Short version. Does anyone know of a professional mirror resurface service in Melbourne?
I've found a couple of very old threads here but nothing helpful, one shop which is no longer in business. Looks like bintel don't even have a shop in Melb anymore, obviously I haven't spent enough on astronomy in the last 10 years
I have a 12" Lightbridge I bought when they 1st came out, must be over 10 years ago now. I have looked after it, always has the dust cover on whenever it was not in use and I never touched the mirror with anything. Haven't used it for a while so I thought I'd give it a once over and I'm quite shocked how bad the mirror looks. It's covered with tiny black spots when I've inspected them under a magnifying glass, it appears like the silver is corroded off. My guess is just years of moisture, maybe some "spores", mildew, who knows...
After some further research, it appears 10 years is actually not a bad life for a primary mirror, so I'd be happy to part with a few hundred dollars to get it spick and span.