Once you get them lapped, just wipe them with an oil cloth really good, let that soak in for an hour or so, then wipe them off with a dry towel so there's not much residue. That's what I did. Of course, if it's a hard kicker, you want to be sure you get nearly all the oil back off, or the scope could slip. I use disposable blue shop towels, and they seem to take up oil rather quickly.
I did the same except for the cold blue. One thing I found after lapping the rings was that my concerns about scope movements were unfounded. The bearing surface is increased by at least three times and the lapping compound leaves a much better gripping surface. I have done this on all my hard kickers and I wish I had done so sooner. It would have saved some ring scars on the scopes.
Good Hunting
Elkhunt :grin:
