LZC97
LZC97 thinner
LZC-series thinner (by analogy with LZC70/LZC1051/LZC8643 probably a Milesi product; the maker is not stated anywhere) with no page of its own on t-color.ru and no listing at the t-colormarket.ru shop. It appears only on the official Kromoroller (CIT) and Kromolux (CLT) dye pages as one of the allowed reducers alongside S10, S12 and S90: CIT 500–2000 %, CLT 500–1000 % on the concentrate. Composition, evaporation rate and density are not published. In practice it is an alternative to S10/S12/S90 for letting dye concentrate down to a working stain; if you can't get LZC97, use S12 (medium evaporation, medium-pored wood) or S90 (slow, open-pored wood) per the 2025–2026 catalog p.19. The CIT8 page also lists LZC97 in its binder row, most likely a typo (the other CIT pages have CFS1 there).
- Letting Kromoroller dye concentrates CIT1/2/3/8/9/9280 down to a working stain: 500–2000 %
- Letting Kromolux dyes CLT1–CLT10 down to a working stain: 500–1000 %
- Drop-in alternative to S10/S12/S90 at the same ratios
Ask about LZC97
Answers are based on the LZC97 data and the products it mixes with.
Mixing matrix
- % by weight: 500–2000 %official% by volume: 500–2000 %official
Kromoroller solvent-based dyes. 500 % for a strong colour, 2000 % for a light tint (reading of the range, not stated on the page). Optional binder 0–40 %: CIC11/CIC12/CFS1 (the CIT8 page shows LZC97 instead of CFS1 there — most likely a typo).
The CIT8 page also lists LZC97 in its binder block (CIC11/CIC12/LZC97, 0–40 %). A thinner can't act as a binder and CIT1/2/3/9/9280 have CFS1 in that slot, so treat it as a typo and don't use LZC97 as a binder.
- % by weight: 500–1000 %official% by volume: 500–1000 %official
Kromolux universal high-concentration dyes. CLT1–CLT9 can also be cut with water; CLT10 (white) lists solvents only (S10/S12/S90/LZC97). Optional binder 0–200 %: CFS1/CFH1 (CLT10: CFS1 only).
The CLT11, CLT12 and CLT18 pages have no thinner block, so LZC97 is not officially listed for them.
| Role | Material | % by weight | % by volume | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thinner | CIT1 / CIT2 / CIT3 / CIT8 / CIT9 / CIT9280 | 500–2000 %official | 500–2000 %official | Kromoroller solvent-based dyes. 500 % for a strong colour, 2000 % for a light tint (reading of the range, not stated on the page). Optional binder 0–40 %: CIC11/CIC12/CFS1 (the CIT8 page shows LZC97 instead of CFS1 there — most likely a typo).The CIT8 page also lists LZC97 in its binder block (CIC11/CIC12/LZC97, 0–40 %). A thinner can't act as a binder and CIT1/2/3/9/9280 have CFS1 in that slot, so treat it as a typo and don't use LZC97 as a binder. |
| Thinner | CLT1 / CLT2 / CLT3 / CLT4 / CLT5 / CLT6 / CLT7 / CLT8 / CLT9 / CLT10 | 500–1000 %official | 500–1000 %official | Kromolux universal high-concentration dyes. CLT1–CLT9 can also be cut with water; CLT10 (white) lists solvents only (S10/S12/S90/LZC97). Optional binder 0–200 %: CFS1/CFH1 (CLT10: CFS1 only).The CLT11, CLT12 and CLT18 pages have no thinner block, so LZC97 is not officially listed for them. |
Percentages are per 100 parts of component A.
Characteristics
- Solids
- 0 %recommended
- Evaporation rate
- unknownofficial
- Colour effect
- should not shift the dye shaderecommended
- Drying · Conditions
- 20 °C
- Drying · Effect
- flash time of the stain depends on the thinner's evaporation rate; not published for LZC97recommended
Application
HVLP
- Nozzle
- 1–1.3 mmrecommended
- Pressure · fluid
- gravity cup / tank 0.5–1.0 barrecommended
- Pressure · air
- 1.5–2 bar inlet (≈0.7 bar at cap)recommended
- Spray viscosity
- ≈ 10–12 s DIN4recommended
- Consumption
- 80–100 g/m²official
- Coats
- 1 wet coat; light second pass only to correct colourrecommended
- Flash-off
- 5–15 before primer — verify on an offcutrecommended
LZC97 is never sprayed on its own — this is how a stain cut with it goes on. Its evaporation rate is unknown, so do a test panel first and compare against S12/S90; if you get lap marks, switch to S90.
