Vintage tint satin nitro finish melting

[doodie]

I bought a Warmoth strat neck with "Vintage tint satin nitro" finish in last Sept. no issue at all it was a great neck until this summer. I left the guitar on a multi guitar stand and went on a business trip for a month. When I came back I noticed a small spot on the neck(where the neck lean and contact on the guitar stand foam) is melting. Initially I thought I might have accidentally dented the neck but upon close inspection you can see the finish melted and the nitro build up on the top area. So I checked all my other guitars with nitro finish(Gibson and Warmoth/Fender neck with "Gloss" nitro finish) but none of them have this issue.

The average room temperature is around 30-36C which shouldn't be hot enough to melt nitro just curious anyone on the forum have similar experience with "Vintage tint satin nitro" finish melting?

 

[pabloman]

Foam stands are notorious for that. As far as the other guitars, they may have been cured more than the warmoth. Another thing to consider is not all nitro lacquers are created equal.

 

[dmraco]

Yep.  The foam is toxic to nitro.  FYI...Warmoth gloss is not nitro...it is a urethane finish I believe.

 

[doodie]

Thanks guys for the quick reply! So it's not the heat that cause the nitro to melt. I never know the foam is bad for the nitro finish something new I learn today. I'll put a piece of cloth over the foam to prevent this from happening again.

 

[Cagey]

It's not the foam so much as the solvents used to manufacture some varieties. Adhesive tape can be the same way, because the glue is made of rubber/gum dissolved with toluene, acetone and other volatile compounds. Tape up a neck to work on it and let it sit too long, and you'll be sorry. Usually, it won't affect polyurethane, but lacquer will melt in its presence. During manufacturing, they have what they call "dryers" that are supposed to pull the solvents out, but it's not a 100% process.

 

[Pre-CBS]

The melting that occured is more likely due to a chemical reaction to the padding on your stand than it is too temperature. Either you can get a new stand or cover the parts that the "nitro" comes in contact with.

 

[BigSteve22]

That foam can be a killer. I wrapped the foam on my stand with strips of white tee shirt held on with white cable ties. Not an elegant solution, but it works.

 

[TonyFlyingSquirrel]

I ditched my foam multi stand, got one of these instead.  Protects the guitars from the sides from dings as well as just holds them upright.
http://www.guitarfetish.com/Real-Tweed-6-Guitar-Folding-Case-DELUXE-version-Folds-to-briefcase_p_2188.html

 

[dmraco]

Tony....how is it constructed/holding up?

 

[TonyFlyingSquirrel]

Folds up into itself like a briefcase.  Just behind where the necks rest, that platform attaches to the same latches that close the briefcase/lid.
They have them in Tweed-Cloth like mine, black, and occasionally aluminum.

 

[DocNrock]

Those are very cool, TFS!