Yes, looking at those pictures you have obviously gotten something wrong, shame because it was a really nice finish. But no product, used the exact right way would be that sensitive to touch.
AGAIN, in the first place I didn't question the durability of your paint but the fact that you said it totally ruins tone.
I only remember quoting the word 'ruins' and I'm pretty shure you used that.
I don't use rattlecans, I shoot nitro, but that doesn't really matter. My point is, and has always been, that you post unsubstantiated hypothesises (is that the plural form ) and claim them to be true.
IF you're gonna post your unvalidated theories MAKE SHURE the newbies that come to this forum ARE AWARE of the fact that they are nothing but unvalidated theories, otherwise confusion arises.
So? your theory is that, because it's softer, it gives any given guitar finished with it 'the tone of a smothered turd'. So you mean a finish that is maybe half a mm thick at best could have such a devistating impact on the tone (now this is also a pretty loose term) of a solid body about 100 times thicker. Seems to me like something even bigger touching it ,say like your belly or your arm, would have such a big impact that the instrument would be worthless, also considering how much softer the skin is. So according to your logic (hard=good) we should be playing our guitars in suits of armor?
The simple fact that you have absolutely no experience with rattlecans speaks volumes aidlook.
And as expected, you totally missed my whole point about the soft finish.
Who said anything about "thickness"?
IMO, those who offer advice without prior experience are those who mislead people.
Paint a guitar with Krylon, wait a year, then feel free to continue this debate.