Certified, not claimed

Tested & Proven

Every claim we make is backed by years in the real world or a third party lab with our name on the certificate.

Magnum Obsidian S1+ with the SGS pencil hardness test rig

We don't make claims. We prove them.

Anyone can put a number on a bottle. The ceramic coating market is full of big talk, 10 micron thickness myths, hardness ratings pulled out of thin air, and "lasts a lifetime" promises with nothing behind them.

We do it differently. Every claim we make about Magnum is backed by either years in the real world or a third party lab with our name on the certificate.

Test report

The results

Test

How we tested

Result

Status

Real world exposure8 years outdoors

Coated panels left fully exposed in the Australian sun. No garage, no cover. Just UV, heat, rain and dust.

Still beading and sheeting water to a very high standard after 8 years.

Proven

Wash durability800+ cycles

Lab wash machines replicating brushes, friction and chemical contact from repeated washing.

Finish held past 800 washes. That is over 15 years of weekly washing.

Proven

HardnessSGS pencil test

SGS pencil hardness to ASTM D3363. The standard stops at 9H, so we asked SGS to test one step above it.

10H. No visual mark, no cracking, no break in the coating.

SGS certified
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UV weathering1000 hrs xenon arc

SGS, ISO 4892-2 Cycle 1. Three specimens each of Luminous X and Obsidian S1+ under xenon light for 1000 hours.

Luminous X: pass. Obsidian S1+: pass. No visual change. No yellowing, hazing or microfracturing.

SGS certified
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Chemical resistanceCSIRO, ASTM D1308

CSIRO tested Luminous X and Obsidian S1+ to ASTM D1308. Each coating was hit with 32% hydrochloric acid, 85% phosphoric acid, ethanol and a pancreatin bird dropping simulant, covered with a watch glass for one hour so nothing could evaporate.

No blistering. No swelling. Not from any chemical, on either coating. The bird dropping simulant and ethanol left zero change.

CSIRO tested
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ReformulationObsidian S1+ and Luminous X

Back to the lab on both formulas, built on the same SGS tested polysilazane glass resin.

Slicker, more hydrophobic, higher water contact angle. Sheds water faster and stays cleaner longer.

Complete

Field tested in the Australian sun. Stress tested in the lab. Certified by SGS. Tested by CSIRO.