Sorry to see that Col,
You must be devastated.
I forgot I have one very similar on one of my scopes from a previous owner,
thanks for reminding me
I just keep the chipped dew shield pointed to the ground all the time and all is forgotten. (almost)
Shoddy Japanese products.
At least it appears to be galvanised, maybe it won't rust. You could always put a small sticker over it, like the little "powered by Televue" ones.
Small chips can be masked off, apply color matched paint in layers to build up proud of the surrounding surface, then wet and dry paper down through grades to 2000 to bring flush with the surrounding surface, then polish. Its very time consuming but can be done. This is more than a chip, and after removing any cracked paint at the edges will make this bare area larger. Its worth trying as even just one layer of white will give instant gratification Mark
Lewis, sandblast it, and apply primer as you know you should, then undercoat, and no less than 5 finishing coats sanded wet with 2400 carbide between coats. When you paint, use a spray booth and hang a plastic sheet over while it dries to keep the dust bunnies off.
And wear the appropriate PPE. You really know you should.
Lewis, sandblast it, and apply primer as you know you should, then undercoat, and no less than 5 finishing coats sanded wet with 2400 carbide between coats. When you paint, use a spray booth and hang a plastic sheet over while it dries to keep the dust bunnies off.
And wear the appropriate PPE. You really know you should.
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
Oh lord no! WHY did you do that! you just made it permanent - if/when you remove that decal, chances are VERY high you'll now peel the chipped edges, making the chip MUCH MUCH larger.
a professional model maker for 30 years, I kinda have an idea how to paint
Pfft...models... try making boats that have to stand the weather 24x7 and the rigours of racing. There really is a reason why metal has to be sandblasted before painting - even powdercoating.
Oh lord no! WHY did you do that! you just made it permanent - if/when you remove that decal, chances are VERY high you'll now peel the chipped edges, making the chip MUCH MUCH larger.
You could have centred it at least Pops
It will be on it's way to you soon ... your darn good at this sort of thing ...
Pfft...models... try making boats that have to stand the weather 24x7 and the rigours of racing. There really is a reason why metal has to be sandblasted before painting - even powdercoating.
I beg to differ. The scopes that are built for the outdoors will last. Those that aren't won't last long.
There's no reason why a scope with good optics shouldn't last 20, 30+ years. But the mechanicals probably won't - starting with the mount, followed by the OTA.
And as some - including you I suggest - have realised that premium optics from 30 years ago are still, well, premium.
This is why people shell out stupid prices for Questar, and the unicorn scopes.