Tube Ring Felt Scratching OTA

[04Stefan07 (Stefan)]

Somehow the felt on my rings are scratching the paint on my OTA!

Any recommendations on what I can put on my OTA to prevent this?

[Kunama]

My guess is that there is a bit of aluminium swarf caught in the felt doing the damage. Check felt with a magnifying glass and tweezers........

[doppler (Rick)]

Check to see if the screws from the dovetail bar are not too long.

[astro_nutt]

Cut a strip of rubber from an old inner tube.

[04Stefan07 (Stefan)]

Thanks for the replies.

I will check it out.

Do I need a specific type of paint if I want to touch up the scratched areas?

[csb (Craig)]

Yes, ensure the paint is white


Any household/auto paint should be ok

[astro_nutt]

Appliance white touch-up paint should do.

[04Stefan07 (Stefan)]

Originally Posted by astro_nutt

Appliance white touch-up paint should do.

Crap, Bunnings has 15ml for $20!

What a rip.

[doppler (Rick)]

You can get "appliance white" enamel in spray cans, for a few $. Super cheap is probably cheaper than Bunnings for spray cans. If you want to brush it on just spray some in the lid and use a small brush.