Crust to finished leather in a single spray coat — including the hides you were going to reject.
Water-Based
Biodegradable
ZDHC Level 3 Compliant
Made In House
Leather
Foilstarr for Leather
Foilstarr for Leather is a water-based, biodegradable finishing paste that takes crust leather to a finished metallic or matte surface using spray equipment and a standard plating press. Over 500 pre-matched shades, no conventional dyeing, and no new machinery.
Substrate
Leather
Compliance
ZDHC Level 3 MRSL
Application
Spray, tannery plating and dry milling
Range
500+ colours and finishes
Form
Water-based, biodegradable metallic paste
Foilstarr for Leather
Overview
Producing leather is time and resource intensive. Conventional dyeing runs multi-step cycles that stretch lead times and add labour at every pass, and the finished result still depends on the grade of hide that went in.
Foilstarr for Leather compresses the process significantly. Sprayed onto a raw crust or finished leather — dyed or undyed — results in a full, uniform coverage in metallic or matte finishes, cured with heat and pressure in the plating press the tannery already owns. Dyeing becomes optional, and water and chemical consumption fall by more than 70%
Foilstarr for Leather
The Challenge
Producing Leather is time and resource heavy. Conventional dyeing runs multi-step cycles that consume water, chemicals and hours at every pass, and the decorative options at the end of it are limited — bold metallic finishes have never held up in wear, so the brands that wanted them mostly went without.
Furthermore, compliance standards such as ZDHC MRSL are now a condition of entry into export markets. Tanneries also generate scrap leather — hides that fail inspection for tick marks and surface scarring.
Foilstarr for Leather
The Solution
Foilstarr for Leather runs on what is already installed. Spray coats deliver consistent surface uniformity and cure under heat and pressure in a standard tannery plating press, on crust — dyed or undyed — and on finished leather. They also cover minor imperfections, which returns scrapped hides to saleable stock.
The paste is water-based, biodegradable and certified to ZDHC MRSL v3.1, covering the full set of production standards ZDHC assesses. The finish does not crack, peel or tarnish, and the leather still handles like leather — soft, flexible and breathable underneath it. More than 500 shades are available across matte through to glittery, with custom colour matching on request.
Foilstarr for Leather
Foilstarr for Leather
Performance Results
The highest-value application is the hide that was heading for rejection. Light tick marks and surface scarring go under the coat, and stock that would have sold as seconds comes back as finished material. It also opens a metallic range that premium leather could never hold — bold shades that do not crack, peel or tarnish, with the compliance those markets require already in place.
Water and Chemicals
Saved against conventional dyeing
Solvent-Free
Water-based across the full coat
ZDHC Level 3
MRSL v3.1, the highest tier in the programme
Every product in the range is ZDHC MRSL v3.1 compliant and ZDHC Level 3 and ISO certified, backed by laboratory shade matching, on-site technical support and R&D that formulates to a customer's specification rather than around it.
Foilstarr for Leather
Final thoughts
Foilstarr for Leather saves time and resources — just spray coat, dry and plate, 500+ shades, over 70% less water and chemicals, and a route to premium output from hides that would otherwise have been written off.
Foilstarr for Leather
How It Runs
Start with Crust
Spray One Coat
Dry and Plate
Ready to Ship
Dyed or undyed — coverage is full either way
Optimised for standard tannery spray lines
Heat and pressure in a standard plating press
No sealing, no topcoat, export-ready
Previous Project
Next Project
Crust to finished leather in a single spray coat — including the hides you were going to reject.
Water-Based
Biodegradable
ZDHC Level 3 Compliant
Made In House
Leather
Foilstarr for Leather
Foilstarr for Leather is a water-based, biodegradable finishing paste that takes crust leather to a finished metallic or matte surface using spray equipment and a standard plating press. Over 500 pre-matched shades, no conventional dyeing, and no new machinery.
Substrate
Leather
Compliance
ZDHC Level 3 MRSL
Application
Spray, tannery plating and dry milling
Range
500+ colours and finishes
Form
Water-based, biodegradable metallic paste
Foilstarr for Leather
Overview
Producing leather is time and resource intensive. Conventional dyeing runs multi-step cycles that stretch lead times and add labour at every pass, and the finished result still depends on the grade of hide that went in.
