CTH1
CTH1 Water-based dye concentrate, yellow
Concentrated yellow water-based dye. Transparent and bright, gives deep, saturated colours while keeping the grain readable. The CTH range is very bright, resists settling (so it works in dip tanks on production lines) and can be added to water-borne lacquers — e.g. for children's furniture and toys with higher environmental requirements.
- Dyeing wood by spray (80–100 g/m²)
- Dip dyeing (80–100 g/m² per official page; 60–80 g/m² per catalogue) — chairs, lattice furniture, cots
- Tinting water-borne lacquers (kids' furniture, toys)
- Tinting the first VTS20000 UV coat in parquet finishing (5–10 %)
- Tinting the HTL10001 «Frost» special effect
- Intermixing with other CTH colours to build a shade
Mix calculator
Ratio 100 : 550.0
| Component | Weigh out |
|---|---|
| CTH1part A | 76.9 g |
| WATERThinner | 423 g |
| Total | 500 g |
Covers roughly 5.56 m² at 90 g/m².
Ask about CTH1
Answers are based on the CTH1 data and the products it mixes with.
Mixing matrix
- WATERThinner% by weight: 500–600 %official% by volume: 500–600 %official
Working stain for spray/dip (official product page)
I.e. 1 part concentrate to 5–6 parts water. Less water = deeper colour.
- WATERThinner% by weight: 500–1000 %catalog
The 2025–2026 catalogue gives a wider range for the whole CTH series
Up to 1:10 for pale, pastel tones.
- CFH2 / WATERAdditive
Beech chairs (PU schedule), dye at 80–100 g/m², dry 30 min at 20–25 °C. The schedule does not name the method; CFH2 is the dipping binder.
CFH2 is a water-based dipping binder that improves colour uniformity when dipping (dealer t-colormarket.ru). Dealer page: CFH2 is let down with water at 800–1200 %.
- CFH2 / WATERAdditive
Dealer's rough dip-bath recipe
CTH at 1–10 % of the bath depending on depth of shade.
- CFH1 / WATERAdditive
Beech-veneer tabletops (PU: PTS60 → PTL61), dye at 80–100 g/m², dry 20 min at 20–25 °C. Method not named in the schedule. (The site page wrongly repeats the heading "Open-pore oak kitchen fronts (Acr.)", but its URL and materials are the beech-tabletop PU schedule.)
CFH1 is probably a dye binder (by analogy with CFH2); there is no official description of CFH1.
- VTS20000Additive% by weight: 5–10 %schedule
Tinting the first coat in the UV parquet system, 8–10 g/m², dry 5 min at 30–35 °C
Here CTH is a tint for the lacquer, not a stand-alone stain.
- HTL10001Additive
«Frost» effect: PPS20 → PU RAL enamel → HTL10001 + CTH → ATL20 SM
No ratio given in the effects catalogue — tint to a test panel.
| Role | Material | % by weight | % by volume | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thinner | WATER | 500–600 %official | 500–600 %official | Working stain for spray/dip (official product page)I.e. 1 part concentrate to 5–6 parts water. Less water = deeper colour. |
| Thinner | WATER | 500–1000 %catalog | — | The 2025–2026 catalogue gives a wider range for the whole CTH seriesUp to 1:10 for pale, pastel tones. |
| Additive | CFH2 / WATER | — | — | Beech chairs (PU schedule), dye at 80–100 g/m², dry 30 min at 20–25 °C. The schedule does not name the method; CFH2 is the dipping binder.CFH2 is a water-based dipping binder that improves colour uniformity when dipping (dealer t-colormarket.ru). Dealer page: CFH2 is let down with water at 800–1200 %. |
| Additive | CFH2 / WATER | — | — | Dealer's rough dip-bath recipeCTH at 1–10 % of the bath depending on depth of shade. |
| Additive | CFH1 / WATER | — | — | Beech-veneer tabletops (PU: PTS60 → PTL61), dye at 80–100 g/m², dry 20 min at 20–25 °C. Method not named in the schedule. (The site page wrongly repeats the heading "Open-pore oak kitchen fronts (Acr.)", but its URL and materials are the beech-tabletop PU schedule.)CFH1 is probably a dye binder (by analogy with CFH2); there is no official description of CFH1. |
| Additive | VTS20000 | 5–10 %schedule | — | Tinting the first coat in the UV parquet system, 8–10 g/m², dry 5 min at 30–35 °CHere CTH is a tint for the lacquer, not a stand-alone stain. |
| Additive | HTL10001 | — | — | «Frost» effect: PPS20 → PU RAL enamel → HTL10001 + CTH → ATL20 SMNo ratio given in the effects catalogue — tint to a test panel. |
Percentages are per 100 parts of component A.
