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Is it possible to have a lens recoated??

Started Jun 27, 2005 | Discussions thread
Dale Josephson Regular Member • Posts: 271
Not easily reground and polished...

One has to match the radius ( curve) to match the element's original. That's very costly for a single surface.... I know, I fabricate and supply military and and other precision optics.

Even on our lines, a coating mistake can take an inordinate amount of time to fix.

Some substrates can be stripped with acid but as someone else mentioned, some will disolve and therefore can't be chemically stripped.

For consumer optics it's far more cost effective to replace the element than to fix it.
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