Maybe the poly was sprayed before the nitro underneath was fully cured?How does poly get checking like that?
That's what makes me think it's the nitro underneath still gassing out... not an expert opinion tho, just a hunch.It’s hard to show in photos but those are not nitro checking cracks - they are bubbled lines that come up off the surface - so there’s a raised texture to them, unlike typical checking.
Is that gold (or is that just bare wood) underneath the black paint that is "pushed back" there at the top of the neck pocket? Is that red in the bottom of the neck pocket? If so, as mentioned looks like it was candy apple red at one point??Finally found one of these Corona 57 reissues - I was excited about the nitro paint but does this seem right? I don’t know if a refin situation is happening here or if it’s a completely wrong body - no date codes to be seen.
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