Foilstarr for Leather compresses the process significantly. Sprayed onto a raw crust or finished leather — dyed or undyed — results in a full, uniform coverage in metallic or matte finishes, cured with heat and pressure in the plating press the tannery already owns. Dyeing becomes optional, and water and chemical consumption fall by more than 70%
Foilstarr for Leather
The Challenge
Producing Leather is time and resource heavy. Conventional dyeing runs multi-step cycles that consume water, chemicals and hours at every pass, and the decorative options at the end of it are limited — bold metallic finishes have never held up in wear, so the brands that wanted them mostly went without.
Furthermore, compliance standards such as ZDHC MRSL are now a condition of entry into export markets. Tanneries also generate scrap leather — hides that fail inspection for tick marks and surface scarring.
Foilstarr for Leather
The Solution
Foilstarr for Leather runs on what is already installed. Spray coats deliver consistent surface uniformity and cure under heat and pressure in a standard tannery plating press, on crust — dyed or undyed — and on finished leather. They also cover minor imperfections, which returns scrapped hides to saleable stock.
The paste is water-based, biodegradable and certified to ZDHC MRSL v3.1, covering the full set of production standards ZDHC assesses. The finish does not crack, peel or tarnish, and the leather still handles like leather — soft, flexible and breathable underneath it. More than 500 shades are available across matte through to glittery, with custom colour matching on request.
Foilstarr for Leather
Foilstarr for Leather
Performance Results
The highest-value application is the hide that was heading for rejection. Light tick marks and surface scarring go under the coat, and stock that would have sold as seconds comes back as finished material. It also opens a metallic range that premium leather could never hold — bold shades that do not crack, peel or tarnish, with the compliance those markets require already in place.
Water and Chemicals
Saved against conventional dyeing
Solvent-Free
Water-based across the full coat
ZDHC Level 3
MRSL v3.1, the highest tier in the programme
Every product in the range is ZDHC MRSL v3.1 compliant and ZDHC Level 3 and ISO certified, backed by laboratory shade matching, on-site technical support and R&D that formulates to a customer's specification rather than around it.
Foilstarr for Leather
Final thoughts
Foilstarr for Leather saves time and resources — just spray coat, dry and plate, 500+ shades, over 70% less water and chemicals, and a route to premium output from hides that would otherwise have been written off.
Foilstarr for Leather
Start with Crust
Spray One Coat
Dry and Plate
Ready to Ship
Dyed or undyed — coverage is full either way
Optimised for standard tannery spray lines
Heat and pressure in a standard plating press
No sealing, no topcoat, export-ready
Previous Project
Next Project
Crust to finished leather in a single spray coat — including the hides you were going to reject.
Water-Based
Biodegradable
ZDHC Level 3 Compliant
Made In House
Leather
Foilstarr for Leather
Foilstarr for Leather is a water-based, biodegradable finishing paste that takes crust leather to a finished metallic or matte surface using spray equipment and a standard plating press. Over 500 pre-matched shades, no conventional dyeing, and no new machinery.
Substrate
Leather
Compliance
Application
Spray, tannery plating and dry milling
Range
500+ colours and finishes
Form
Water-based, biodegradable metallic paste
Foilstarr for Leather
Overview
Producing leather is time and resource intensive. Conventional dyeing runs multi-step cycles that stretch lead times and add labour at every pass, and the finished result still depends on the grade of hide that went in.
Foilstarr for Leather compresses the process significantly. Sprayed onto a raw crust or finished leather — dyed or undyed — results in a full, uniform coverage in metallic or matte finishes, cured with heat and pressure in the plating press the tannery already owns. Dyeing becomes optional, and water and chemical consumption fall by more than 70%
Foilstarr for Leather
The Challenge
Producing Leather is time and resource heavy. Conventional dyeing runs multi-step cycles that consume water, chemicals and hours at every pass, and the decorative options at the end of it are limited — bold metallic finishes have never held up in wear, so the brands that wanted them mostly went without.
Furthermore, compliance standards such as ZDHC MRSL are now a condition of entry into export markets. Tanneries also generate scrap leather — hides that fail inspection for tick marks and surface scarring.
Foilstarr for Leather
The Solution
Foilstarr for Leather runs on what is already installed. Spray coats deliver consistent surface uniformity and cure under heat and pressure in a standard tannery plating press, on crust — dyed or undyed — and on finished leather. They also cover minor imperfections, which returns scrapped hides to saleable stock.
