You can use a chemical stripper, but lacquer thinner will work just fine. With either chemical, care must be taken to avoid applying it to any plastic parts, because they will melt.
Acetone evaporates so quickly that it becomes too tedious, especially when the finish is as thick as it looks in the photo.
BTW, applying more lacquer doesn't fix the checking.....it just makes it worse (as if you didn't already know). Applying more lacquer on top of old lacquer subjects it to 'expansion shock'...where the thinner swells the top surface of the lacquer, then it shrinks back, causing the checks. The same thing happens when lacquer is sprayed on older celluloid bindings and pickguards.
In addition, the thicker the lacquer film, the more likely it is to crack from thermal shocks.
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