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Taking care of lacquer wood finishes

I have a pair of speakers with a high gloss lacquer wood finish. They look like they are in mint condition, until I shine a flashlight directly on it. Then you can see all the imperfections, little scratches, and swirl marks. I wiped a little area while shining the flashlight on it to see if a microfiber cloth would mark the wood, and it did. Is this normal? Are all high gloss lacquer wood finishes this easy to scratch? Do any of you do anything about it, or just leave it alone? I know on high gloss paint finishes you can use automotive supplies, but again this is a high gloss lacquer wood finish.
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xti16
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I use Meguires Next Tech 2 wax on my Dyn C1 signatures. Liquid Ice from Turtle wax was also recommended. Leaves no swirl marks.
xti16
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It has no swirl marks. I even use a microfiber cloth. The Turtle wax was recommended by the Dynaudio rep. But I do have a Mocha finish and not a piano black so if there are marks I can't see them even in the direct sunlight. I've used the Meguires on my car and there no swirls there either.
xti16
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Hevac1 - What is the difference between high gloss clear coat and lacquer? Can a clear coat be lacquer?
xti16
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Hevac1 - I took this off Dynaudio's web site
The Confidence Signature models are offered in either dark-brown Mocca or dark-red Bordeaux finishes. Each begins with a Bird’s Eye Maple natural wood veneer, which is stained Mocca or Bordeaux and then finished with a clear Gloss Piano Lacquer. The Mocca and Bordeaux finishes first ennobled Dynaudio’s 30-year anniversary model, the Sapphire, and are now exclusive to the Confidence Signature models.
Per Wikipedia does it matter if it is solvent or water based? We have a an auto body shop in our auto group and they have switched to the water base recently. They only complain about color matching with certain colors otherwise they still recommending waxing it after curing.
xti16
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Well I must have a good lacquer because I got my speakers in 11-11 and have put 4 coats of wax on them with no problems as far as looks or swirls. Yes out of the 5 pairs of signatures that came to the USA in the first shipment I got 1 pair 4 days after they arrived at the distributor.

That being said If I don't have a quality Lacquer what should I expect?
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