What's with the surface texture of these fenders?

I know weird subject, but I'm confused.

I have a bunch of these fenders, long story:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rcousine/3285054644/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rcousin...n/photostream/

Plus many more photos there of various details at extreme close-up.

These are wood fenders which (ahem) I'm trying to sell. That's not why
I'm posting. The reason I'm posting is I can't figure out what's going
on with the surface coating, or to put it another way, would you really
cover a wood fender with a wood-finished plastic? Is it paint? Could it
possibly be a smooth-polished natural finish, or is it likely a
melamine-type surface covering, as with most wood-laminate flooring?
What's the stuff made of?

As for the core, both the flexibility and the grain texture show that
it's real wood, albeit a laminate form.

Brand, BTW, is "Flinger," if anyone is familiar with this exact product.
I bought about 30 sets on a closeout deal, because the price was right.

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Flinger is well known for irradiating the product or according to sum,
over radiationing the product.
Users often develop luekemia and bone cancer
do you glow ?