Dust problems on high gloss surfaces

Does anybody - esp. McIntosh MC 2000 owners - know how to keep the golden plated base dustfree?? The cloth which comes with the amp is absolutely useless - it applied some scratches right away - I could have freaked.
I don't use the tube cover because the tube section is so beautiful to look at and the tubes can breath better - but there's the dust which spoils most of this glorious impression.
I know that an amp is for musical purposes in the first place - but with a beautiful Mac........?
Thanks for any input!