The paste is water-based, biodegradable and certified to ZDHC MRSL v3.1, covering the full set of production standards ZDHC assesses. The finish does not crack, peel or tarnish, and the leather still handles like leather — soft, flexible and breathable underneath it. More than 500 shades are available across matte through to glittery, with custom colour matching on request.
Foilstarr for Leather
Foilstarr for Leather
Performance Results
The highest-value application is the hide that was heading for rejection. Light tick marks and surface scarring go under the coat, and stock that would have sold as seconds comes back as finished material. It also opens a metallic range that premium leather could never hold — bold shades that do not crack, peel or tarnish, with the compliance those markets require already in place.
Water and Chemicals
Saved against conventional dyeing
Solvent-Free
Water-based across the full coat
ZDHC Level 3
MRSL v3.1, the highest tier in the programme
Every product in the range is ZDHC MRSL v3.1 compliant and ZDHC Level 3 and ISO certified, backed by laboratory shade matching, on-site technical support and R&D that formulates to a customer's specification rather than around it.
Foilstarr for Leather
Final thoughts
Foilstarr for Leather saves time and resources — just spray coat, dry and plate, 500+ shades, over 70% less water and chemicals, and a route to premium output from hides that would otherwise have been written off.
Foilstarr for Leather
Start with Crust
Spray One Coat
Dry and Plate
Ready to Ship
Dyed or undyed — coverage is full either way
Optimised for standard tannery spray lines
Heat and pressure in a standard plating press
No sealing, no topcoat, export-ready
Previous Project
Next Project
A finish is hard to judge on a screen.
So we’ll send you one.
Name the material and the finish. We’ll develop a sample and get it to you.
Crust to finished leather in a single spray coat — including the hides you were going to reject.
Water-Based
Biodegradable
ZDHC Level 3 Compliant
Made In House
Leather
Foilstarr for Leather
Foilstarr for Leather is a water-based, biodegradable finishing paste that takes crust leather to a finished metallic or matte surface using spray equipment and a standard plating press. Over 500 pre-matched shades, no conventional dyeing, and no new machinery.
Substrate
Leather
Compliance
ZDHC Level 3 MRSL
Application
Spray, tannery plating and dry milling
Range
500+ colours and finishes
Form
Water-based, biodegradable metallic paste
Foilstarr for Leather
Overview
Producing leather is time and resource intensive. Conventional dyeing runs multi-step cycles that stretch lead times and add labour at every pass, and the finished result still depends on the grade of hide that went in.
Foilstarr for Leather compresses the process significantly. Sprayed onto a raw crust or finished leather — dyed or undyed — results in a full, uniform coverage in metallic or matte finishes, cured with heat and pressure in the plating press the tannery already owns. Dyeing becomes optional, and water and chemical consumption fall by more than 70%
Foilstarr for Leather
The Challenge
Producing Leather is time and resource heavy. Conventional dyeing runs multi-step cycles that consume water, chemicals and hours at every pass, and the decorative options at the end of it are limited — bold metallic finishes have never held up in wear, so the brands that wanted them mostly went without.
Furthermore, compliance standards such as ZDHC MRSL are now a condition of entry into export markets. Tanneries also generate scrap leather — hides that fail inspection for tick marks and surface scarring.
Foilstarr for Leather
The Solution
Foilstarr for Leather runs on what is already installed. Spray coats deliver consistent surface uniformity and cure under heat and pressure in a standard tannery plating press, on crust — dyed or undyed — and on finished leather. They also cover minor imperfections, which returns scrapped hides to saleable stock.
The paste is water-based, biodegradable and certified to ZDHC MRSL v3.1, covering the full set of production standards ZDHC assesses. The finish does not crack, peel or tarnish, and the leather still handles like leather — soft, flexible and breathable underneath it. More than 500 shades are available across matte through to glittery, with custom colour matching on request.
Foilstarr for Leather
Foilstarr for Leather
Performance Results
The highest-value application is the hide that was heading for rejection. Light tick marks and surface scarring go under the coat, and stock that would have sold as seconds comes back as finished material. It also opens a metallic range that premium leather could never hold — bold shades that do not crack, peel or tarnish, with the compliance those markets require already in place.
Water and Chemicals
Saved against conventional dyeing
Solvent-Free
Water-based across the full coat
ZDHC Level 3
MRSL v3.1, the highest tier in the programme
Every product in the range is ZDHC MRSL v3.1 compliant and ZDHC Level 3 and ISO certified, backed by laboratory shade matching, on-site technical support and R&D that formulates to a customer's specification rather than around it.