Characteristics
- Drying · Touch-dry
- 20–30 minschedule
- Drying · Conditions
- 20–25 °C
- Settling resistance
- resists settling, suitable for dip cyclescatalog
- Thixotropy
- norecommended
Colours
- CTH1 · yellow
Application
Conventional spray
- Consumption
- 80–100 g/m²official
- Nozzle
- 1.2–1.4 mmrecommended
- Pressure · air
- 2–3 barrecommended
- Spray viscosity
- 10–12 s DIN4recommended
- Coats
- 1–2 coatsrecommended
- Flash-off
- 20–30 minschedule
Lay it on evenly wet-on-wet without puddles; go lighter on verticals to avoid runs. Let it dry 20–30 min before priming.
HVLP
- Consumption
- 80–100 g/m²official
- Nozzle
- 1–1.3 mmrecommended
- Pressure · air
- 1.5–2 barrecommended
- Pressure · Cap
- 0.5–0.7 barrecommended
- Spray viscosity
- 10–12 s DIN4recommended
15–20 cm distance, 50 % overlap. Fan fully open, needle backed off — low fluid flow gives an even tone without striping.
Airmix (air-assisted airless)
- Consumption
- 80–100 g/m²official
- Nozzle
- 0.18–0.23 mmrecommended
- Pressure · fluid
- 3–6 barrecommended
- Pressure · air
- 1–1.5 barrecommended
For production spraying of flat and profiled parts.
Dipping
- Consumption
- 80–100 g/m²official
Official page: dip 80–100 g/m²; catalogue: 60–80 g/m². Use the CFH2 binder (see mix). Methods page: dipping gives good dye penetration and suits lattice furniture; let excess drain after lifting out. Settling resistance (catalogue) keeps the bath usable. Dry 30 min at 20–25 °C (chair schedule).
Flow coating
- Why ru
- На странице методов облив указан как способ нанесения красителей; CTH — водный краситель, устойчивый к осаждению, подходит для систем с рециркуляцией.
Flow coating — the methods page says it is used mainly for dyes; not listed explicitly for CTH.
Process and compatibility
- Substrate preparation
- Per the schedules: tabletops — belt P150–P220 on flats, sponges K60–K80 on edges; chairs — K60–K80 mats. Water dye raises the grain: for fine work pre-wet, dry and denib at P220 first (not from the schedules — standard practice).source
- Goes over
- bare wood
- Sanding
- Do not sand the dye coat itself — you will cut through the colour. Knock the grain down after the first primer coat: K120 (chairs) or P240–P320 + K120 on edges (tabletops).source
- Temperature and humidity
- Dry at 20–25 °C (schedules).schedule
- Don'ts
- Do not thin with solvents — water only
- Do not confuse with CTH100 (antiseptic)
- Do not prime until fully dry — wet water dye under PU/acrylic causes blushing and poor adhesion
Storage
- Storage temperature
- keep frost-free (above +5 °C)recommended
Safety: Water-based; the catalogue recommends the range for products with higher environmental requirements (kids' furniture, toys). Wear gloves — the dye stains skin hard (general practice).
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/dip 80–100 g/m², water 500–600 % w/w and v/v
- schedule (beech chairs, PU): CTH 100 + CFH2 800 + water 1200, 80–100 g/m², dry 30 min 20–25 °C
- schedule (beech-veneer tabletops, PU): CTH 100 + CFH1 400 + water 1000, 80–100 g/m², dry 20 min 20–25 °C
- schedule: VTS20000 + CTH 5–10 %
- dealer: CFH2 dipping binder, «примерная рецептура» CFH2 40 % / water 60 % / CTH series 1–10 %; CFH2 water 800–1200 %; solids A 41±1 %
- methods page: dip, flow coating, airmix pressures
- dealer search — no result (re-checked 2026-10-05)
Not covered by the sources
- Dealer page: t-colormarket.ru has no CTH1 (search empty; not in dye or water-borne categories); woodonline.ru / lakokraska31.ru / ndom31.ru no hits — so no solids, density, viscosity of concentrate
- Lightfastness rating not published
- Shelf life and packaging sizes not published
- Thinning range conflict: official page 500–600 %, catalogue 500–1000 % — both recorded
- Dip consumption conflict: official 80–100 g/m², catalogue 60–80 g/m² — both recorded
- Exact HTL10001 + CTH ratio for «Frost» effect not given
- CFH1 has no official or dealer page locally — role inferred from schedule only
- Dosage limit when tinting water-borne lacquers (other than VTS20000 5–10 %) not given
- No Technocolor TDS PDF found; web search not available in verification pass
- No official drying (touch/full) time — only schedule dry-before-priming times
- Spray/HVLP/airmix nozzle, pressure, viscosity, coats are all derived (not published)
- Schedule page otdelka-stoleshnits… carries a wrong heading (oak fronts, Acr.) on the official site; content used as beech tabletops PU