Glad to hear it wasn't the mess you thought it was. I think a little "Everclear" and coke is just what the Island Doctor ordered! ;) Quoting Rob Ratkowski Photography <ratkwski@hawaii.rr.com>:
Follow up
the Burgess 127 doublet is air spaced. I was about to use mineral spirits to separate the elements when I noticed a space and then remembered the 3 clear tabs. It popped apart easily and w/ some fine surgical gauze and mineral spirits, clean up began. After removing all visible traces of paint and spirits I then used a good alcohol based lens cleaner to remove any residue. I now have to get more fine surgical gauze and locate a bottle of 'Everclear' brand of grain alcohol or some good ethyl alcohol. Bottom line is WHEW!!!, this to date could have been my biggest foul up. I'll post a photo of the lens when it had spots, it was NOT pretty.
Aloha and Mahalo Rob
_______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Visit the Photo Gallery: http://gallery.utahastronomy.com Visit the Wiki: http://www.utahastronomy.com