Foilstarr for Leather
Final thoughts
Foilstarr for Leather saves time and resources — just spray coat, dry and plate, 500+ shades, over 70% less water and chemicals, and a route to premium output from hides that would otherwise have been written off.
Foilstarr for Leather
How It Runs
Start with Crust
Spray One Coat
Dry and Plate
Ready to Ship
Dyed or undyed — coverage is full either way
Optimised for standard tannery spray lines
Heat and pressure in a standard plating press
No sealing, no topcoat, export-ready
Previous Project
Next Project
Crust to finished leather in a single spray coat — including the hides you were going to reject.
Water-Based
Biodegradable
ZDHC Level 3 Compliant
Made In House
Leather
Foilstarr for Leather
Foilstarr for Leather is a water-based, biodegradable finishing paste that takes crust leather to a finished metallic or matte surface using spray equipment and a standard plating press. Over 500 pre-matched shades, no conventional dyeing, and no new machinery.
Substrate
Leather
Compliance
ZDHC Level 3 MRSL
Application
Spray, tannery plating and dry milling
Range
500+ colours and finishes
Form
Water-based, biodegradable metallic paste
Foilstarr for Leather
Overview
Producing leather is time and resource intensive. Conventional dyeing runs multi-step cycles that stretch lead times and add labour at every pass, and the finished result still depends on the grade of hide that went in.
Foilstarr for Leather compresses the process significantly. Sprayed onto a raw crust or finished leather — dyed or undyed — results in a full, uniform coverage in metallic or matte finishes, cured with heat and pressure in the plating press the tannery already owns. Dyeing becomes optional, and water and chemical consumption fall by more than 70%
Foilstarr for Leather
The Challenge
Producing Leather is time and resource heavy. Conventional dyeing runs multi-step cycles that consume water, chemicals and hours at every pass, and the decorative options at the end of it are limited — bold metallic finishes have never held up in wear, so the brands that wanted them mostly went without.
Furthermore, compliance standards such as ZDHC MRSL are now a condition of entry into export markets. Tanneries also generate scrap leather — hides that fail inspection for tick marks and surface scarring.
Foilstarr for Leather
The Solution
Foilstarr for Leather runs on what is already installed. Spray coats deliver consistent surface uniformity and cure under heat and pressure in a standard tannery plating press, on crust — dyed or undyed — and on finished leather. They also cover minor imperfections, which returns scrapped hides to saleable stock.
The paste is water-based, biodegradable and certified to ZDHC MRSL v3.1, covering the full set of production standards ZDHC assesses. The finish does not crack, peel or tarnish, and the leather still handles like leather — soft, flexible and breathable underneath it. More than 500 shades are available across matte through to glittery, with custom colour matching on request.
Foilstarr for Leather
Foilstarr for Leather
Performance Results
The highest-value application is the hide that was heading for rejection. Light tick marks and surface scarring go under the coat, and stock that would have sold as seconds comes back as finished material. It also opens a metallic range that premium leather could never hold — bold shades that do not crack, peel or tarnish, with the compliance those markets require already in place.
Water and Chemicals
Saved against conventional dyeing
Solvent-Free
Water-based across the full coat
ZDHC Level 3
MRSL v3.1, the highest tier in the programme
Every product in the range is ZDHC MRSL v3.1 compliant and ZDHC Level 3 and ISO certified, backed by laboratory shade matching, on-site technical support and R&D that formulates to a customer's specification rather than around it.
Foilstarr for Leather
Final thoughts
Foilstarr for Leather saves time and resources — just spray coat, dry and plate, 500+ shades, over 70% less water and chemicals, and a route to premium output from hides that would otherwise have been written off.
Foilstarr for Leather
Start with Crust
Spray One Coat
Dry and Plate
Ready to Ship
Dyed or undyed — coverage is full either way
Optimised for standard tannery spray lines
Heat and pressure in a standard plating press
No sealing, no topcoat, export-ready
Previous Project
Next Project
Crust to finished leather in a single spray coat — including the hides you were going to reject.
Water-Based
Biodegradable
ZDHC Level 3 Compliant
Made In House
Leather
Foilstarr for Leather
Foilstarr for Leather is a water-based, biodegradable finishing paste that takes crust leather to a finished metallic or matte surface using spray equipment and a standard plating press. Over 500 pre-matched shades, no conventional dyeing, and no new machinery.
