Just purchased a set of NC with 333/300/332/250. The sound is very beautiful, but it seems that the acrylic insert on the top of each unit can get dusty easily. Wiping it with a dry microfibre cloth can easily produce small scratches. What is a good way to keep it in good condition?
This is a very good question to which I have yet to see a good answer……
100% alcohol should remove any grease/fingerprints however the impact of removing dust is wholly dependent on the duster/cloth used.
Naim used to suggest a glass cleaning product to clean the OC cases, so that should work equally well for the NC casework, heat sink fins excluded, which will probably shred any cloth used. However, in my experience, any attempt to clean acrylic leads to micro and larger scratches.
Happy to hear of a working solution.
ATB, J
I use Flash Dust Magnets - very lightly. They haven’t made any scratches so far. I always use a fresh one though.
I also NEVER touch them without white cotton gloves, and then only when moving them, which I’ve only done once or twice. So no finger marks!
Won’t overcome the static electricity holding the dust……
ATB, J
+1 for the Flash Dust Magnets.
I let the dust settle - not much use I know, but congratulations on a lovely system!
While the new styling of NAIM looks fantastic - when new!!. I think the the use of acrylic was a big mistake made by NAIM. It is next to imposible to clean without introducing hair line scratches.
A long time ago I had Wilson Bensch Curve speakers - the top of the speakers also used black acrylic. Over time they to became covered with hair line scratches. They suggested using car polish to buff up the top of the speaker - but frankly it didnt really work.
In the case of the NAIM units, there is also the edge between the acrylic top and the metal sides - good luck getting the dust out of there…
Soft cloth with warm water and white vinegar?
I use a Swiffer for all naim boxes. Cannot see any marks from it. It’s a very light touch.Flash Dust Magnets seems to be a similar product.
on my piano speakers and rega acrylic i use a car detailing spray (turtle wax ceramic) that leaves a high gloss hard coating making dusting much less likely to scratch. rferesh every 6 months, literally wipe on wipe off.
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Two materials that look good but should not be used on hi fi are acrylic and piano black finish,they are nigh-impossible to keep from hair line scratches .Regarding Naim possibly if they want to use it maybe it should be easily swapped out when it gets marked better still have a option to have a metal finish.
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I fit a lot of Acrylic backsplashes when i fit kitchens. For the last 20 years or so the “goto” product for re-finishing backsplashes when it has been scratched is Mirka Polarshine. It’s completely silicon free, which is very important for re-finishing Acrylic or high gloss Polyester. Important because anything with silicon in it will heat up the surface. Being a thermoplastic, heat is the enemy.
For light scratches (which is likely what you will have), Polarshine 10 is a good bet. It can be applied by hand or by machine. It’s abrasive enough to get the scratches out, but will leave the surface nice and shinny.
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What about taylor make an acrylic sheet acting as a dust cover to protect the original one?
Naim gives you a black cleaning wipe for the acrylic in the box. Works great.
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Very sad that they did go for the acrylic and metal edges.
That would be a swift solution.
Best is to not unbox it at all. That will keep it mint!
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Oh dear…
Don’t give up the day job, HH!
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Nevertheless there is something particularly irritating when a designer includes a material that makes the finished product look fantastic, however, you know that within a few months its surface finish will inevitably deteriorate.
Modern car interiors are particularly prone to this, notably an affection for shiny, gloss black trim components - I’m certainly looking at you Renault 
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ATB, J
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