Hello all,
Unfortunately, I had some mud splatters land on my new Z5 3.5-18x44 BT over the weekend and am looking for some thoughts/advice on cleaning the scope. I usually have it safely covered but I was in the process of pursuing a whitetail buck and so the scope was bare. I have read sufficiently about lense cleaning, as this seems to be the primary inquiry and focus of scope cleaning and have delicately cleaned those to my satisfaction.
The area I am inquiring about is the base of the turrets/dials where small mud splatters dried right on the space between the turret and the scope at the base of the turret but appear to have deposited some particles within the crevice while still in liquid form before drying. I used a new shaving brush and new soft bristle toothbrush to remove as much of this as possible, to the point where it is visually as clean as new. There remains the odd audible grit sound when the turrets/dials are rotated. I have made a point to limit the movement, as I did not want to work any of the remaining grit deeper into the underlying assembly and lubrication.
Does anyone have any thoughts on how I might address this beyond using the shaving brush and toothbrush bristles to gently brush the crevices (which did manage to remove a decent amount of the grit)? I have carefully used canned air held at a distance away from the optic to try and flush it as well. Is this something I may have to have a Swarovski technician dismantle the optic to address professionally? Thanks in advance to all responders.
Unfortunately, I had some mud splatters land on my new Z5 3.5-18x44 BT over the weekend and am looking for some thoughts/advice on cleaning the scope. I usually have it safely covered but I was in the process of pursuing a whitetail buck and so the scope was bare. I have read sufficiently about lense cleaning, as this seems to be the primary inquiry and focus of scope cleaning and have delicately cleaned those to my satisfaction.
The area I am inquiring about is the base of the turrets/dials where small mud splatters dried right on the space between the turret and the scope at the base of the turret but appear to have deposited some particles within the crevice while still in liquid form before drying. I used a new shaving brush and new soft bristle toothbrush to remove as much of this as possible, to the point where it is visually as clean as new. There remains the odd audible grit sound when the turrets/dials are rotated. I have made a point to limit the movement, as I did not want to work any of the remaining grit deeper into the underlying assembly and lubrication.
Does anyone have any thoughts on how I might address this beyond using the shaving brush and toothbrush bristles to gently brush the crevices (which did manage to remove a decent amount of the grit)? I have carefully used canned air held at a distance away from the optic to try and flush it as well. Is this something I may have to have a Swarovski technician dismantle the optic to address professionally? Thanks in advance to all responders.
