Paul Secondino Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 I've spent close to 2 hours looking for a gallon of Mohawk Nitro Lacquer. But I seem ot be finding everything else. My luthier got me started spraying and he bought 10 gallons of Mohawk years ago and is jsut about to run out. He thins with Dupont 3160 acrylic thinner and his lacquer jobs are excellent. If you can help me find a source for Mohawk Notro or equivalent, I'd greatly appreciate it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikhailgtrski Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 Mohawk is the parent company of H. Behlen Co. At least that's what I seem to recall... Behlen produces very good quality lacquers. Rockler's, Woodcraft, Stewmac all carry Behlen's. Here's a link to Mohawk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A different Brian. Posted October 11, 2006 Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 I actually have a Mohawk rep that I order my custom stain through (for my daytime work). Just know that if you have any questions about their product line, they do have reps covering all of the US. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Secondino Posted October 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2006 THanks guys. It appears that the exact lacquer that I have is no longer available. I found another builder that bought 55 gallons of Mohawk and it was kind of rubbery according to him Looks like I have to try what's out there and pick the best one now. Behlens and Mcfaddens are the first two that I will try out.Take care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanthus Posted October 12, 2006 Report Share Posted October 12, 2006 Thanks for the link to Mowhawk, guys! I've been doing some intensive research into finishing, and I'm pretty set on getting HoK BC-25 Black in the ready-to-spray bottles they sell. I assume that 8-12 ounces is enough to do one body. Along with that, I want to do red accents with the KK11 Apple Red in the same ready-to-spray bottles. The black can be finished with either lacquer (acrylic = nitro?) or urethane enamel, but the candy red is urethane, so I'll have to finish with a urethane clear. But thanks to the Mowhawk site, I've come across some clear that is far cheaper than the HoK stuff. http://www.mohawk-finishing.com/catalog_br....asp?ictNbr=213 Does anyone have an opinion on the urethane/nitro combined clear? Some of that and some reducer is much cheaper than getting the required bottles from HoK. I've never heard of the brand OR the combined clear, but if it's reputable, then I'll get some. I couldn't find any straight urethane clear on this website, and this was the closest thing. Any feedback or additional sites I should look at would be helpful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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