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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.

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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.

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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
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Made to last

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