Substrate
Leather
Compliance
Application
Spray, tannery plating and dry milling
Range
500+ colours and finishes
Form
Water-based, biodegradable metallic paste
Foilstarr for Leather
Overview
Producing leather is time and resource intensive. Conventional dyeing runs multi-step cycles that stretch lead times and add labour at every pass, and the finished result still depends on the grade of hide that went in.
Foilstarr for Leather compresses the process significantly. Sprayed onto a raw crust or finished leather — dyed or undyed — results in a full, uniform coverage in metallic or matte finishes, cured with heat and pressure in the plating press the tannery already owns. Dyeing becomes optional, and water and chemical consumption fall by more than 70%
Foilstarr for Leather
The Challenge
Producing Leather is time and resource heavy. Conventional dyeing runs multi-step cycles that consume water, chemicals and hours at every pass, and the decorative options at the end of it are limited — bold metallic finishes have never held up in wear, so the brands that wanted them mostly went without.
Furthermore, compliance standards such as ZDHC MRSL are now a condition of entry into export markets. Tanneries also generate scrap leather — hides that fail inspection for tick marks and surface scarring.
Foilstarr for Leather
The Solution
Foilstarr for Leather runs on what is already installed. Spray coats deliver consistent surface uniformity and cure under heat and pressure in a standard tannery plating press, on crust — dyed or undyed — and on finished leather. They also cover minor imperfections, which returns scrapped hides to saleable stock.
The paste is water-based, biodegradable and certified to ZDHC MRSL v3.1, covering the full set of production standards ZDHC assesses. The finish does not crack, peel or tarnish, and the leather still handles like leather — soft, flexible and breathable underneath it. More than 500 shades are available across matte through to glittery, with custom colour matching on request.
Foilstarr for Leather
Foilstarr for Leather
Performance Results
The highest-value application is the hide that was heading for rejection. Light tick marks and surface scarring go under the coat, and stock that would have sold as seconds comes back as finished material. It also opens a metallic range that premium leather could never hold — bold shades that do not crack, peel or tarnish, with the compliance those markets require already in place.
Water and Chemicals
Saved against conventional dyeing
Solvent-Free
Water-based across the full coat
ZDHC Level 3
MRSL v3.1, the highest tier in the programme
Every product in the range is ZDHC MRSL v3.1 compliant and ZDHC Level 3 and ISO certified, backed by laboratory shade matching, on-site technical support and R&D that formulates to a customer's specification rather than around it.
Foilstarr for Leather
Final thoughts
Foilstarr for Leather saves time and resources — just spray coat, dry and plate, 500+ shades, over 70% less water and chemicals, and a route to premium output from hides that would otherwise have been written off.
Foilstarr for Leather
Start with Crust
Spray One Coat
Dry and Plate
Ready to Ship
Dyed or undyed — coverage is full either way
Optimised for standard tannery spray lines
Heat and pressure in a standard plating press
No sealing, no topcoat, export-ready
Previous Project
Next Project
A finish is hard to judge on a screen.
So we’ll send you one.
Name the material and the finish. We’ll develop a sample and get it to you.
Crust to finished leather in a single spray coat — including the hides you were going to reject.
Water-Based
Biodegradable
ZDHC Level 3 Compliant
Made In House
Leather
Foilstarr for Leather
Foilstarr for Leather is a water-based, biodegradable finishing paste that takes crust leather to a finished metallic or matte surface using spray equipment and a standard plating press. Over 500 pre-matched shades, no conventional dyeing, and no new machinery.
Substrate
Leather
Compliance
ZDHC Level 3 MRSL
Application
Spray, tannery plating and dry milling
Range
500+ colours and finishes
Form
Water-based, biodegradable metallic paste
Foilstarr for Leather
Overview
Producing leather is time and resource intensive. Conventional dyeing runs multi-step cycles that stretch lead times and add labour at every pass, and the finished result still depends on the grade of hide that went in.
Foilstarr for Leather compresses the process significantly. Sprayed onto a raw crust or finished leather — dyed or undyed — results in a full, uniform coverage in metallic or matte finishes, cured with heat and pressure in the plating press the tannery already owns. Dyeing becomes optional, and water and chemical consumption fall by more than 70%
Foilstarr for Leather
The Challenge
Producing Leather is time and resource heavy. Conventional dyeing runs multi-step cycles that consume water, chemicals and hours at every pass, and the decorative options at the end of it are limited — bold metallic finishes have never held up in wear, so the brands that wanted them mostly went without.
