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CTH3

CTH3 Water-based dye, red (concentrate)

Transparent, bright, water-reducible red dye concentrate. Gives rich, deep colours while keeping the wood figure visible. The CTH series resists settling, which makes it suited to production lines with dip cycles; CTH dyes can also be added to waterborne lacquers for low-emission products such as children's furniture and toys.

Spray dyeing of wood
Dip dyeing on production lines
Tinting waterborne lacquers
Tinting VTS20000 lacquer (first coat) in UV parquet finishing (5–10 %)
Tinting the HTL10001 'Frost' special effect
Base colour for mixing shades with the other CTH bases

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Ready-to-spray batch

Thinner550.0 %

When: Working solution for spraying and dipping per the official product page.

AdditiveAdd to the mix

Ratio 100 : 550.0

Component	Weigh out
CTH3part A	76.9 g
WATERThinner	423 g
Total	500 g

Covers roughly 5.56 m² at 90 g/m².

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Answers are based on the CTH3 data and the products it mixes with.

Mixing matrix

WATERThinner
% by weight: 500–600 %official% by volume: 500–600 %official
Working solution for spraying and dipping per the official product page.
Use clean, preferably soft/demineralised water; hard water can cause uneven tone.
WATERThinner
% by weight: 500–1000 %catalog
Catalogue range for the CTH series: up to 1000 % for lighter tones.
More water = lighter, more even tone. 2022 catalogue: the CTH series can be diluted with water in any proportion.
CFH1 / WATERAdditive
% by weight: CFH1 400 % + water 1000 %schedule
Staining oak veneer/fronts under the open-pore acrylic system (PTS60 / PTL61).
CFH1 is a binder: it locks the dye in and reduces bleeding into the primer. 80–100 g/m², dry 20 min at 20–25 °C. The schedule page (slug 'beech-veneer worktops PU') actually shows open-pore finishing of oak kitchen fronts (acrylic).
CFH2 / WATERAdditive
% by weight: CFH2 800 % + water 1200 %schedule
Dyeing beech chairs under the PU system (PTS50 / PTL50).
80–100 g/m², dry 30 min at 20–25 °C.
VTS20000Additive
% by weight: 5–10 %schedule
Tinting the first VTS20000 coat in UV parquet finishing (8–10 g/m², dry 5 min at 30–35 °C).
HTL10001Additive
Tinting the 'Frost' crystal effect (HTL10001 + CTH), then ATL20 SM clear.
Ratio not given — dial in on a test panel.
waterborne lacquerAdditive
% by weight: start at 1–5 %; do not exceed ~10 %recommended
Additive to waterborne lacquers (children's furniture, toys).

Role	Material	% by weight	% by volume	When
Thinner	WATER	500–600 %official	500–600 %official	Working solution for spraying and dipping per the official product page.Use clean, preferably soft/demineralised water; hard water can cause uneven tone.
Thinner	WATER	500–1000 %catalog	—	Catalogue range for the CTH series: up to 1000 % for lighter tones.More water = lighter, more even tone. 2022 catalogue: the CTH series can be diluted with water in any proportion.
Additive	CFH1 / WATER	CFH1 400 % + water 1000 %schedule	—	Staining oak veneer/fronts under the open-pore acrylic system (PTS60 / PTL61).CFH1 is a binder: it locks the dye in and reduces bleeding into the primer. 80–100 g/m², dry 20 min at 20–25 °C. The schedule page (slug 'beech-veneer worktops PU') actually shows open-pore finishing of oak kitchen fronts (acrylic).
Additive	CFH2 / WATER	CFH2 800 % + water 1200 %schedule	—	Dyeing beech chairs under the PU system (PTS50 / PTL50).80–100 g/m², dry 30 min at 20–25 °C.
Additive	VTS20000	5–10 %schedule	—	Tinting the first VTS20000 coat in UV parquet finishing (8–10 g/m², dry 5 min at 30–35 °C).
Additive	HTL10001	—	—	Tinting the 'Frost' crystal effect (HTL10001 + CTH), then ATL20 SM clear.Ratio not given — dial in on a test panel.
Additive	waterborne lacquer	start at 1–5 %; do not exceed ~10 %recommended	—	Additive to waterborne lacquers (children's furniture, toys).

