The condition of the cabinet is one of the most important factors affecting the value and enjoyment of any antique phonograph. To decide what you should do, you need to determine the condition of your cabinet. If the case has years of dirt or heavy wax buildup, we would recommend using Kotton Klenser to clean cabinet. After using Kotton Klenser, follow it up with Howard’s Feed-N-Wax for a great warm finish. We also offer Howard Orange Oil to give your cabinet a clean shinny polish.
If your cabinet has scratches, watermarks, sun fade, etc. try Howard Restor-A-Finish.
Before you strip it, try restoring it!
If your cabinet has scratches, watermarks, sun fade, etc. try Howard Restor-A-Finish.
Before you strip it, try restoring it!
Howard Restor-A-Finish
Howard Restor-A-Finish is the end result of a search for a product that would permanently eliminate surface blemishes in wood finishes and restore the original color and luster without removing any of the existing finish. With a simple wipe on, wipe off process, most furniture that seems to need a complete refinishing job can be completely restored in a few minutes. Scratches, oxidation, white heat rings, water marks, smoke damage, sun fade, etc. quickly disappear. So before you strip it, try restoring it. Restore-A-Finish is available in five different colors.
Important: When ordering, please specify color
Howard Restor-A-Finish is the end result of a search for a product that would permanently eliminate surface blemishes in wood finishes and restore the original color and luster without removing any of the existing finish. With a simple wipe on, wipe off process, most furniture that seems to need a complete refinishing job can be completely restored in a few minutes. Scratches, oxidation, white heat rings, water marks, smoke damage, sun fade, etc. quickly disappear. So before you strip it, try restoring it. Restore-A-Finish is available in five different colors.
Important: When ordering, please specify color
Golden Oak |
For all golden brown shades of Oak |
Walnut |
For all medium brown tones of Walnut |
Mahogany |
For all reddish shades of Mahogany |
Dark Walnut |
For all medium dark finishes of Dark Walnut and Mahogany |
Price: $9 per Pint (enough to do an entire cabinet with enough left over for touch up
$7.50 per Half Pint (Good for small cabinets and touch ups)
Polishing Compound (liquid form)
Howard’s polishing compound (8 oz. bottle) is specially formulated for restoring the shine to wood finishes. It brings back the original shine by polishing out fine scratches and reviving dull areas in the wood finish. For best results, apply with fine steel wool after using Howard’s Restor-A-Finish. It also can be used for improving the shine of your cabinet. This compound is completely safe to use on lacquer, shellac, varnish and polyurethane finishes.
Price: $6.50 per 8oz. bottle
Feed-N-Wax
To preserve the “New Look” Howard Feed-N-Wax was developed specifically to be used after Restor-A-Finish to maintain the restored “New Look” by first “feeding” the finish with natural oils, including orange oil and sealing the surface with a coat of long lasting carnauba wax and beeswax. This prevents further oxidation, drying and cracking of the finish. This wax only requires occasional reapplication. This unique beeswax formula polishes to a soft luster without leaving oily or gummy residue.
Price: $9.00 per 1 pint bottle
$6.50 per 1/2 pint bottle
Orange Oil
Howard Orange Oil is a superior cleaner and polish for all wood surfaces. While it cleans, it also replenishes oils in both finish and unfinished wood surfaces. Howard Orange Oil contains no linseed oil, wax or silicons, only the fragrance of orange and a clean luster remains on the wood surface.
Price: $11.00 per pint bottle (pint size comes with spray nozzle)
$9.00 per 1/2 pint bottle
Kotton Klenser
Kotton Klenser is great for rejuvenating damaged, original varnished finish on wood cabinets. Kotton Klenser also cleans and restores. Follow up with Howard Feed-N-Wax.
Price: $7.50 per 16 oz (regular strength for wood)
Heavy Duty Kotton Klenser
This product is to restore the luster on your metals phonograph parts. This will remove blemishes and rust stains to restore shiny metal. Use on nickel or chrome colored parts. Do not use on gold parts. The gold plating and/or paint may come off with the use of this product.
Price: $7.50 per 16 oz container (Heavy Duty strength for metal parts)
Metal Parts Cleaning Service
Remove any or all nickel (chrome color) parts that you want cleaned and send them to us. We will use the Kotton Klenser (Heavy Duty) to restore them. No gold color parts please. Very Heavily damaged parts would need replating.
Price: Labor fees per hour plus cleaning materials
Nitty Gritty Record Cleaner
This professional record cleaning fluid is specifically formulated to properly and safely clean all of your 78rpm shellac records.
This detergent fluid contains no harsh chemicals such as acetone, alcohol or other solvents in it that can melt and damage the surface of shellac records. This one pint bottle will do around 100 records, depending on how dirty they are. Remove old dirt, mildew and years of buildup of old record shavings easily!
Price: $18.50 per pint
Record Cleaning Sponges
Clean records sound better and last longer! Use this pair of sponges with the Nitty Gritty Record Cleaner as shown above to wash your records. You can use one to wash and one to rinse. The sponges have a blue cloth over them with a special nap that gets well into the groves of the records and helps remove all the old debris. They are washable and reusable for cleaning many records.
Price: $8.50 for a pair
Record Cleaning Cloth
Use this cloth to wipe away dust before playing records. This will keep your records clean and static free for more years of better play and sound. This cloth also prevents dust build up in the record grooves. For heavy duty cleaning it's better to use the products above and then use this cloth for maintenance of your records.
Price: $3.50
