CQS2
CQS2 Red-orange patina
Solvent-borne patina, red-orange base colour. Sprayed over polyurethane or acrylic primers/enamels; once flashed off, the excess is cut back with steel wool or Scotch-Brite, leaving colour in pores, recesses and on edges (antique / decapé effect). Dries fast, wipes back easily by hand, very low consumption.
- Antiquing interior furniture and wooden articles
- Decapé on open-pore oak (colour held in the pores)
- Patinating mouldings, raised panels, carvings and PU-foam (PPU) mouldings
- Base colour for mixing custom patina shades
- Decorative 'Stone' (dripped) effect and antiquing metallised enamel — per the special-effects catalog
Mix calculator
Ratio 100 : 150.0
| Component | Weigh out |
|---|---|
| CQS2part A | 200 g |
| S10Thinner | 300 g |
| Total | 500 g |
Covers roughly 5.56 m² at 90 g/m².
Ask about CQS2
Answers are based on the CQS2 data and the products it mixes with.
Mixing matrix
- S10Thinner% by weight: 100–200 %official% by volume: 100–200 %official
When the patina should hold harder and take more effort to cut back (dealer: thinned with S10 it is harder to remove). S10 = fast, strong solvent (2025 catalog).
Thinned with S10 the patina is harder to remove (dealer). More thinner = lighter, more transparent tone.
- S2000Thinner% by weight: 100–200 %official% by volume: 100–200 %official
For hand wiping-back — S2000 is the dedicated patina thinner: fast evaporation, low aggressiveness (does not bite into the base coat).
The dealer's recommended companion product.
- % by weight: 100–300 %catalog
Wider range from the 2022 catalog for the CQS series — up to 300 % for a very light, transparent patina.
The catalogs do not say whether by weight or volume; the product page gives 100–200 % for both.
- S10Thinner
Schedules 'Open-pore oak kitchen fronts (acrylic)', 'Oak kitchen fronts, decapé (acrylic)' and 'PU-foam (PPU) products (PU)' — all use CQS : S10 = 100 : 100; 80–100 g/m² is stated in the decapé and PPU schedules (the open-pore schedule gives no rate for the patina).
- ethanolThinner
When the patina must wipe back as easily as possible.
Dealer: thinned with ethyl alcohol the patina wipes off more easily, with S10 harder. No ratio is published anywhere; by analogy stay within 100–200 % (not official).
- S13Thinner
The 2025 catalog thinner table lists S13 (fast) for stains and patinas; it is not named on the CQS2 page or the CQS card.
| Role | Material | % by weight | % by volume | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thinner | S10 | 100–200 %official | 100–200 %official | When the patina should hold harder and take more effort to cut back (dealer: thinned with S10 it is harder to remove). S10 = fast, strong solvent (2025 catalog).Thinned with S10 the patina is harder to remove (dealer). More thinner = lighter, more transparent tone. |
| Thinner | S2000 | 100–200 %official | 100–200 %official | For hand wiping-back — S2000 is the dedicated patina thinner: fast evaporation, low aggressiveness (does not bite into the base coat).The dealer's recommended companion product. |
| Thinner | S10 / S2000 | 100–300 %catalog | — | Wider range from the 2022 catalog for the CQS series — up to 300 % for a very light, transparent patina.The catalogs do not say whether by weight or volume; the product page gives 100–200 % for both. |
| Thinner | S10 | — | — | Schedules 'Open-pore oak kitchen fronts (acrylic)', 'Oak kitchen fronts, decapé (acrylic)' and 'PU-foam (PPU) products (PU)' — all use CQS : S10 = 100 : 100; 80–100 g/m² is stated in the decapé and PPU schedules (the open-pore schedule gives no rate for the patina). |
| Thinner | ethanol | — | — | When the patina must wipe back as easily as possible.Dealer: thinned with ethyl alcohol the patina wipes off more easily, with S10 harder. No ratio is published anywhere; by analogy stay within 100–200 % (not official). |
| Thinner | S13 | — | — | The 2025 catalog thinner table lists S13 (fast) for stains and patinas; it is not named on the CQS2 page or the CQS card. |
Percentages are per 100 parts of component A.
