Thread: [NOT REQUIRED] Dew shield for 5" Mak/SCT
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Old 03-12-2018, 09:59 AM
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Morton, no, no spray. Paint of any type most likely won't stick very well to that mat, and if it doesn't it will flake off and make a mess.

You can get a roll of black felt from Bunnings, and apply it to the length of the dewshield that extends over the corrector plate.

Below is a picture of the Corflute dewshield I made from my Mak, showing the black felt. It extends only maybe 20mm or 30mm beyond the rim of the corrector plate rim.

All you then need is a few Velcro tabs down the length of the cut-to-size-and-shape mat to fix the new dewshield in place You can by black Velcro tabs from Bunnings too, or a $2 shop. The finished dewshield you can just roll up to store.

Alex.
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