Fender and Gibson, the cost is it worth it...Discuss amongst the group.

[Simon Barden]

Andy 123, any nitro finish can be affected by some foams used on guitar stands, not just Gibson. It's just the way the nitro reacts with some of the foam compositions. It's the stand makers fault for not choosing a non-reactive foam. Poly finishes won't react, but then you don't get the nicer ageing you get with nitro IMO.

[Andy123]

Andy 123, any nitro finish can be affected by some foams used on guitar stands, not just Gibson. It's just the way the nitro reacts with some of the foam compositions. It's the stand makers fault for not choosing a non-reactive foam. Poly finishes won't react, but then you don't get the nicer ageing you get with nitro IMO.

So my concern that it was the result of some kind of shonky finish job was unfounded, and I need not worry that general use will cause that sort of degradation elsewhere on the guitar?