Furthermore, compliance standards such as ZDHC MRSL are now a condition of entry into export markets. Tanneries also generate scrap leather — hides that fail inspection for tick marks and surface scarring.
Foilstarr for Leather
The Solution
Foilstarr for Leather runs on what is already installed. Spray coats deliver consistent surface uniformity and cure under heat and pressure in a standard tannery plating press, on crust — dyed or undyed — and on finished leather. They also cover minor imperfections, which returns scrapped hides to saleable stock.
The paste is water-based, biodegradable and certified to ZDHC MRSL v3.1, covering the full set of production standards ZDHC assesses. The finish does not crack, peel or tarnish, and the leather still handles like leather — soft, flexible and breathable underneath it. More than 500 shades are available across matte through to glittery, with custom colour matching on request.
Foilstarr for Leather
Foilstarr for Leather
Performance Results
The highest-value application is the hide that was heading for rejection. Light tick marks and surface scarring go under the coat, and stock that would have sold as seconds comes back as finished material. It also opens a metallic range that premium leather could never hold — bold shades that do not crack, peel or tarnish, with the compliance those markets require already in place.
Water and Chemicals
Saved against conventional dyeing
Solvent-Free
Water-based across the full coat
ZDHC Level 3
MRSL v3.1, the highest tier in the programme
Every product in the range is ZDHC MRSL v3.1 compliant and ZDHC Level 3 and ISO certified, backed by laboratory shade matching, on-site technical support and R&D that formulates to a customer's specification rather than around it.
Foilstarr for Leather
Final thoughts
Foilstarr for Leather saves time and resources — just spray coat, dry and plate, 500+ shades, over 70% less water and chemicals, and a route to premium output from hides that would otherwise have been written off.
Foilstarr for Leather
How It Runs
Start with Crust
Spray One Coat
Dry and Plate
Ready to Ship
Dyed or undyed — coverage is full either way
Optimised for standard tannery spray lines
Heat and pressure in a standard plating press
No sealing, no topcoat, export-ready
Previous Project
Next Project
Crust to finished leather in a single spray coat — including the hides you were going to reject.
Water-Based
Biodegradable
ZDHC Level 3 Compliant
Made In House
Leather
Foilstarr for Leather
Foilstarr for Leather is a water-based, biodegradable finishing paste that takes crust leather to a finished metallic or matte surface using spray equipment and a standard plating press. Over 500 pre-matched shades, no conventional dyeing, and no new machinery.
Substrate
Leather
Compliance
ZDHC Level 3 MRSL
Application
Spray, tannery plating and dry milling
Range
500+ colours and finishes
Form
Water-based, biodegradable metallic paste
Foilstarr for Leather
Overview
Producing leather is time and resource intensive. Conventional dyeing runs multi-step cycles that stretch lead times and add labour at every pass, and the finished result still depends on the grade of hide that went in.
Foilstarr for Leather compresses the process significantly. Sprayed onto a raw crust or finished leather — dyed or undyed — results in a full, uniform coverage in metallic or matte finishes, cured with heat and pressure in the plating press the tannery already owns. Dyeing becomes optional, and water and chemical consumption fall by more than 70%
Foilstarr for Leather
The Challenge
Producing Leather is time and resource heavy. Conventional dyeing runs multi-step cycles that consume water, chemicals and hours at every pass, and the decorative options at the end of it are limited — bold metallic finishes have never held up in wear, so the brands that wanted them mostly went without.
Furthermore, compliance standards such as ZDHC MRSL are now a condition of entry into export markets. Tanneries also generate scrap leather — hides that fail inspection for tick marks and surface scarring.
Foilstarr for Leather
The Solution
Foilstarr for Leather runs on what is already installed. Spray coats deliver consistent surface uniformity and cure under heat and pressure in a standard tannery plating press, on crust — dyed or undyed — and on finished leather. They also cover minor imperfections, which returns scrapped hides to saleable stock.
The paste is water-based, biodegradable and certified to ZDHC MRSL v3.1, covering the full set of production standards ZDHC assesses. The finish does not crack, peel or tarnish, and the leather still handles like leather — soft, flexible and breathable underneath it. More than 500 shades are available across matte through to glittery, with custom colour matching on request.
