good ways to get scratches off of a telescope lens

laxmasta900 · #1 Mar 15, 2007, 01:14 PM

my dog ran into my telescope and knocked it over "hes a pitbull" can anyone tell me of a good way to get scratches off my telescope?

RickJ · Mar 15, 2007, 01:18 PM

Do NOT try anything more drastic than a good buffing with a cloth and a detergent. If the glass is actually scratched, then you're better off with a scratch in it than any sort of repair opton.

I feel for you

...I almost love my telescope more than I do my car.

What size and type is your scope?

laxmasta900 · Mar 15, 2007, 05:06 PM

i am going home tommorrow, so i will tell you tommorrow. i'm on my psp and it's hard to type

laxmasta900 · Mar 16, 2007, 12:39 PM

im back, my telescope is a telestar, model 60AZ-A, coated optics, D=60mm, F=700mm

(i copied this off the telescope, lol)

RickJ · Mar 16, 2007, 02:57 PM

Buff that lens best you can (with NOTHING abrasive: just cloth and a tad of dishwashing detergent) and live with it is best you can do... Thankfully it's a fairly inexpensive model...so if the view is obstructed more than you can live with, you can upgrade for a reasonable price.

laxmasta900 · Mar 16, 2007, 03:58 PM

thanks alot man, il try it



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