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CTH2

CTH2 Water-based dye concentrate, orange

Concentrated transparent water-borne dye, orange. Gives bright, saturated and deep shades while keeping the wood figure visible. Resists settling, so it suits dip lines with recirculating tanks. Cut with water before use (500–600 % by weight per the official page, up to 1000 % per the catalogue); Technocolor schedules add binder CFH1 (oak fronts) or CFH2 (the dip binder, beech chairs). Can be added to water-borne lacquers as a tint — children's furniture, toys.

Staining solid and veneered furniture parts (beech, oak etc.) by spray
Dip and flow-coat staining of open-frame parts (chairs, cots)
Tinting water-borne lacquers and primers (children's furniture, toys)
Tinting VTS20000 lacquer in the UV parquet system (VTS20000 + CTH 5–10 %)
Tinting the HTL10001 'Frost' crystallisation effect
Mixing with CTH1/3/4/9 to reach a target shade

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Ready-to-spray batch

Thinner550.0 %

When: Standard working dye (no binder) for spraying and dipping.

Ratio 100 : 550.0

Component	Weigh out
CTH2part A	76.9 g
WATERThinner	423 g
Total	500 g

Covers roughly 5.56 m² at 90 g/m².

Ask about CTH2

Answers are based on the CTH2 data and the products it mixes with.

Mixing matrix

WATERThinner
% by weight: 500–600 % of concentrateofficial% by volume: 500–600 % of concentrateofficial
Standard working dye (no binder) for spraying and dipping.
More water = paler; less = deeper, more saturated.
WATERThinner
% by weight: 500–1000 % of concentratecatalog
Catalogue allows up to 1000 % for pale shades.
Catalogue gives just '%' without weight/volume; for water and a water-based concentrate the difference is negligible.
CFH1 / WATERAdditive
Schedule 'Open-pore finishing of oak kitchen fronts (Acr.)' (URL …stoleshnits…): 80–100 g/m², 20 min at 20–25 °C, then PTS60 + C26 + S50.
Schedule states neither application method nor weight/volume basis. On official pages CFH1 appears as the binder for CLT/CPH dyes (0–200 %); a 'spray binder' role is not confirmed.
CFH2 / WATERAdditive
Beech chairs, 80–100 g/m², 30 min dry, then PTS50 + C50 + S80.
CFH2 is the water-borne dip binder, 'high colour uniformity'; dealer: thinned with water 800–1200, matching this schedule. CFH2 solids 41±1 %.
CFH2 / WATERAdditive
Dip tank: shade depth set by the CTH dose (1–10 %).
Roughly CTH 100 : CFH2 400–4000 : water 600–6000 — far weaker than the chair schedule; dial in on test pieces.
VTS20000tint_into
% by weight: 5–10 % of CTH on VTS20000schedule
UV parquet: 'lacquer application' VTS20000 + CTH 5–10 %, 8–10 g/m², 5 min at 30–35 °C, then VTS20011 filler 30–35 g/m² and UV cure.
Basis (weight/volume) not stated. VTS20000 chemistry is not documented (no product page).
HTL10001tint_into
'Frost' crystallisation effect: PPS20 → PU RAL enamel → HTL10001 + CTH → ATL20 SM.
water-borne lacquers (HTL series)tint_into
Toned lacquer (kids' furniture, toys) — colour in the coat without a separate staining step.
Water-borne systems only; do not add CTH to solvent PU/acrylic lacquers.

Role	Material	% by weight	% by volume	When
Thinner	WATER	500–600 % of concentrateofficial	500–600 % of concentrateofficial	Standard working dye (no binder) for spraying and dipping.More water = paler; less = deeper, more saturated.
Thinner	WATER	500–1000 % of concentratecatalog	—	Catalogue allows up to 1000 % for pale shades.Catalogue gives just '%' without weight/volume; for water and a water-based concentrate the difference is negligible.
Additive	CFH1 / WATER	—	—	Schedule 'Open-pore finishing of oak kitchen fronts (Acr.)' (URL …stoleshnits…): 80–100 g/m², 20 min at 20–25 °C, then PTS60 + C26 + S50.Schedule states neither application method nor weight/volume basis. On official pages CFH1 appears as the binder for CLT/CPH dyes (0–200 %); a 'spray binder' role is not confirmed.
Additive	CFH2 / WATER	—	—	Beech chairs, 80–100 g/m², 30 min dry, then PTS50 + C50 + S80.CFH2 is the water-borne dip binder, 'high colour uniformity'; dealer: thinned with water 800–1200, matching this schedule. CFH2 solids 41±1 %.
Additive	CFH2 / WATER	—	—	Dip tank: shade depth set by the CTH dose (1–10 %).Roughly CTH 100 : CFH2 400–4000 : water 600–6000 — far weaker than the chair schedule; dial in on test pieces.
tint_into	VTS20000	5–10 % of CTH on VTS20000schedule	—	UV parquet: 'lacquer application' VTS20000 + CTH 5–10 %, 8–10 g/m², 5 min at 30–35 °C, then VTS20011 filler 30–35 g/m² and UV cure.Basis (weight/volume) not stated. VTS20000 chemistry is not documented (no product page).
tint_into	HTL10001	—	—	'Frost' crystallisation effect: PPS20 → PU RAL enamel → HTL10001 + CTH → ATL20 SM.
tint_into	water-borne lacquers (HTL series)	—	—	Toned lacquer (kids' furniture, toys) — colour in the coat without a separate staining step.Water-borne systems only; do not add CTH to solvent PU/acrylic lacquers.