Percentages are per 100 parts of component A.

Characteristics

Viscosity: water-thin as diluted, est. ~11–12 s DIN4 srecommended
Transparency: transparent, preserves grainofficial
Settling resistance: resistant to settling (suited to dip cycles)catalog
Drying · Touch-dry: 20–30 min at 20–25 °C before priming (official CTH schedules) minschedule
Drying · Conditions: 20–25 °C
Lightfastness: moderate — dyes fade faster than pigment stains; protect with a UV-stabilised topcoat for sunlit piecesrecommended
Thixotropy: norecommended

Colours

CTH3 · red

Application

HVLP

Consumption: 80–100 g/m2official
Nozzle: 1.0–1.3 mm (1.2 typical)recommended
Pressure · air: inlet 1.5–2.0 bar trigger pulled (cap ≈0.5–0.7 bar)recommended
Pressure · fluid: gravity cup, fluid knob ~1–1.5 turnsrecommended
Spray viscosity: as diluted, ~11–12 s DIN4recommended
Coats: 1 even wet coat; 2nd light mist only to correct tonerecommended
Flash-off: 20–30 min at 20–25 °C before primingschedule
Sanding between coats: Do not sand the dye; denib after the first primer coatrecommended

1.2 mm tip, 1.5–2 bar inlet, 15–20 cm distance, 50 % overlap. One even wet coat without puddles; lighter on verticals. Pre-raise the grain with water and knock it back (P180–P220) before dyeing, or the dye will raise it.

Conventional spray

Consumption: 80–100 g/m2official
Nozzle: 1.0–1.2 mmrecommended
Pressure · air: 2.0–3.0 barrecommended

Same as HVLP but more overspray — use extraction.

Airmix (air-assisted airless)

Consumption: 80–100 g/m2official
Nozzle: tip 0.007–0.009 in (0.18–0.23 mm), 20–40° fanrecommended
Pressure · fluid: 6–12 barrecommended
Pressure · air: 1–1.5 bar atomising airrecommended

For production work on chairs and frames.

Dipping

Consumption: 80–100 g/m2official
Consumption (alt.): 60–80 g/m2catalog

The CTH series resists settling, so it works in dip tanks. Stir the tank periodically and watch concentration (water evaporates and the tone darkens). Let excess drain and wipe drips off end grain.

Process and compatibility

Substrate preparation: Sand P150–P180–P220 (edges/chairs with K60–K80 sponges per the schedules); raise the grain with water and denib at P220 before dyeing; remove dust.schedule
Goes over: bare sanded wood
Goes under: PTS60 / PTS50 / VTS20011 / ATL20 SM
Sanding: Never sand the dye itself; knock back the raised fibres after the first primer coat (P240–P320 / K120).recommended
Temperature and humidity: 20–25 °C for dye drying; 30–35 °C forced dry for subsequent primerschedule
Don'ts: Don't prime over wet dye — streaking and poor adhesion.
Don't flood the dye on — blotches on end grain and in pores.
Don't use undiluted — the concentrate blotches and dries poorly.
Goes under: notes: In the UV parquet schedule CTH is mixed into VTS20000 (5–10 %); the next layer is VTS20011 filler, then VTS20015 primer. In the PTS60/PTS50 schedules the dye (with CFH1/CFH2 and water) is applied on its own under the primer.

Storage

Safety: Water-reducible. Wear gloves (dye stains skin); when spraying use a respirator and extraction. Protect from frost.

Used in finishing systems

Mixed into

CFH1 / CTH4 / 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

Not sold at t-colormarket.ru (search and direct URL 404) — no dealer technical characteristics
No TDS/SDS found (web-search budget exhausted; other dealer searches returned nothing)
solids_pct, density, viscosity of concentrate
Drying times (dust-free / full) beyond schedule values
Lightfastness rating (sourced)
Shelf life, storage temperature, packaging sizes
Exact ratio of CTH in HTL10001 'Frost' effect and in waterborne lacquers
CFH2 not documented elsewhere (CFH1 is the official binder for CPH pigment stains, 0–200 %)
Official water dilution 500–600 % vs catalogue 500–1000 %; dipping 80–100 (official) vs 60–80 g/m² (catalogue) — both recorded