Leather Finishes

Body Skins

Body skins yield both the distinctive prominently quilled leather, and smooth areas. The former is known as full quill leather and is the most sought after. The leather has a "valley and hill" grain pattern that lends itself to contrasting effects.

Aniline Leather

Saddle Finish
This is the flagship of all Klein Karoo leather. It is a full grain, drum dyed, full aniline leather with a light clear finish and polished to accentuate the natural grain pattern with a lively silky sheen and dry feel.

Naked Finish
Full grain skins tanned to a soft, silky feel with good water resistant properties.

Plunge Finish
Full grain, waxy feels leather, lightly polished to a soft two-tone effect.

Glove Tan Finish
Full grain, soft leather with a light spray-finish to enhance the silky feel.

Pigmented Leather

Classic Finish
Full grain semi-matt, pigmented, level colour with natural grain pattern.

Brush-off Finish
Full grain, pigmented finish leather with a contrasting topcoat, allowing the manufacturer to brush the topcoat off to reveal a rich two-tone effect.

Metallic Finish
Full grain, pigmented leather with a distinctive metallic sheen.

Pigmented, Burnt Tips Finish
Sprayed pigmented leather, polished with burnished tips to accentuate contrast between the tips and valleys of the skin. The leather is more resistant to the effects of heavy use.

Pigmented, Matt Finish
Sprayed pigmented leather, lightly polished and the leather is more resistant to the effects of heavy use.

Special Application Leather

Automotive Finish
Specifically tanned and finished full grain leather for use in the automotive industry.

Upholstery Finish
Full grain, pigmented leather, lightly polished with the addition of specialized products to give a soft silky feel.

Clothing Finish
Full grain, soft tanned leather finished and polished to an extremely warm and silky handle.

Leg Skins

With its broad band of scales down the middle, leg leather resembles reptile skin rather than traditional ostrich leather. Because leg skins yield narrow strips of leather, it is mostly used for small leather items and footwear.

Glazed Finish
Leg skin, glazed to a high gloss, mirror type finish that accentuates the distinctive reptile-like pattern.

Brush-off Finish
Full grain, pigmented finish leather with a contrasting topcoat, allowing the manufacturer to brush the topcoat off to reveal a rich two-tone effect.

Safari Finish
A full grain, soft leg skin, polished to a waxy two-tone appearance.

Saddle Finish
A leg skin tanned and finished as the Saddle Finish body skins. It is a full grain, drum dyed, full aniline leather with a light clear finish and polished to accentuate the natural grain pattern with a lively silky sheen and dry feel.