Percentages are per 100 parts of component A.

Characteristics

Dye type: transparent water-dilutable dye (краситель прозрачный водоразбавимый)catalog
Settling resistance: high — stable in dip tankscatalog
Thinner is water: yesofficial
Binder solids CFH2 %: 41dealer
Drying · Before primer (min): 20 min, 30 min
Drying · Forced drying (min): 5 minschedule
Drying · Conditions: 20–25 °C
Lightfastness: Not stated. Water-soluble dyes are generally less lightfast than pigment stains (CPH); for furniture in direct sun use a UV-filtering topcoat or a pigment stain.recommended

Colours

CTH2 · orange

Application

HVLP

Consumption: 80–100 g/m²official
Spray viscosity: ≈ water (DIN4 ~10 s or below; not meaningfully measurable)recommended
Coats: 1 even wet coat; a second light pass only to even out colourrecommended

Gun 15–20 cm off the surface, 50 % overlap, keep a wet edge — dried edges give stripes. Flush the gun with water afterwards.

Conventional spray

Consumption: 80–100 g/m²official

Conventional air spray — the most common method per Technocolor's methods page.

Airmix (air-assisted airless)

For batch staining of panels; pump and lines must be stainless — it is water-borne.

Dipping

Consumption: 80–100 g/m², 60–80 g/m²

The series' main method (settling-resistant). Working bath with CFH2: CTH 100 / CFH2 800 / water 1200 (chair schedule) or CFH2 40 % + water 60 % + CTH 1–10 % (dealer). Let it drain, wipe drips off lower edges, dry 30 min at 20–25 °C.

Flow coating

Why ru: На странице методов облив назван в первую очередь методом для морилок; CTH устойчив к оседанию, рециркуляция ему подходит.

Flow coating — per Technocolor's methods page mostly used for stains; bath as for dipping with CFH2, keep the loop filtered.

Cloth or pad

Why ru: Официально для CTH не предусмотрено; обычное применение водных красителей в мастерской для ремонта.

Touch-up and small parts — sponge or rag, blend out immediately, work fast (water dye dries patchy). No official consumption.

Process and compatibility

Substrate preparation: Faces: P150, P180, P220; edges: sponges K60, K80., Chairs: abrasive mats K60, K80., Pre-raise the grain before dyeing: wet with water, let dry, de-whisker lightly at P220–P240 — water dye raises grain strongly.
Goes into: CFH1,CFH2,VTS20000,HTL10001schedule
Sanding: After the first primer coat: P240, P280, P320 belt (faces), K120 sponges (edges); chairs — K120 mats. The dye itself is not sanded (see do_not, derived).schedule
Temperature and humidity: 18–25 °C, RH 50–70 %; not below +10 °C.recommended

Storage

Storage temperature: +5…+30 °C, keep frost-free.recommended

Used in finishing systems

Mixed into

VTS20000

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).

Not covered by the sources

No t-colormarket.ru dealer page for CTH2 or any CTH (re-checked 2026-10-05: dye category lists CFH2 but no CTH; /krasiteli_dlya_dereva_morilki/cth2/ → 404); solids/viscosity/density/shelf life unknown
No technical data sheet (ТДС) or SDS found; web search budget exhausted, other dealers (lakokraska31, woodonline, ndom31) return nothing for CTH2
solids_pct, density, viscosity of concentrate
lightfastness (not stated; only derived caution)
shelf life, packaging sizes
CTH dose for HTL10001 'Frost' effect
dose for tinting water-borne lacquers (only derived 1–10 %)
nozzle/pressure guidance is derived only
official schedule % basis (weight vs volume) not stated
VTS20000 chemistry (water-borne vs UV) unverified — no official/dealer page
CFH1 role (spray binder?) and solids not sourced for CTH use