It's a sad, sad day....

[Max]

There will be no charge to fix it ! 

Tonar, you are an excellent person to deal with in business. Your refusal to put out a subpar product is admirable.

[lafromla1]

There will be no charge to fix it ! 

Tonar, you are an excellent person to deal with in business. Your refusal to put out a subpar product is admirable.

+1 

[NonsenseTele]

Yes, Greg is just a awesome guy! If we only had more people like him hanging around the world, this place would be much better!

Big hail to Tonar!

[ByteFrenzy]

There will be no charge to fix it ! 

Tonar, you are an excellent person to deal with in business. Your refusal to put out a subpar product is admirable.

Let's all join in and make the guy really blush - it's not just in business, but his input in this forum on the whole is among the best both regarding knowledge and helpfulness.

[Max]

There will be no charge to fix it ! 

Tonar, you are an excellent person to deal with in business. Your refusal to put out a subpar product is admirable.

Let's all join in and make the guy really blush - it's not just in business, but his input in this forum on the whole is among the best both regarding knowledge and helpfulness.

He rocks a beard so you don't see him blush 
Besides, Greg makes sure not to blush. Or orange peel.

[TJD]

I painted autos for 8  years and grew up painting cars, motorcycles and guitars for actual $$. First let me say that Tonar's work is phenominal and He would be the best to reply to this as it DOES depend on the finish used. If is is Nitro which is basically old school auto lacquer then buffibg compound by careful machine alone will work. If it is any sort of urethane and was hardened it is much harder and needs careful wt sanding with 600-1200 grit--careful not to break thru the clear coat. Good news is it should be repairable and you will never know the dif. See a reputable body shop if no guitar refinisher can be found. Should'nt cost much either.

[Black Dog]

Tonar is a true gentleman!  He is an outstanding craftsman and artist. 
His reputation is impeccable and he stands behind his reputation.
I would do what ever Tonar recommends without question...
Good luck & 

[Alfang]

Heres my thought based on the pics i saw, the paint outgased bad because of a decompressed cargo hold in the airplane,  Not all cargo is carried in ground level atmosphere.

I know no one is Blaming Tonar, or anyone else for that matter, but that sucks,  All will be well in the end, 

[ByteFrenzy]

Anybody ever try spray painting inside a vacuum chamber? That should immunize your finish against decompression...

[jay4321]

We thought about launching Tonar into space to work, but the shipping charges were just insane. And you can only play Space Oddity so many times before it gets old up there you know

[Twelvebar]

That's a real shame. It had been one of the best looking black finishes i have seen.

The beauty of Nitrocellulose is that it shouldn't be too hard to fix. Tonar seems a class guy, his knowledge and advice are spot on.
I have every confidence he'll get you sorted out,  you'll learn a bit of a new skill too, following his advice.

Good luck.

[OzziePete]

I certainly don't wanna flame the nitro vs. poly argument any further than what has been seen on various forums over the years, but I'm curious whether a poly finished body would have suffered the same fate in the same circumstances that seem to have happened to Andreas' Strat body? 

I'm sure that Tonar's advice and maybe even if the body has to be shipped back for repairs, will see the body restored to a brilliant finish...

[The Norwegian Guy]

I'm heading down to the post office tomorrow morning, to see if they could ship the body back to Tonar for free - because the package was insured, and the damage happened after Tonar sent the body and before I recieved it. Anyways - I would ship it back to Tonar, and have him send it back during fall or winter - while the weather is colder than it is now.

Meanwhile - I'll have to wait for the money that the army was supposed to give me a month ago - but still haven't... 
I placed the relicked pickguard on top of the body, to see what it looked like - and I'm really excited to see this gutar finished!

[The Norwegian Guy]

Does anyone think that it's best to send the body in a Fender guitar case? They are stronger and more durable than a carboardbox with styrofoampieces.

[Max]

Does anyone think that it's best to send the body in a Fender guitar case? They are stronger and more durable than a carboardbox with styrofoampieces.

Shipping might really add up.