Eyepiece cleaning question after Katrina

Everything we owned was ruined by Hurricane Katrina. My eyepieces were in
an eyepiece case that I thought was waterproof -- it was not. The case
leaked and salt water wet the foam and the eyepieces. The eyepiece now
suffer from:
-- rust and pitting from salt water on all metal parts
-- all glass is coated with a thin dull film of something, probably salt and
junk from the water

What can I do to clean the eyepieces? Or should I try? Insurance company
reimbursed full price for all my eyepieces -- maybe I should just toss the
old ones and buy new ones.

By the way, anyone know of a truly waterproof case?

Joe S.


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Relevant Pages

  • Re: Eyepiece cleaning question after Katrina
    ... you could send them to me and I could see if I can clean ... > an eyepiece case that I thought was waterproof -- it was not. ... > leaked and salt water wet the foam and the eyepieces. ...
    (sci.astro.amateur)
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    ... Note that the reviewer singled out the XW fixed focal length eyepieces, which are waterproof and use ED glass. ... The packages come with XF eyepieces, which are not ED and not waterproof. ...
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