Repair necessary on JV Strat?

I recently picked up a used 2001 Jimmie Vaughan Strat. I noticed that on the bottom of the guitar by the strap peg there's two cracks in the finish, one crack about 1/2" long in size, the other about 3/8" long in size. Both cracks are shaped like a skinny letter "U". The cracks in the finish are very slightly raised above the surface of the body and I can feel it if I run my finger nail across the crack. I tried to photograph these cracks, but they don't appear in the photos since the cracks are difficult to see on a white body.

I'm guessing that these cracks were caused by impact damage like a drop or bump.

Is there anyone experienced with the poly finish on these MIM Strats? I'm wondering if the "U" will eventually lift and peel off the body due to the stresses of change in climate when bringing the guitar in and out of the cold to and from gigs during the winter. Is there any preventative repair that's necessary or should I just leave it be?

Thanks for any advice you can provide!

Sounds like the previous owner dropped it on the same thing a couple times.

That's a low stress area; I wouldn't expect enough deterioration there to warrant any action.

Sometimes a crack you can barely see or photograph is important, but not of this shape or in this location. Besides, even though I like this model very much and the Olympic is my color of choice always, we can have these body replaced. It is probably the "least premium" part on a guitar that is otherwise jam packed with top notch stuff.

Leave it. It adds character.

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Thanks for the comments Boris and Donnie.

Other than these dents, the axe is in great condition. But I was surprised last night when I took the guitar apart and it looks like the previous owner swapped out the pups and swapped out all three CTS pots for Alpha pots. The switch looks original, however.

It looks like the original Tex Mex pups and wiring harness were swapped out. I have a set of Hot Noiseless and lots of 250k CTS pots kicking around in my spare parts bin so it's not a big deal. But I'm bummed out that I paid 425 which is probably a bit higher than I should've paid considering the blemishes and the loss of original pups/pots.

Oh well, live and learn I guess.

On a good note, I'm really bonding with the neck. It's everything everyone has been saying. Simply superb.

I believe some people prefer Alpha pots as they are more responsive .No idea about it myself.

They come stock with CTS 250k pots.

The necks are the best part for sure.

I'm swapping the pickups in my JV for a set of Lollar Blondes. Give me a shout if you're looking to put in the Tex-Mex.

The necks are the best part for sure.

Absotively!

You can use super glue to fill in the cracks and stop the cracks from growing.If the cracks are around the strap peg ,take the peg off.After the glue dries(1 Day) put a little car polish on your finger and rub over the area to smooth it out and you are good to go.

Mark, the new 2009 Jimmie Vaughans seem to be even less of a Vee than any previous JV model. And the taper seems much less. It isn't small, though:

First: .91 inches;
12th: .93 inches.

Without tapering larger, it does a sort of Baja thing, going from a suggestion of a V to a full chunky C shape.

The fretwork is nice, but of course they can't really roll the edges since the very wide AV bridge is used.

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