Colorado Hand Tints - APEO and VOC FREE

COLORADO HAND TINTS / SERIES 548

High concentration, high coloring power and broad compatibility, ideal for instantly tinting water-based tempera paint and with washable synthetic bases, plastic coatings, lime and silicate-based paints, synthetic and oleosynthetic top coat, anti-rust and synthetic base coats, water dilutable base coats.

APEO and VOC FREE.

Dilution: All the pastes are ready to be used and may be blended together and added directly to the product to be coloured up to a maximum 6% (in volume).

VOC: 0%

TECHNICAL DATA SHEET

DESCRIPTION
COLORADO is a series of high-concentration, broadly compatible colouring pastes that are ideal for instant colouring through simple blending with tempera-base water-diluted paint, synthetic and washable paints, plastic coatings, silicate and lime-based paints, synthetic and synthetic oil-base enamels, rust converters and synthetic undercoats, water-base undercoats for use indoor and outdoor.
COLORADO colouring pastes have a strong colouring capacity, enabling deep colours to be obtained using low quantities of paste and leaving unchanged the chemical and physical characteristics of the product to which they are added.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE
It is necessary to agitate the paste container before use and to mix the paint blend carefully following colouring. All the pastes may be blended together and may be added directly to the product to be coloured up to a maximum 6% (in volume).
The Pastes:
Chromium yellow, Lemon yellow, Signal red have a limited resistance on exterior and to alkalis and should therefore not be used in lime-base or silicate-base products or exterior use.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Binder: none
• Alkyl-phenol-ethoxylate and Volatil organic compound free (APEO & VOC free)
• Pigment: from 21 to 50%
• Additives: wetting and dispersive
• Specific gravity per UNI 8910: 1,16 - 1,73 kg/l (according to the colour)
• Consistency: thixotropic
  

PREPARING THE SURFACE
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APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
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TINTING
Always agitate the colouring paste container before use.Do not exceed a maximum of 6% by volume of the paste to the paint.

STORAGE
Maximum temperature for storage: +30 °C.
Minimum temperature for storage: +5 °C.
Keep away from damp.
Stability in original, unopened containers stored at suitable temperatures: 2 years.
A thin film of liquid appearing on the surface does not imply the product has degraded, but is a normal reaction ensuring perfect conservation even for long periods. Shaking the container will ensure the product is perfectly usable.

SAFETY RULES
Dir 2004/42/CE not applicable.
The product does not require labelling in accordance with 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC and its subsequent changes and updates. Use the product in accordance with the hygiene and safety regulations in force; avoid litter with the containers, allow the remains to dry well and treat as special waste. Keep out of the reach of children. Use in an airy place. For further information consult the safety data sheet.

SPECIFICATION ITEM
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COLORIFICIO SAN MARCO guarantees that the information herein is provided to the best of its technical and scientific knowledge and based on its experience; nonetheless, the company may not be held liable for the results obtained using these products, as application conditions are beyond its control. It is recommended to always make sure that the product is suited to each specific instance. The present sheet voids and replaces any previously existing sheets. For further technical information call the technical service +39 041 4569322.