Does anyone else get these little circular cracks?

[Pickngrin]

This is my Japanese 50s reissue Strat (circa late 1980s). I have these little circular cracks and I am curious as to what caused them, just based on the shape. There are a few on the back, too. Any ideas?

http://i40.tinypic.com/1pgh8i.jpg
http://i41.tinypic.com/2cfxe0x.jpg


Also, I now have a new-old stock neck on this guitar (same exact neck as the original). Any reasonable way to slightly age it to blend with the rest of the guitar?

[just strum]

Sort of like crop circles, maybe Tot can explain.

[Spudman]

I call them "love dimples."

I think it's just bumps happening to a brittle finish. They look cool to me.

How is the neck finished now?

[markb]

Re tinting the neck, search www.tdpri.com for "kiwi". It's a shoe polish. If you use the brown (not the tan or red-brown) polish it will stain the neck nicely.

http://www.tdpri.com/forum/finely-finished/159746-tinting-already-finished-neck.html

[Pickngrin]

Thanks. The neck has the vintage tint to it, but it's new and shiny. Not a huge deal, but I was just wondering if there was a way to blend the neck and body aesthetically so they look the same age more or less.
I'll look into the Kiwi thing on tdpri.

[ibanezjunkie]

the cracks wil be marks caused by pressured on the respective part of the body.

i have alot on my guitar, on the back, from my studded belts and stage digs etc.