Front Cap Spiderweb "Cracks"

[canesfan]

Not sure what forum to put this in so...

I happened to be out yesterday looking at the caulking around the front cap, and when the light hit it right I noticed what looks like, as best as I can describe, a bunch of hairline like "cracks" shaped similar to a spiderweb on the flat part where the cap wraps around the side of the trailer. The "cracks" go out about an inch in all directions. I use the word "cracks" loosely but I don't know what else to call them. What it looks and feels like is a small "dimple" under that location and if you run your fingers over them they feel slightly raised. They are not cracked all the way through to the outside of the cap...yet. I tired several times to take a picture but all I end up with is whatever is reflecting off the shiny black cap, not the cap and cracks themselves.

My dealer is 4 hours away and was hoping to get a picture of this to send and/or document it before I can get there. Any ideas? Anybody else have this happen?

[Festus2]

Sometimes, these hair-like cracks that appear in a spider web shape are ones that are caused by stress - particularly in areas where the material is angled or curved and will show up less often on flat surfaces. These types of stress cracks are often seen on boats.

In many instances, they are more of a cosmetic nuisance than anything but I would take measurements and photos of the cracks that are there now, keep an eye on them and measure again to see if they are growing in length or if there is a gap forming.