Yes, thats why i said I would hit my finish with a block of wood. Its how would you crack a finish, i said how i would. And i didnt say i didnt like relics either, i relic strat is a beutiful thing, and then i went on to say that i would rather a nice clean, well looked after LP, altho not in thoes words. I thought that head stock looked like machining marks from a planer, not that it was done my machine, yes it probibly is very hard to do, and yes it does look good, but i dont like it.
ON TOPIC - I think the heating up and rapid cooling will work, physics has taught me that (bunsen burners and test tubes lol).