LTC5
LTC5 anti-blush agent for nitrocellulose coatings
Anti-blush agent from Milesi's LTC range of corrective additives. Used in nitrocellulose coatings, where it lets water vapour escape and so eliminates humidity blush. Intended mainly for days with high relative humidity. Must never be added to polyurethane coatings. The CLT Kromolux dye TDS lists it among the thinners (LZC1000 / LZC1024 / LZC97 / LTC5 / water). No product page on t-color.ru or t-colormarket.ru.
- High humidity: curing humidity blush in NC lacquers
- Thinner/additive for CLT Kromolux dyes (per Milesi TDS)
Ask about LTC5
Answers are based on the LTC5 data and the products it mixes with.
Mixing matrix
- NC lacquersAdditive% by weight: 3–6 %datasheet
NC lacquers on humid days, when blush appears.
Added on top of the normal thinner. Never into PU coatings.
- CLT Kromolux seriesThinner% by weight: 500–800 %datasheet
CLT dyes: the TDS lists LTC5 among thinners, with no separate share.
TDS suggested dilution is 1 part CLT : 0.5 LZC97 : 9.5 LZC1000; LTC5 makes sense only as a partial addition on humid days.
| Role | Material | % by weight | % by volume | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additive | NC lacquers | 3–6 %datasheet | — | NC lacquers on humid days, when blush appears.Added on top of the normal thinner. Never into PU coatings. |
| Thinner | CLT Kromolux series | 500–800 %datasheet | — | CLT dyes: the TDS lists LTC5 among thinners, with no separate share.TDS suggested dilution is 1 part CLT : 0.5 LZC97 : 9.5 LZC1000; LTC5 makes sense only as a partial addition on humid days. |
Percentages are per 100 parts of component A.
Characteristics
- Function
- anti-blush: lets water vapour evaporate, eliminating humidity blushdatasheet
- Compatible with
- nitrocellulose coatingsdatasheet
- Incompatible with
- polyurethane coatings — never adddatasheet
Application
Other
- Nozzle
- n/a — follow the product it is added torecommended
- Pressure
- n/a — follow the product it is added torecommended
Not applied on its own. Add 3–6 % to the NC lacquer, stir, apply per the host product.
Process and compatibility
- How to add
- Weigh the lacquer; Add 3–6 % LTC5 on lacquer; Stir, adjust viscosity with the normal thinnerrecommended
- Temperature and humidity
- data at 20 °C / 70 % RH; for days with high relative humiditydatasheet
- Goes into
- CLT1, CLT3, CLT4, CLT10, CLT14, CLT16, CLT22, CLT23, CLT24, CLT41, CLT43, CLT44, CLT45, CLT47, CLT50, CLT51, CLT52, CLT53, CLT54, CLT55, CLT56, CLT57, CLT58, CLT59, CLT60, CLT61, CLT62, CLT63, CLT64
Storage
- Shelf life
- not published; stable in sealed original canrecommended
- Storage temperature
- 5–30 °C, tightly closed, ventilated, away from ignition sourcesrecommended
Mixed into
CLT1 / CLT10 / CLT14 / CLT16 / CLT22 / CLT23 / CLT24 / CLT3 / CLT4 / CLT41 / CLT43 / CLT44 / CLT45 / CLT47 / CLT50 / CLT51 / CLT52 / CLT53 / CLT54 / CLT55 / CLT56 / CLT57 / CLT58 / CLT59 / CLT60 / CLT61 / CLT62 / CLT63 / CLT64
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).
- Milesi LTC series sheet: LTC 5 anti-blush agent for NC, 3–6 % on lacquer, never in PU, for high-humidity days
- Milesi CLT Kromolux TDS: thinner = LZC1000 – LZC1024 – LZC97 – LTC5 – water, dilution 500–800 % / 700–1500 % carousel
- dealer search — no LTC5 product
Not covered by the sources
- No official t-color.ru page
- Not found at t-colormarket.ru (search LTC5 returns nothing)
- No single-product TDS/SDS; only the Milesi LTC series sheet (May 1996, rev. II)
- Density, flash point, composition, VOC not published
- Weight vs volume basis not stated
- CLT TDS lists LTC5 as a thinner without proportion; ratio within the 500–800 % total unknown