Characteristics
- Drying · Full cure
- 0.16666666666666666 hdealer
- Drying · Touch-dry
- 5 (before wiping back the excess)schedule
- Drying · Conditions
- 20 °C
Colours
- CQS2 · red-orange
Application
HVLP
- Consumption
- 80–100 g/m2official
- Coats
- 1 even coat; a second light pass only where more colour is wanted in recessesrecommended
- Nozzle
- 1.0–1.3 mm (1.2 mm typical)recommended
- Pressure · air
- inlet 1.5–2.0 bar with trigger pulled (cap ≈0.5–0.7 bar)recommended
- Pressure · fluid
- gravity cup; fluid knob ~1–1.5 turnsrecommended
- Spray viscosity
- as thinned, ~10–12 s DIN4 (set by the 100–200 % dilution)recommended
- Flash-off
- 5 min at 20–25 °C before wiping back (5–10 min on PPU)schedule
- Recoat
- topcoat once fully dry — ≥10 min at 20 °C, better 20–30 min after wiping backrecommended
- Sanding between coats
- cut back the patina with Scotch-Brite / steel wool (product page and schedules); the special-effects catalog describes it as 'sanded' after drying, so a very fine abrasive is acceptable but uneven. Denib the first lacquer coat over it only lightly (P400+) or the colour cuts through on edgesrecommended
1.2 mm tip, 1.5–2 bar inlet, 15–20 cm distance, 50 % overlap. Lay it on evenly, hitting profiles from several angles. After ~5 min cut back with Scotch-Brite (07448 S UFN) or #2 steel wool, along the grain / off the edges. Stir well — the pigment settles.
Conventional spray
- Consumption
- 80–100 g/m2official
- Nozzle
- 1.2–1.4 mmrecommended
- Pressure · air
- 2.0–3.0 bar at the gunrecommended
- Pressure · fluid
- gravity or suction cuprecommended
- Spray viscosity
- ~10–12 s DIN4 as thinnedrecommended
- Flash-off
- 5 min at 20–25 °Cschedule
The official method is spraying (gun type not specified). Per the methods page conventional air spray transfers only up to ~40 %, acceptable at such a low consumption.
Airmix (air-assisted airless)
- Why ru
- По странице методов airmix/airless предназначены для толстослойных грунтов на больших плоских панелях; патина с протиркой — противоположный случай.
Not recommended: thinned patina is extremely runny and the target is only 80–100 g/m² — airmix/airless deliver far too much and it pools/runs in profiles.
Spray then rub
- Consumption
- 80–100 g/m2catalog
The 2025 catalog gives 'Spray + Rub' for CQS at 80–100 g/m²: spray on, then rub in / cut back the excess (Scotch-Brite, steel wool).
Process and compatibility
- Substrate preparation
- Over a sanded primer (ATS20 open-pore oak: P240–P320 belt + K60/K80 mats) or directly over a dried enamel without sanding (APL20 after 1.5 h at 30–35 °C; PPL20 after 4 h at 20–25 °C). Special-effects catalog: over enamel or clear primer.schedule
- Sanding
- Excess removed with Scotch-Brite 07448 S UFN (both oak schedules) or steel wool No 2 (PPU schedule)schedule
- Temperature and humidity
- dry 20–25 °C (patina step); RH not specifiedschedule
- Don'ts
- Don't spray it on bare wood — it is designed for a primed or enamelled surface
- Don't attack the patina with coarse paper — cut back with Scotch-Brite or steel wool (the special-effects catalog says 'sanded', but the schedules use Scotch-Brite/steel wool)
- Don't topcoat before it is fully dry
- Don't pile it on — more material doesn't give a better effect
- Special effects
- 'Stone': PPS20 primer → enamel → CTU/CQS stains dripped from the gun at minimum pressure → S10 the same way → ATL200 lacquer. 'Metallised enamel': PPS50 → APL800XX → ATL20 SM → CQS → ATL20 SM. 'Blur' (enamel → patina → blur with S10 at low gun pressure → ATL20 UM) names CQS 21–26, not the CQS2 base colour.catalog
Storage
- Packaging
- 1 L, 5 Ldealer
Safety: Contains organic solvents, flammable. Spray in a booth with extraction, wear an A-type (organic vapour) respirator, gloves and eye protection. Lay patina-soaked rags/pads flat to dry or keep them in a closed metal can.
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).
- official product page: properties, spray 80–100 g/m², S10/S2000 100–200 % by weight and volume
- dealer page: application area, full dry 10 min at 20 °C, ethanol vs S10 removal note, 1 L / 5 L packs
- catalog 2022: CQS series description, S10/S2000 100–300 %, S2000 = patina thinner (fast, low aggressiveness), S10 = fast, strong
- schedule: CGS stain → ATS20 primer sanded P240–P320 → CQS 100 : S10 100 → 5 min at 20–25 °C → Scotch-Brite 07448 S UFN → ATL20
- schedule: CQS 100 : S10 100, 80–100 g/m², 5–10 min, steel wool No 2, then PTL500
- schedule: APS20 → APL20 enamel → CQS 100 : S10 100, 80–100 g/m² → 5 min at 20–25 °C → Scotch-Brite 07448 S UFN → ATL20
- application methods page (basis for derived spray guidance)
Not covered by the sources
- solids_pct (not published)
- viscosity of the neat product
- density
- shelf_life / storage temperature
- flash point / SDS
- exact ethanol ratio
- no CQS2-specific TDS PDF found
- lightfastness / chemical resistance (governed by the topcoat)
- dealer full technical block lists only full dry 10 min — no solids, viscosity, pot life, gloss published (single-component patina, no hardener)