EXHIBIT 23
                                     
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                                                                           
                       INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
                                     
                                     
                                     
The Board of Directors
INCSTAR Corporation:


We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements No.
33-34055, No. 33-84498, No. 33-32162, and No. 33-32736 on Form S-8 of
INCSTAR Corporation of our report dated January 24, 1997, relating to the
consolidated balance sheets of INCSTAR Corporation and subsidiaries as of
December 31, 1996 and 1995, and the related consolidated statement of
operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows and related schedule for
each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 1996, which
report appears in the 1996 Annual Report on Form10-K of INCSTAR
Corporation.







                                                        KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
                                     
                                     
Minneapolis, Minnesota
March 27, 1997