General Optics Repair Question (1 Viewer)

Does anyone know if scope eyepieces can be buffed or polished out to remove scratches? Any idea on who or where could do such a thing?

Regards

Owen

Pariah said:

Does anyone know if scope eyepieces can be buffed or polished out to remove scratches? Any idea on who or where could do such a thing?

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Which Irish cliff did you fall off then, Owen? And the seawatching season's only just started...!

Richard

Nothing so disastrous Richard!

A spare eyepiece I was hoping to sell on has a little graze at its center. Its an annoyance as opposed to a critical fault, but I would like to remove it if at all possible.

Owen

Hello Owen,

No. Buffing and polishing a scratch off, will change the curvature of the lens and probably remove the coating, doing more harm than good. In the old days, an optician would put a little black lacquer on the scratch, eliminating the harmful effect and minimally reducing light transmission. You just have to live with a damaged eyepiece, whose utility has been reduced, but whose value has suffered more.

Happy bird watching,
Arthur Pinewood