Conventional spray
- Nozzle
- 1.2–1.4 mmrecommended
- Pressure · air
- 2.5–3.5 barrecommended
- Consumption
- 80–100 g/m²official
Cloth or pad
- Consumption
- 80–100 g/m²official
Spray-and-wipe (CIT, 80–100 g/m²): spray, then wipe back with a rag along the grain.
Roller
- Consumption
- 5–15 g/m²official
Process and compatibility
- Goes into
- CIT1, CIT2, CIT3, CIT8, CIT9, CIT9280, CLT1, CLT2, CLT3, CLT4, CLT5, CLT6, CLT7, CLT8, CLT9, CLT10
- Alternatives
- S10 (fast),S12 (medium),S90 (slow)official
- Temperature and humidity
- 15–25 °C, RH 50–70 %recommended
- Don'ts
- Don't use it to thin 2K lacquers/primers (PU/acrylic/PE) — they have their own thinners (S50/S80, LZC8643/LZC70 etc.); LZC97 is only listed for dyes
- Don't mix it with water in the same batch
- Don't go straight to production without a test panel — the evaporation rate isn't published
Storage
- Storage temperature
- closed original container, cool, away from heat and flamerecommended
Safety: Assume a flammable liquid like any organic thinner. Use in a ventilated spray booth with an A2 organic-vapour respirator and nitrile gloves; no smoking or open flame. No SDS found.
Mixed into
CIC12 / CIT1 / CIT2 / CIT3 / CIT8 / CIT9 / CIT9280 / CLT1 / CLT10 / CLT11 / CLT12 / CLT14 / CLT15 / CLT16 / CLT17 / CLT18 / CLT2 / CLT20 / CLT21 / CLT22 / CLT23 / CLT24 / CLT3 / CLT4 / CLT41 / CLT42 / CLT43 / CLT44 / CLT45 / CLT46 / CLT47 / CLT48 / CLT49 / CLT5 / CLT50 / CLT51 / CLT52 / CLT53 / CLT54 / CLT55 / CLT56 / CLT57 / CLT58 / CLT59 / CLT6 / CLT60 / CLT61 / CLT62 / CLT63 / CLT64 / CLT7 / CLT8 / CLT9 / LZC1000
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 dye page listing LZC97 as thinner with %
- official dye page listing LZC97 as thinner with %
- official dye page listing LZC97 as thinner with %
- official dye page listing LZC97 as thinner with %
- official dye page listing LZC97 as thinner with %
- official dye page listing LZC97 as thinner with %
- official dye page listing LZC97 as thinner with %
- official dye page listing LZC97 as thinner with %
- official dye page listing LZC97 as thinner with %
- official dye page listing LZC97 as thinner with %
- official dye page listing LZC97 as thinner with %
- official dye page listing LZC97 as thinner with %
Not covered by the sources
- No official t-color.ru product page (only referenced on CIT*/CLT* dye pages)
- Not listed at t-colormarket.ru (search for LZC97/LZC returns nothing; razbaviteli catalog lists only S-codes) — no technical characteristics block, packaging or price
- Not found at lakokraska31.ru, woodonline.ru, ndom31.ru
- Not in catalog transcripts nor in any information/technology finishing schedule
- No TDS/SDS found (web search budget exhausted; re-checked dealer search + razbaviteli catalog 2026-10-05: no LZC97): composition, evaporation rate vs S10/S12/S90, density, flash point unknown
- Milesi original name for LZC97 not identified
- Shelf life and packaging unknown
- Not officially listed for CLT11, CLT12, CLT18 (those pages have no thinner block)
- Nozzle/pressure/flash-off are derived, not sourced
- Not in the 2025–2026 catalog: p.19 thinner table lists S10…S2000 with no LZC97; catalog dye tables (CTU/CPS) list S10/S12/S90 only
- CIT8 official page lists LZC97 in the binder row (CIC11/CIC12/LZC97) — presumed typo for CFS1
- Manufacturer (Milesi) is inferred from the LZC prefix, not stated in any source