Telescope servicing?

[Backyard Space Dude]

Hello all,

I have a Skywatcher 200PDS that's gathered dust for years as I've always been a fan of refractors. I've gotten it out multiple times to try and collimate it, but I just can't seem to get it right. I fear that I've now played around with it so much that I can't get the secondary and primary back in line. The primary mirror is now absolutely covered in dust, too. I like the idea of being able to take it all apart, clean it, put it back together and collimate it - but I'm at a point now where every time I attempt to collimate it, I think I make it worse! Because of this, I now don't use it. But I don't want to sell it because I know it's a decent OTA with a different FL to my refractor, so it'll give me some nice options if I can get it up and running.

My question is this -

Is there an astronomy retailer/service provider (or even someone local to me!) that for a fee will take it in, clean it up and collimate it for me? Kind of like a car service if you will! I live in Ely, Cambridgeshire and I don't mind driving for an hour or so to get it done.

Thanks,

J

[knobby]

Maybe try connecting with https://sites.google.com/site/elyastroclub/home Ely astro group ... they may have a member that could help.