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S2000 Patina thinner

Thinner for solvent-borne patinas (CQS range). Fast evaporation, low aggressiveness towards the substrate: it cuts the patina to working strength, flashes off fast (you can start wiping back within minutes) and does not dissolve or soften the primer/lacquer underneath.

  • Thinning coloured CQS patinas (CQS1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 21–26, 98, 19872) — 100–200 % by weight
  • Thinning metallic CQS41A (gold) and CQS42A (silver) patinas — 100–200 % by weight
  • Patina over acrylic and PU primers/enamels (decapé, distressing, PU-foam mouldings, shabby chic)

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Mixing matrix

  • CQS1 / CQS2 / CQS3 / CQS8 / CQS9 / CQS10 / CQS21 / CQS22 / CQS23 / CQS24 / CQS25 / CQS26 / CQS98 / CQS19872 / CQS41A / CQS42AThinner
    % by weight: 100–200 %official% by volume: 100–200 %official

    Official CQS patina pages: thinner S10 / S2000, 100–200 % by weight and by volume; sprayed at 80–100 g/m² (CQS41A: 60–100 g/m²). (The CQS41A page gives the weight figure only.)

    100 % gives a strong patina that loads the pores and edges; 200 % gives a light, see-through wash. Always run a test panel first.

  • CQSThinner
    % by weight: 100–300 %catalog

    2025–2026 catalogue, CQS section: thinner S10, S2000 at 100–300 %, spray then rub, 80–100 g/m².

    The catalogue allows more dilution than the product pages (up to 300 %) for a very faint effect. The catalogue does not say whether this is by weight or by volume.

  • CQSThinner
    % by weight: 100 %schedule

    Schedules 'Oak kitchen doors, decapé (acrylic)', 'Open-pore oak kitchen doors (acrylic)', 'PU-foam mouldings (PU)': CQS 100 + S10 100, 80–100 g/m² (open-pore schedule gives no rate), dry 5 min (PU foam: 5–10 min) at 20–25 °C, wipe back with Scotch-Brite 07448 / S UFN or No. 2 steel wool, then topcoat (ATL20 + C40 / PTL500 + C200).

    The schedules name S10; S2000 swaps in 1:1 per the official CQS pages — reach for it when the patina goes over a fresh or soft primer/enamel.

  • CQS41001 / CQS41002 / CQS43001 / CQS44001Thinner
    % by weight: 100–200 %official

    Metallic patinas CQS41001, CQS41002, CQS43001, CQS44001: the official pages list S10 only (100–200 %). The 2025–2026 catalogue gives «S10, S2000 100–300 %» for the whole CQS range (incl. 41XXX–44XXX), so it isn't ruled out, but these product pages do not list S2000.

    If you do thin them with S2000, test compatibility first.

Percentages are per 100 parts of component A.

Characteristics

Evaporation
fast evaporationdealer
Aggressiveness
low aggressiveness (mild solvent)dealer
Drying · Speed
fast — patina ready to wipe back in 5–10 minrecommended
Drying · Conditions
20–25 °C
Weight to volume
vol % ≈ wt % (official CQS pages give 100–200 % for both)official

Application

Conventional spray

Spray viscosity
≈11–14 s DIN4recommended
Consumption
80–100 g/m²official
Coats
1recommended
Flash-off
5–10 minschedule

One wet pass to fill pores and recesses, don't flood. S2000 flashes fast — wipe back after 5–10 min, don't leave it long.

HVLP

Consumption
80–100 g/m²official

Cloth or pad

Catalogue: 'spray + rub'. After spraying and a short flash-off, rub/wipe back with Scotch-Brite or steel wool so the patina stays in the pores, edges and profile.

Process and compatibility

Goes over
APL20 / ATS20 / PPL20 / RAL enamel over PPS400XX / APL800XX / ATL20 SM
Goes under
ATL20 / ATL20 SM / ATL500 / PTL500
Substrate preparation
Patina goes over a cured PU or acrylic primer/enamel (CQS pages: 'applied over PU and acrylic primers').official
Temperature and humidity
20–25 °Cschedule
Don'ts
  • Don't use S2000 to thin 2K PU/acrylic lacquers or primers — use S50/S80 (S2000 is not listed for them)
  • Don't confuse with S10: S10 is fast with strong solvency (stains, polyester, also patinas); S2000 is gentle on the substrate and made specifically for patinas
  • Don't leave the patina too long before wiping back — S2000 flashes off fast and the patina grabs
Why S2000 over S10
S2000 dries as fast as S10 but is gentler on the base — less risk of lifting or softening a fresh acrylic primer/enamel and smearing it when you rub back.dealer

Storage

Packaging
1 L, 5 L, 25 Ldealer

Safety: Flammable solvent: use in a ventilated spray booth, no naked flames, wear an A-filter respirator and gloves; keep containers closed.

Used in finishing systems

    Mixed into

    CPS / CPS033 / CQS1 / CQS10 / CQS10049 / CQS19872 / CQS2 / CQS21 / CQS22 / CQS23 / CQS24 / CQS25 / CQS26 / CQS3 / CQS41001 / CQS41002 / CQS41141 / CQS41A / CQS42001 / CQS42410 / CQS42A / CQS43001 / CQS44001 / CQS8 / CQS9 / CQS98

    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
    • Official t-color.ru page exists but is empty (no properties/application text) as of 2026-10-04
    • Density / specific gravity
    • Composition (solvent blend), flash point, boiling range, evaporation rate number
    • Shelf life and storage temperature
    • No ТДС or SDS PDF found (web search budget exhausted; lakokraska31/woodonline search returned nothing)
    • Whether S2000 is approved for metallic CQS41001/41002/43001/44001 (product pages list S10 only; catalogue lists S10, S2000 for the whole CQS range)
    • No finishing schedule names S2000 explicitly (schedules and the special-effects catalogue use S10, e.g. the «Размытие» blur effect)
    • Dealer page has no «Все технические характеристики» block for S2000