site)
Mix calculator
Ask about CPS53
Answers are based on the CPS53 data and the products it mixes with.
Mixing matrix
- % by weight: 500–1000 %catalog
S10 — fast, for fine-pore wood; S12 — medium evaporation, for medium-pore wood; S90 — slow, for open-pore wood (catalog). Species examples (beech/birch/maple/alder; oak/ash) and 'more time to wipe / large panels' are our gloss, not catalog text.
2025/26 catalog figure for the whole CPS series (2022 catalog: 500-2000 %). The dealer lists no let-down for CPS51-62; sibling ready colours show 0-100 % (CPS037) and 200-1000 % (CPS22). 5-10 parts thinner gives only a light tint; for a full walnut start low and dial in on a sample board.
- % by weight: 0–100 (typ. 20) %recommended% by volume: 0–100 (typ. 20) %recommended
S10 — fast, for fine-pore wood; S12 — medium evaporation, for medium-pore wood; S90 — slow, for open-pore wood (catalog). Species examples (beech/birch/maple/alder; oak/ash) and 'more time to wipe / large panels' are our gloss, not catalog text.
Not a manufacturer figure — test on an offcut.
- CFS1Additive% by weight: 20–40 %recommended% by volume: 20–40 %recommended
Solvent binder: locks the pigment in; with binder the stain can be wiped on (pore highlighting on open-grain wood — catalog). Which code (CFS1/CFS3/CFS4) is the dedicated wiping binder is not stated officially.
- % by weight: 0–400 %catalog
The 2022 catalog lists CFS1, CFS3, CFS4 at 0-400 % with no roles. The dealer (CPS22) names the binders 'for spraying / for roller / for wiping' — probably CFS1 / CFS3 / CFS4 in that order (our inference).
- CFC3Additive% by weight: 200 %schedule
Roller-coating flat veneered panels under a UV system, 60-80 g/m².
Schedule names the CPS series, not CPS53. CFC3 appears nowhere else — probably the roller binder (CFS3). Confirm with Technocolor.
- S90Thinner% by weight: 200 %schedule
UV schedule, roller coater.
- CPSAdditive% by weight: intermixable, ratio not specified %catalog
For a custom shade: intermixes with other CPS colours (e.g. CPS51 classic walnut, CPS52 chestnut, CPS57 wenge to darken; names per dealer) and solvent-borne stains.
Record ratios by weight.
| Role | Material | % by weight | % by volume | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thinner | S10 / S12 / S90 | 500–1000 %catalog | — | S10 — fast, for fine-pore wood; S12 — medium evaporation, for medium-pore wood; S90 — slow, for open-pore wood (catalog). Species examples (beech/birch/maple/alder; oak/ash) and 'more time to wipe / large panels' are our gloss, not catalog text.2025/26 catalog figure for the whole CPS series (2022 catalog: 500-2000 %). The dealer lists no let-down for CPS51-62; sibling ready colours show 0-100 % (CPS037) and 200-1000 % (CPS22). 5-10 parts thinner gives only a light tint; for a full walnut start low and dial in on a sample board. |
| Thinner | S10 / S12 / S90 | 0–100 (typ. 20) %recommended | 0–100 (typ. 20) %recommended | S10 — fast, for fine-pore wood; S12 — medium evaporation, for medium-pore wood; S90 — slow, for open-pore wood (catalog). Species examples (beech/birch/maple/alder; oak/ash) and 'more time to wipe / large panels' are our gloss, not catalog text.Not a manufacturer figure — test on an offcut. |
| Additive | CFS1 | 20–40 %recommended | 20–40 %recommended | Solvent binder: locks the pigment in; with binder the stain can be wiped on (pore highlighting on open-grain wood — catalog). Which code (CFS1/CFS3/CFS4) is the dedicated wiping binder is not stated officially. |
| Additive | CFS1 / CFS3 / CFS4 | 0–400 %catalog | — | The 2022 catalog lists CFS1, CFS3, CFS4 at 0-400 % with no roles. The dealer (CPS22) names the binders 'for spraying / for roller / for wiping' — probably CFS1 / CFS3 / CFS4 in that order (our inference). |
| Additive | CFC3 | 200 %schedule | — | Roller-coating flat veneered panels under a UV system, 60-80 g/m².Schedule names the CPS series, not CPS53. CFC3 appears nowhere else — probably the roller binder (CFS3). Confirm with Technocolor. |
| Thinner | S90 | 200 %schedule | — | UV schedule, roller coater. |
| Additive | CPS | intermixable, ratio not specified %catalog | — | For a custom shade: intermixes with other CPS colours (e.g. CPS51 classic walnut, CPS52 chestnut, CPS57 wenge to darken; names per dealer) and solvent-borne stains.Record ratios by weight. |
Percentages are per 100 parts of component A.
