Excellent article here. In fact, many of the steps you detail here were also mentioned on the Yahoo Unitron Telescopes forum, which you founded and moderated. It was yours that I adopted and learned how to restore the telescopes that I have done.
You mentioned using Krylon's Ivory White on the shortened f/11 telescope. In your opinion, was this a very close match to the aged Unitron color?
As you may know, I restored a 4 inch Unitron from what would have been a trash heap. I used Rust Oleum High Gloss White. That was really white! I was thinking of just lightly sanding that surface with a 400 or 600 grit sandpaper and applying a few coats of a enamel that would most closely match the Unitron white scheme. But that's maybe a later on project.
-------------------- Len
Meade 178 ED APO
127mm Astro_Tech ED APO
4" f/15 Model 166 Unitron with UNIWITT Pier
Televue Genesis SDF 101mm f/5.4
2.4" f/15 Model 128C Unitron
Coronado Solarmax 90 DS Telescope
Losmandy Titan; G-11; all w/Gemini
All in a "Backyard Observatory"
Spilhaus Space Clock
"The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands."
Psalm 19:1
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