Mohawk Products?

[Lah Ca]

I have been helping a new friend, a talking machine neophyte with basic advice and supplies and records--the short sighted leading the blind.

He lives next door to someone who does restoration of antiques semi-professionally, and this someone, through my new friend, has recommended that I check out the local Mohawk store for refinishing/restoration products that might be used on gramophones. He speaks highly of both their wood and leather/vinyl products and of their ability to colour match.

Does anyone have any experience with Mohawk products?

https://www.mohawk-finishing.com

[Inigo]

Sure someone knows, for I've learned about these products in this forum. They're mentioned every now and then...

[JeffR1]

Yes, at least the ones we used in our furniture store.
We used the alcohol based stains, referred to as transparent stains _ we wiped them on, but one had to work fast.
They could be added to lacquer or shellac, to tint the colour, but not oil base products.
We restored a lot of oak antique furniture, the Ultra penetrating stain, could be made to resemble what an aged shellac finish looked like _ colour wise.

https://www.mohawk-finishing.com/produc ... ngr-stain/

And Blend-All powders:

https://www.mohawk-finishing.com/produc ... ment-type/

These powders could be mixed with virtually anything _ we used them for touching up areas where the finish was chipped out creating a light spot.
One could mix them with shellac and brush in the chipped area.
It took some trial and error to get the correct shade and intensity.

They have touch up markers too, but they faded in the sun, so we stopped using them.
Maybe they fixed that.

[Lah Ca]

Thanks for the replies.