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Whether from baby oil or a specific stainless steel cleaner, these oil-
based surface treatments cover up the oils from fingerprints by placing
a thin oil film over the metal. They can look great, but don’t last very
long and as soon as the surface is touched it looks imperfect and is
needs to be recoated. Of all the cleaners we’ve tried, the Scotch Brite
kit had the most consistent results and is what we would otherwise
recommend to clean your stainless steel.
However, you don’t need this stuff. After finishing the Ice Block amps,
we use a new surface treatment we discovered. 386 Nanotech has developed some
remarkable surface cleaners and finishes and while we were skeptical at the price (and
anything that has “nano” in the name), we ordered a kit and it was impressive. The cleaner
and pad (which is similar to those Magic Eraser white cleaning
pads) restored the stainless to perfect and the sealer put a
protective finish on the stainless that makes it easy to keep
clean. No doubt you’ve seen product that claims to “clean with
only a damp cloth” and ignored every one, using an actual
chemical cleaner instead. 386 Nanotech is a finish that you can
actually clean with a damp cloth.
The next step more aggressive is to use water and one of those
Magic
Eraser
or
3M sponges
. Or, if you want the original cleaner and sealer
kit we use, we have it available for you. It’s expensive, but if you have
other stainless steel product around to keep clean, this stuff is the
best. They won’t let us discount it online, but we’ll ship for free without
any handling charges which makes us the least expensive source.
We might even have partial kits that we can discount accordingly. The
386 Nanotech surface will last 3 years with eraser cleaning, less if you
use chemicals, longer if you use something softer like just a damp
cloth.
Power surge protection
The Ice Block modules have been designed and tested to withstand surges up to 8kV (tested
with a surge generator meeting IEC1000-4-5 at 8kV). Still, surges can cause cumulative
damage to internal components, so we recommend you consider power surge protection like
you would other fine electronics in your home. Although the Ice Block’s switch mode power
supply is much less sensitive to the quality of the power coming into the amp than traditional
amplifiers, power protection devices that are not current-limiting can provide sonic benefits too,
depending on how rough your lines are.
