West Coast Hunter
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- Location
- BC, Canada
I've posted in the General section of the forum, but someone brought the Korth Group section to my attention, so am re-posting here.
I accidentally got the slightest amount of lubricating oil from a soft rag that I thought was clean. The amount on the lens was minimal, but enough to see the oil streaks when shining a light on it. Since i didn't want to leave oil on the lens, I looked a bit online and saw a number of posts ranging from acetone (wasn't interested), windex (not interested), 70% rubbing alcohol, and isopropyl.
I decided to use a q-tip swap dipped in 99% isopropyl, and it cut the oil very well. I gently wiped down the lens with a kleenex, and then gently cotton swabbed the kleenex dust off. The scope lens looks great.
My concern is that the VX3 has a diamondcoat 2 coating on it. From what I've read online (through google results), Leupold designed the coating to be a bit more sustainable when it comes to less than desirable cleaners. Will isopropyl diminish any of the diamondcoat 2 finish any? I was fairly minimal with application, and it did cut the oil. However, I was having concerns about the lens coating. I've read that the carl zeiss lens wipes use isopropyl alchohol, but am still not sure if that removes any of the diamondcoat 2 coating.
Has anyone else had to clean their riflescope lens with any cleaners, and did they see any damage to the light reflective coatings? I'm hoping I did the right thing here.
I accidentally got the slightest amount of lubricating oil from a soft rag that I thought was clean. The amount on the lens was minimal, but enough to see the oil streaks when shining a light on it. Since i didn't want to leave oil on the lens, I looked a bit online and saw a number of posts ranging from acetone (wasn't interested), windex (not interested), 70% rubbing alcohol, and isopropyl.
I decided to use a q-tip swap dipped in 99% isopropyl, and it cut the oil very well. I gently wiped down the lens with a kleenex, and then gently cotton swabbed the kleenex dust off. The scope lens looks great.
My concern is that the VX3 has a diamondcoat 2 coating on it. From what I've read online (through google results), Leupold designed the coating to be a bit more sustainable when it comes to less than desirable cleaners. Will isopropyl diminish any of the diamondcoat 2 finish any? I was fairly minimal with application, and it did cut the oil. However, I was having concerns about the lens coating. I've read that the carl zeiss lens wipes use isopropyl alchohol, but am still not sure if that removes any of the diamondcoat 2 coating.
Has anyone else had to clean their riflescope lens with any cleaners, and did they see any damage to the light reflective coatings? I'm hoping I did the right thing here.