I recently purchased a m 84 scope at an auction and it has some surface rust on it. I am wondering if these can be refinished and if there is an individual or company out there that offers that type of service?
m 84 scope
I recently purchased a m 84 scope at an auction and it has some surface rust on it. I am wondering if these can be refinished and if there is an individual or company out there that offers that type of service?
It is pretty much covered with rust. I have been soaking it in kroil and carefully going over it with 0000 steel wool and that has made it better. The optics are perfect and so I thought it might be worth having it professionaly restored. I am worthless at posting pictures as I have little computer skills.
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I tried to have mine restored and it was a nightmare. THe optics are great but the outside had spot rust on the tube. I sent it out and after 6 months the company had done nothing to it, even though they said they were working on it. Long story short. Do worry about it. The outside does not effect the scope. Mine looks good with a little rust, it has character on my M1D.
I steel wooled the heck out of mine and put some of the cold blue paste on it, and re buffed with the steel wool and it looks like a good shape but used scope so it matches my D
Last edited by alongshot50; 12-11-2009 at 07:14.
When I said soaking I did not mean submerged and I have been very careful not get any kroil near the adjustment turrets or lenses. I simply soak the steel wool rub it on the rust spots let it sit a while buff it some and wipe it off. I wasn't born yesterday I was born the day before and have screwed up my fair share of stuff too. If it all goes pear shaped on me I am only out the $20.00 I paid for it.
Really? I guess I need a D first to put this thing on so I can find out if I screwed it up. Thanks for heads up.
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