Foilstarr for Leather
Foilstarr for Leather
Performance Results
The highest-value application is the hide that was heading for rejection. Light tick marks and surface scarring go under the coat, and stock that would have sold as seconds comes back as finished material. It also opens a metallic range that premium leather could never hold — bold shades that do not crack, peel or tarnish, with the compliance those markets require already in place.
Water and Chemicals
Saved against conventional dyeing
Solvent-Free
Water-based across the full coat
ZDHC Level 3
MRSL v3.1, the highest tier in the programme
Every product in the range is ZDHC MRSL v3.1 compliant and ZDHC Level 3 and ISO certified, backed by laboratory shade matching, on-site technical support and R&D that formulates to a customer's specification rather than around it.
Foilstarr for Leather
Final thoughts
Foilstarr for Leather saves time and resources — just spray coat, dry and plate, 500+ shades, over 70% less water and chemicals, and a route to premium output from hides that would otherwise have been written off.
Foilstarr for Leather
Start with Crust
Spray One Coat
Dry and Plate
Ready to Ship
Dyed or undyed — coverage is full either way
Optimised for standard tannery spray lines
Heat and pressure in a standard plating press
No sealing, no topcoat, export-ready
Previous Project
Next Project
Crust to finished leather in a single spray coat — including the hides you were going to reject.
Water-Based
Biodegradable
ZDHC Level 3 Compliant
Made In House
Leather
Foilstarr for Leather
Foilstarr for Leather is a water-based, biodegradable finishing paste that takes crust leather to a finished metallic or matte surface using spray equipment and a standard plating press. Over 500 pre-matched shades, no conventional dyeing, and no new machinery.
Substrate
Leather
Compliance
Application
Spray, tannery plating and dry milling
Range
500+ colours and finishes
Form
Water-based, biodegradable metallic paste
Foilstarr for Leather
Overview
Producing leather is time and resource intensive. Conventional dyeing runs multi-step cycles that stretch lead times and add labour at every pass, and the finished result still depends on the grade of hide that went in.
Foilstarr for Leather compresses the process significantly. Sprayed onto a raw crust or finished leather — dyed or undyed — results in a full, uniform coverage in metallic or matte finishes, cured with heat and pressure in the plating press the tannery already owns. Dyeing becomes optional, and water and chemical consumption fall by more than 70%
Foilstarr for Leather
The Challenge
Producing Leather is time and resource heavy. Conventional dyeing runs multi-step cycles that consume water, chemicals and hours at every pass, and the decorative options at the end of it are limited — bold metallic finishes have never held up in wear, so the brands that wanted them mostly went without.
Furthermore, compliance standards such as ZDHC MRSL are now a condition of entry into export markets. Tanneries also generate scrap leather — hides that fail inspection for tick marks and surface scarring.
Foilstarr for Leather
The Solution
Foilstarr for Leather runs on what is already installed. Spray coats deliver consistent surface uniformity and cure under heat and pressure in a standard tannery plating press, on crust — dyed or undyed — and on finished leather. They also cover minor imperfections, which returns scrapped hides to saleable stock.
The paste is water-based, biodegradable and certified to ZDHC MRSL v3.1, covering the full set of production standards ZDHC assesses. The finish does not crack, peel or tarnish, and the leather still handles like leather — soft, flexible and breathable underneath it. More than 500 shades are available across matte through to glittery, with custom colour matching on request.
Foilstarr for Leather
Foilstarr for Leather
Performance Results
The highest-value application is the hide that was heading for rejection. Light tick marks and surface scarring go under the coat, and stock that would have sold as seconds comes back as finished material. It also opens a metallic range that premium leather could never hold — bold shades that do not crack, peel or tarnish, with the compliance those markets require already in place.
Water and Chemicals
Saved against conventional dyeing
Solvent-Free
Water-based across the full coat
ZDHC Level 3
MRSL v3.1, the highest tier in the programme
Every product in the range is ZDHC MRSL v3.1 compliant and ZDHC Level 3 and ISO certified, backed by laboratory shade matching, on-site technical support and R&D that formulates to a customer's specification rather than around it.
Foilstarr for Leather
Final thoughts
Foilstarr for Leather saves time and resources — just spray coat, dry and plate, 500+ shades, over 70% less water and chemicals, and a route to premium output from hides that would otherwise have been written off.
Foilstarr for Leather
Start with Crust
Spray One Coat
Dry and Plate
Ready to Ship
Dyed or undyed — coverage is full either way
Optimised for standard tannery spray lines
Heat and pressure in a standard plating press
No sealing, no topcoat, export-ready
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