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possible paint cracking on '57?


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Hi Guys,

I have read that if a guitar gets to cold, the finish can crack.

I keep mine in a reasonably warm room [not below 19deg] but I have noticed 2 marks that I havn't seen before, they look like scratches, one on top the other below, they are about half an inch long and only about as thin as a hair, but dont look like plain surface scratches, they look a bit deeper but are only visible from some angles.

I'm not complaining about the guitar, I think it's great and if they are light scratches thats fine, I just want to find out if they are scratches or the start of cracking paint so that if it is the start of cracking I can raise the room temp.

Incase its relevant, the guitar is kept in its case at all times when not in use.

thanks for any help.

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it wouldn't be the paint cracking, it would be the nitrocellulose lacquer that seals in the paint. it seems unlikely that a guitar that is not exposed to radical tempearture changes would be having this kind of problem, but i guess anything is possible. if you have a chance, you might want your local authorized service center to take a look at it and see what he thinks...

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it wouldn't be the paint cracking' date=' it would be the nitrocellulose lacquer that seals in the paint. it seems unlikely that a guitar that is not exposed to radical tempearture changes would be having this kind of problem, but i guess anything is possible. if you have a chance, you might want your local authorized service center to take a look at it and see what he thinks...[/quote']

Ok,

Thanks for the help.

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