Flippin' Heck Col the FS60CB tube the first owner of the scope stuck this sticker on for why i don't know but when i have tried to remove it it's like it is welded on and had to abort ,Good job only use CSV tube for visual......
Flippin' Heck Col the FS60CB tube the first owner of the scope stuck this sticker on for why i don't know but when i have tried to remove it it's like it is welded on and had to abort ,Good job only use CSV tube for visual......
I have removed it now, taking Lewis's advice .
Came off without any issues.
Problem David is WHICH Tak white did you get? There are about 7 variations I know of of the white (and MORE variations for the green!), depending on year. The one you got - presumably from TNR / Tak North America (resold by OptCorp) - will usually only match the most recent scopes.
Whenever I do a restoration (which I am about to do for Col ), I always match the paint to the actual sample scope, having learnt there are just too many variants of the Tak "white" (that isn't actually white )
Hii David, After building up the paint to a height proud of the surrounding area, and letting this cure thoroughly, mask off the repair with a margin of 5- 10mm and then take the wet and dry paper which is cut in strips a few mm wider than the paint build. Attach the strips with contact adhesive to a suitable width firm narrow flat (I have used things like "automotive points files" to pre papered quality nail files). Use grades of wet and dry 320, 400, 600, 800, 1200 then 2000 and finally buff with automotive cutting compound like "CRC Repo Extra cut" and polish like "CRC Repo Auto Cream" . Just need to take care to avoid sanding through the virgin surrounding paint. The masking tape helps to keep the sanding strips from contacting the virgin surface.
Have fun, Mark
Hii David, After building up the paint to a height proud of the surrounding area, and letting this cure thoroughly, mask off the repair with a margin of 5- 10mm and then take the wet and dry paper which is cut in strips a few mm wider than the paint build. Attach the strips with contact adhesive to a suitable width firm narrow flat (I have used things like "automotive points files" to pre papered quality nail files). Use grades of wet and dry 320, 400, 600, 800, 1200 then 2000 and finally buff with automotive cutting compound like "CRC Repo Extra cut" and polish like "CRC Repo Auto Cream" . Just need to take care to avoid sanding through the virgin surrounding paint. The masking tape helps to keep the sanding strips from contacting the virgin surface.
Have fun, Mark
Thanks Mark and Lewis. I have a tak finderscope I will be practising on first.
I hear you Lewis around differences re age of scopes. There’s no way round that unless as you say you match against the scope itself. Suspect it’s not a bunnings trip?
Cheers. Col, the intent was to offer left overs but looks like you have a Lewis tucked up your sleeve somewhere?
If you know how to do it, nerly all those steps are totally superfluous. There is absolutely no need to strip and paint - many tricks abound, and totally invisible. I did David's FS-78 dewshield without stripping ANYTHING.
After having been a professional model maker for 30 years, I kinda have an idea how to paint
), I always match the paint to the actual sample scope, having learnt there are just too many variants of the Tak "white" (that isn't actually white 
