From: "Vintage Computer Festival"
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On Mon, 12 Apr 2004, Dwight K. Elvey wrote:
It takes quite a bit of elbow grease but yes, it
can be done.
Usually you use some 10 to 20 micron aluminum oxide to fine
grind until you are past the scratch. Then you use rouge or
cerium oxide to polish. It is a process similar to what we do
to make a telescope mirror.
Do I have to worry about any heat build-up that might cause a fracture of
some sort?
So sounds good so far. Can I just go to the local telescope store and
pick up the materials? Can I use my Dremel to do the polishing for me?
--
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
Hi Sellam
You might check at places like stained glass supply stores or
places the do beveled glass. They have polishing compounds that
are designed to be used with a buffing wheel. The technics I
used are designed to end up with a surface that is smooth to
less than 1/8 wavelength of light. You don't need anything
like that for a screen. Most telescope stores don't have supplies
for doing mirrors. I mail order my supplies from places like
Newport Glass or William-Bell.
Check with places that sell and repair window glass. If they don't
have anything there, they'll at least know where to get it.
Dwight