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Newbie
Cleaning the Leupold VX3 Lens
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.
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Super GunNutz
I use the Zeiss alcohol based wipes on all of my scopes, including a lot of VX-3's and have never had a problem myself.
I don't bother with anything else. Maybe Korth can chime in. You may never get an evidence based answer to your question, only anecdotal.
But I figure if it is safe enough for Zeiss and the Zeiss coatings it is safe enough for Leupold (as misplaced as my confidence may be)
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Should be safe from my experience. When is doubt leupold has their lifetime warranty. Don’t be afraid to contact them.
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Not to worry, the lenses and coatings are safe. Leupold and our tech repair center's use acetone to clean lenses without issue.
KGL
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Member
I second the Zeiss wipes they work fantastic
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where can we buy the Zeiss wipes? any retailers in bc.
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Super GunNutz
believe I got a big box from none other than Jeff Bezos
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CGN Regular
My buddy just sent me a text 5 minutes ago , he was looking at Nikon Scopes . I told him that I will never buy anything other than Leupold again. Nothing but great experiences with Korth !
Sorry about Hijacking
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I like to run some steel wool over the lens. Gets everything right off there.
p.s. I'm kidding, please don't do this.
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CGN frequent flyer
I've been using this method. Been great so far.
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