Im guessing its probably painted over without sanding the old finish so the new Paint start to peel off, but how do we force it to peel off like that? Scotch tape? Doesnt seems like its been scrapped but...
Not sure how they do it but one of the tricks I've seen guys use for relicing other things is using vaseline or wax crayon on the surface before paint, and just wiping it away after the paint dries.
The limited relic is a lacquer (nitrocellulose) finish. That's the stuff on old strats that increases the mojo as it gets more beaten up. Looking at the specs of the production Wolfgangs, they're a urethane finish. That stuff just doesn't age in the same way as nitro and I've never heard of a modern finish like that cracking from temperature changes (or freezing, canned air whatever).
Best example of aging on a urethane/poly finish I've ever seen was here Dulling Poly Finished Guitars PIC HEAVY!! - MyLesPaul.com
The process is still there, but it seems that the goblins have stolen the images...
But if you really want to nail that look, then you're going to need to strip it and refinish it with nitro first. Getting the paint off and preparing is the hard part. The finish with nitro's not too hard - black coat, ivory coat, polish and then start wearing it off again. Magic sponges work great for this so you don't go to hard at it.
One of my brothers got a really awesome looking aged cracked finish look with a hair dryer on high, and then using one of those cold spray cans you get at a drugstore. The kind of spray every little league baseball coach has for when a kid gets beaned lol.
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