Polysiloxanes technology introduced to the Protective Coatings market in the mid to late 1990's is a relatively new innovation, providing highly weatherable, low VOC, isocyanate-free topcoats. There are a number of commercially available polysiloxane finish products formulated, using different organic modifications necessary, to provide the required performance product attributes. New products to date are necessarily introduced to the market relatively quickly (5-10 years), based on a raft of laboratory and external test protocols, which attempt to correlate these results with real time field performance. The polysiloxane products in the market today have a relatively short track record, and not all of them have performed adequately in the field. This paper will consider whether the products and technology available today are fit for purpose and address the question is the bad press in some quarters concerning this product technology justified?