Characteristics
- Carrier
- solvent-borne (органоразбавимый, «ОР»)official
- Lightfastness
- good (светостойкость)dealer
- Levelling
- good (хорошая выравнивающая способность)dealer
- Hiding
- high (высокая укрывная способность) — CPS series propertycatalog
- Pot life
- n/a (no hardener)recommended
- Drying · Conditions
- 20 °C
- Drying · Full dry (min)
- 20 minrecommended
- Drying · Line flash-off (min)
- 5 minschedule
Colours
- CPS53 · American walnut
Application
HVLP
- Nozzle
- 1.2–1.4 (typ. 1.3) mmrecommended
- Pressure · air
- 1.5–2 barrecommended
- Spray viscosity
- 10–16 s DIN4recommended
- Consumption
- 80–100 g/m²dealer
- Flash-off
- 20 minrecommended
- Recoat
- prime/topcoat when dry (≥ 20-60 min)recommended
Stir thoroughly — the pigment settles. Keep shaking/stirring the cup while you work. Lay one even wet coat, no puddles; go lighter on end grain (it drinks more and goes darker). To wipe: spray, give it 1-3 min, then wipe along the grain with a sponge or lint-free rag, packing pigment into the pores (pore-highlight effect on open-grain wood — needs solvent binder, CFS1/CFS4).
Cloth or pad
Wiping with a sponge or soft rag removes the excess after spraying (Technocolor's method definition). For a pore-highlight effect on oak/ash a solvent binder is needed (CFS1/CFS4 — the wiping code is not stated officially).
Roller coater (UV)
Flat parts on a roller-coater line only. In the official UV schedule the stain flashes 5 min at 20-25 °C before VTS20011 UV filler.
Brush
On exterior structures (fences, decks) it can be brushed on and wiped back with a rag.
Process and compatibility
- Substrate preparation
- Dry wood (8-12 % MC indoors, ≤ 15 % outdoors), sand P150-P180 (beech/birch up to P220 to avoid blotching), de-dust. Always do a test panel on the same species and grit.recommended
- Temperature and humidity
- 10-25 °C, RH ≤ 80 %, no direct sun or rainrecommended
- Sanding
- Never sand the stain itself — you'll cut through the colour. Sand only the first primer coat (P280-P320), and go easy on edges.recommended
Storage
- Packaging
- 1dealer
Used in finishing systems
Mixed into
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 CPS53: properties, application, rates 80-100/80-100/10-20 g/m², price, packs
- official CPS53 page (name-only stub; confirms solvent-based dyes section)
- official sibling CPS58: CPS5x = pigment wiping stains, exterior uses
- 2022 catalog p.4: CPS thinner S10/S12/S90 500-2000 %, binder CFS1/CFS3/CFS4 0-400 %
- dealer CPS22 sibling: CFS1 20-40 %, S10/S12/S31/S90 200-1000 % (weight = volume), full dry 20 min
- dealer CPS037 sibling ready colour: S10/S12/S90 0-100 % (weight = volume), full dry 20 min, finishing instruction for CPS series
- dealer CPS51/52/54/55 siblings: identical text, no components table
- UV anegre schedule CPS 100/CFC3 200/S90 200, 60-80 g/m², 5 min
- application methods
- official sibling CPS62: same series text as CPS58
Not covered by the sources
- official t-color.ru page is a name-only stub — no properties/data
- solids %
- viscosity as supplied
- density
- drying times (20 min full dry derived from CPS22/CPS037)
- manufacturer dilution for CPS53 (catalog series 500-1000 % applies to CPS bases; CPS51-62 dealer pages list no components)
- binder dose CFS1 for CPS53 (20-40 % derived from CPS22-25)
- shelf life
- storage temperature
- SDS/hazard data
- no Technocolor TDS PDF found (web search budget exhausted)
- nozzle/pressure/spray viscosity not published — derived
- interior vs exterior: official CPS5x = exterior wiping stains, dealer = furniture
- recommended exterior topcoat system
- CFC3 in UV schedule unexplained (probably CFS3)
- dedicated wiping binder code (CFS1 vs CFS4) not stated officially
- let-down for CPS53: siblings disagree (CPS037 0-100 %, CPS22 200-1000 %)