Jackchaney

If it's really lacquer it may not be cured yet. I have not tried aging anything but I have sprayed a bit of lacquer, mostly rattle can. If you get it nice and slick it takes a few coats, like ten to fifteen and that takes a lot of time to fully cure. If you lay that thick of a finish down in a few days it will be like years before it fully cures. Even sanding between coats and that. There is probably some kind of infrared curing/drying system that could help that? Ask that Mark Jenny guy. He does nothing but that I think? Lot of guys imitate checking with a razor blade...

I'm a long time guitar player, hack maybe, I played bass in bands years ago and started buy and selling and tinkering and playing guitars along the way. It's been a ways too, I'm 63 already! I've been really honing my luthery skills lately as I've been having surgery on my arm and have not been able to work. I've also been buying a lot of guitars, and selling occasionally and I have a Epiphone Les Paul I'm trying to date right now. Anybody want to help with that? Well the photo is too big... S9200561 I think it is samick factory, maybe 99? Or 92? Thanks in advance!