# DirectStream Dac Top polish?

**URL:** <https://forum.psaudio.com/t/directstream-dac-top-polish/12831>\
**Category:** Audio Components\
**Created:** [September 11, 2019, 6:57pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/directstream-dac-top-polish/12831 "2019-09-11T18:57:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![tonydennison](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/tonydennison/32/99456_2.png) [@tonydennison](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/tonydennison)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2019, 6:57pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/directstream-dac-top-polish/12831/1 "2019-09-11T18:57:01Z")

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is it possible to polish the top of the DirectStream Dac top?

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**Author:** ![RonP](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/ronp/32/213555_2.png) [@RonP](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/RonP)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2019, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/directstream-dac-top-polish/12831/2 "2019-09-11T19:22:18Z")

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It’s just painted. Use what you use on your car. I got some scratches out with P21S polish. But any one-step should work. Just use common sense regarding abrasives.

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**Author:** ![tonydennison](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/tonydennison/32/99456_2.png) [@tonydennison](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/tonydennison)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2019, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/directstream-dac-top-polish/12831/3 "2019-09-11T19:28:50Z")

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Thanks

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**Author:** ![watchdog507](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/watchdog507/32/7301_2.png) [@watchdog507](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/watchdog507)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2019, 2:15am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/directstream-dac-top-polish/12831/4 "2019-09-12T02:15:36Z")

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This is the best stuff. Good for your car too:

[https://www.collinite.com/automotive-wax/insulator-wax/](https://www.collinite.com/automotive-wax/insulator-wax/)

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**Author:** ![tonydennison](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/tonydennison/32/99456_2.png) [@tonydennison](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/tonydennison)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2019, 11:23am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/directstream-dac-top-polish/12831/5 "2019-09-12T11:23:57Z")

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Thanks

Wonder if i can get a tiny bottle of it…ill check

I just used what came with my car…when it was new .

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**Author:** ![Stax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Stax](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Stax)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2019, 1:42pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/directstream-dac-top-polish/12831/6 "2019-09-12T13:42:10Z")

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Did you use the P21S polishing soap?

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**Author:** ![RonP](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/ronp/32/213555_2.png) [@RonP](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/RonP)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2019, 1:56pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/directstream-dac-top-polish/12831/7 "2019-09-12T13:56:49Z")

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P21S “Paintwork Cleanser” is a polish.  
If you really want to get nuts, you can follow up with their carnuba wax.  
These products seem to work best on German paint; I use them on my cars.  
If you have swirl marks on your PS Audio tops, the polish will eliminate them. If however, you have a scratch that you can feel with your fingernail, you’d have to go a different route.

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**Author:** ![Elk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/elk/32/1240_2.png) [@Elk](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Elk)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2019, 8:58pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/directstream-dac-top-polish/12831/8 "2019-09-12T20:58:33Z")

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Split this topic on September 12, 2019, 8:58pm UTC

6 posts were merged into an existing topic: [We also love cars](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/we-also-love-cars/6242/743)

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**Author:** ![Stax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Stax](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Stax)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2019, 2:04pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/directstream-dac-top-polish/12831/9 "2019-09-12T14:04:06Z")

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Thank you. The “Polishing Soap” seemed wrong.
