Paint tinting adjuvant with siccative for liquid colorant system

A method for point-of-sale custom paint or stain tinting, the method comprising using an automated or manual colorant system to dispense into water-borne and solvent-borne base paints or stains at a retail, wholesale or combined retail/wholesale outlet, one or more water-only fluid colorants at least one siccative and at least one synergist the system comprising:

• a) an array of the water-only fluid colorants including at least white, green, blue and red colorants comprising one or more pigments or dyes and a surface treatment, the colorants being packaged in containers with a volume of about 0.5 to about 5 L and from which colorant is gravimetrically or volumetrically dispensed via an automated or manual colorant dispenser into a base paint or stain with a volume of about 0.2 to 20 L;
• the at least one siccative;
• and
• b) the at least one synergist containing, primarily or exclusively, one or more ingredients that will disperse the water-only colorants into solvent-borne base paints or stains,
• wherein the at least one siccative and the at least one synergist are in a pre-mixed mixture and stored in a container, wherein the pre-mixed mixture comprises about 0.01 wt. %-20.0 wt. % of the at least one siccative and about 10 wt. % to about 100 wt. % of combined siccatives and surfactants on a dry weight basis,
• wherein the pre-mixed mixture comprises one or more nonionic, anionic, cationic, or amphoteric surfactants, and one or more glycols, glycol ethers, alcohols, esters, and ester alcohols, and
• wherein after the siccative is added to or dispersed within a base paint or stain, the paint or stain comprises about 0.5 wt. % to about 10 wt. % total siccative based on a dry solids basis.