Eastman Solus^™ for textile coatings

The durability and sheen provided by Eastman Solus^™ performance additives make them the right choice for formulators of leather, synthetic leather and other textile-related products. Solus^™ can act alone or in formulations for topcoats across a range of industries, maintaining durability after heavy use and helping retain original color for years.

The corner of a burnt-orange-colored synthetic leather front car seat.

A top coating option

Solus^™ additives are water-white, nonyellowing, tack-free materials. This makes them useful alone or combined with other resins as a film former in solventborne lacquers and lacquer emulsions for natural and synthetic leather topcoats. Potential applications include automotive upholstery, footwear, handbags and furniture.

Leather topcoat benefits

Topcoats containing Solus^™ are tough, and they can resist abrasion and plasticizer migration. Solus^™ can contribute slip and good "hand feel” to topcoats over fine or less expensive leathers.

Solus^™ will not degrade or yellow in the presence of amine accelerators found in polyurethane shoe soles and upholstery foam. Solus^™ has excellent light stability, so it can be used over white or other light-colored base coats.

Closeup of person wearing white leather sneakers.

Closeup of zipper genuine leather purse.

Synthetic leather benefits

In addition to working on genuine leather, Solus^™ offers benefits to synthetic leather products. Solus^™ can produce embossed images with high definition and anti-blocking with good flow and leveling. Solus^™, in combination with a high-modulus polyurethane resin, can improve tinting strength due to its good wetting properties and compatibility.

Solus^™ suits
vinyl needs

Plasticized PVC fabric used in vinyl often has a thin, slip-finish coating. Slip-finish coatings made with Solus^™ can protect against wear while looking good.

Solus^™ is effective in coatings for tents, truck tarps, car door panels and dashboards, and furniture and luggage. Benefits include:

Improved abrasion resistance
Reduced dirt pickup
Slowed plasticizer migration
Improved hand and slip
Controlled gloss
Better printability/adhesion

A person loading a laptop into a black leather backpack.

Made to last

Leather and textile formulators and manufacturers can bolster their business with Solus^™ performance additives. Get started now.

Eastman Solus™ for textile coatings