HTL20 SM
HTL20 SM waterborne self-sealing lacquer, 30 gloss (satin)
One-pack waterborne self-sealing clear (lacquer and primer in one): very clear, excellent non-yellowing, fast drying. Solvent-free — suitable for children's furniture and toys.
- Interior furniture in any wood species
- Children's furniture and toys
- Pale woods where non-yellowing matters
Mix calculator
Ratio 100 : 5.0
| Component | Weigh out |
|---|---|
| HTL20 SMpart A | 476 g |
| Water (demineralised)Thinner | 23.8 g |
| Total | 500 g |
Covers roughly 4.76 m² at 105 g/m².
Pot life of the mix: n/a (1K).
Ask about HTL20 SM
Answers are based on the HTL20 SM data and the products it mixes with.
Mixing matrix
- Water (demineralised)Thinner% by weight: 0–10 (typ. 5) %official% by volume: 0–10 %official
For spraying (especially HVLP) usually 5–10 % water: as supplied 45 ± 5 s VZ-4 is on the thick side, target ≈25–35 s. Brush as supplied.
Demineralised/distilled water only, never hard tap water. Do not exceed 10 %.
| Role | Material | % by weight | % by volume | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thinner | Water (demineralised) | 0–10 (typ. 5) %official | 0–10 %official | For spraying (especially HVLP) usually 5–10 % water: as supplied 45 ± 5 s VZ-4 is on the thick side, target ≈25–35 s. Brush as supplied.Demineralised/distilled water only, never hard tap water. Do not exceed 10 %. |
Percentages are per 100 parts of component A.
Characteristics
- Solids
- 32 ± 1 %dealer
- Solids, catalogue %
- 32 %catalog
- Viscosity
- 45 ± 5 sdealer
- Density
- ≈1.03 g/cm³recommended
- Gloss
- 30 ± 3 GUdealer
- Pot life
- n/a (1K)recommended
- Drying · Touch-dry
- 30 mindealer
- Drying · Sand or stack
- 4 hdealer
- Drying · Full cure
- 8 hdealer
- Drying · Conditions
- 20 °C
- Lightfastness
- excellent non-yellowingofficial
- Thixotropy
- norecommended
Colours
- HTL20 SM · clear
Application
HVLP
- Nozzle
- 1.5–1.7 mmrecommended
- Pressure · fluid
- gravity cup / 0.8–1.2 bar if pressure potrecommended
- Pressure · air
- 1.8–2.2 barrecommended
- Spray viscosity
- 45 ± 5 sdealer
- Target spray viscosity
- 25–35 srecommended
- Consumption · Coat 1
- 90–100 g/m²official
- Consumption · Coat 2
- 100–120 g/m²official
- Consumption · Total range
- 90–120 g/m²dealer
- Wet film
- 85–120 µmrecommended
- Coats
- 2 (1st 90–100, 2nd 100–120 g/m²)official
- Flash-off
- 10–20 minrecommended
- Gun distance
- 15–20 cmrecommended
- Overlap
- 50–75 %recommended
Lay it on as an even wet coat, don't dust it — dry-sprayed waterborne goes orange-peel and cloudy. Don't overload: 120 g/m² per pass max. Stainless gear, flush with water before and after.
Conventional spray
- Nozzle
- 1.4–1.6 mmrecommended
- Pressure · air
- 2.5–3.5 barrecommended
- Consumption · Coat 1
- 90–100 g/m²official
- Consumption · Coat 2
- 100–120 g/m²official
- Consumption · Total range
- 90–120 g/m²dealer
Official method is plain air spray. Transfer efficiency up to ~40 % (methods page).
Airmix (air-assisted airless)
- Nozzle
- 0.23–0.28 mmrecommended
- Pressure · fluid
- 20–40 barrecommended
- Pressure · air
- 1–2 barofficial
- Consumption · Coat 1
- 90–100 g/m²official
- Consumption · Coat 2
- 100–120 g/m²official
- Consumption · Total range
- 90–120 g/m²dealer
Pump and hoses must be waterborne-rated (stainless).
Brush
- Consumption
- 90–120 g/m²catalog
Synthetic brush, lay off in one direction, don't overwork — it skins fast.
Process and compatibility
- Substrate preparation
- Sanded clean wood/veneer/MDF, dust off. Stain with CPH series, dry 2–4 h before the first coat.source
- Goes over
- bare wood (self-sealing) / CPH stains
- Sanding · Between coats
- P240–P280 after 4 hdealer
- Sanding · Final
- do not sand the final coatrecommended
- Temperature and humidity
- > 15 °C, RH < 70 %dealer
- Ideal temperature and RH
- 18–25 °C, RH 50–65 %, good air movementrecommended
- Don'ts
- Don't apply below 15 °C or above 70 % RH.
- Don't thin more than 10 % or with hard water.
- Don't mix with solvent thinners (S50/S80 etc.) or with 2K acrylic/PU.
- Don't flood a thick coat in one pass.
- Don't let the can freeze.
Storage
- Storage temperature
- 5–30 °Crecommended
- Packaging
- 1 kg,5 kg,10 kgdealer
Safety: Solvent-free — can be used on children's furniture (2025-26 catalog) and toys (dealer, 2022 catalog). When spraying wear a particulate mask (P2) and ventilate.
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 page: properties, coats 90–100/100–120 g/m², water 0–10 % w/v
- legacy official page HTL20030 (old name)
- dealer: gloss 30±3, solids 32±1 %, visc 45±5 s VZ-4, touch 30 min, full 8 h, >15 °C RH<70 %, demineralised water, ≤10 %
- 2022 catalog: HTL20 SM 32 %, 0–10 % water, 90–120 g/m²
- dealer schedule on HTL20 G (sanding P240–P280 after 4 h)
- application methods page
Not covered by the sources
- density
- dust-free time
- hardness / chemical resistance / elasticity values
- shelf life
- pot life n/a (1K) — not stated explicitly
- no Technocolor TDS PDF found
- not used in any official finishing schedule (information/technology)