[tonyindarwin]

I am hoping someone can give me some advice about re-conditioning an 8" Celestron a friend gave me recently. The optics are ok, but it needs to be disassembled, cleaned, painted and reassembled.
Are the any books that would allow a good do-it-yourselfer like me to attempt this task, because unfortunartely I dont have the money to pay someone to do it professionally and my star watching will be over before it began.
Any hints as to a direction to take would be appreciated.
Cheers

Tony