A client once came back after a cold snap with a fresh chip on the front edge of the hood and a harder question than the stone itself. If the coating was supposed to be so hard, why did it crack instead of survive? That's the problem with a lot of impact claims...
A black coupe rolled into the bay looking perfect under shop lights. By the next cold snap and a few heat cycles later, that “rock-hard” ceramic looked less permanent than the sales pitch. The Agony of a Cracked Coating The owner had done everything detailers usually...