TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Components: The metal oxide is colloidal silica.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - INSTRUMENTATION AND TESTING - Preferred Process: The surface of the article has first been primed with a primer composition prior to being coated with (A1). The article has been thermoformed at 100-300 degrees C for 5-30 minutes. The process further comprises heating the article having an at least partially cured coating to 160-180 degrees C to provide a thermoformable coated article, and forming thermoformable coated article into a desired shape.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Components: The component (D) is a thermal cure catalyst tetrabutylammonium carboxylate of formula (((C4H9)4N)+(OC(O)-R)-) (III), preferably tetra-n-butylammonium acetate (TBAA), tetra-n-butylammonium formate, tetra-n-butylammonium benzoate, tetra-n-butylammonium-2-ethylhexanoate, tetra-n-butylammonium-para-ethylbenzoate and/or tetra-n-butylammonium propionate. The UV absorber is 4-( gamma -(trimethoxysilyl)propoxy)-2-hydroxybenzophenone, 4-( gamma -(triethoxysilyl)propoxy)-2-hydroxybenzophenone and/or 4,6-dibenzoyl-2-(3-triethoxysilylpropyl) resorcinol.R = H, 1-8C (preferably 1-4C) alkyl or 6-20C aromatic.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - POLYMERS - Preferred Components: The article comprises a synthetic organic polymer, where the organic polymer is a polycarbonate. Preferred Process: (A1) has been pre-cured at 60-90 degrees C for 15-60 minutes on the surface of the article. The coating compositions are cured to provide a cured coating on the surface of the article. The article has been thermoformed after the pre-curing of the coating compositions. (A1) is heated at 60-90 degrees C for 15-60 minutes to at least partially cure (A1). The coated substrate is heated to 160-180 degrees C to fully cure the coating composition. Preferred Definitions:    R1, R3 = 1-5C alkyl; and    X = 1-4C alkoxy.    EXAMPLE - A container was charged with AS 4000 silicone hardcoat (a partial condensate of methyltrimethoxysilane, colloidal silica and silylated hydroxybenzophenone with water and alcoholic co-solvents) (120 g) and SS4179 (RTM: Copolymer of methyl methacrylate and methyl methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane in acetic acid) (120 g). Thermal catalyst (0.101 g, tetrabutylammonium acetate (TBAA) catalyst solution containing 40% TBAA in water) and 4-( gamma -(triethoxysilyl)propoxy)-2-hydroxy benzophenone (2.67 g) was subsequently added while mixing. The pH of the mixture was then adjusted with 0.5 g of 0.7 M aqueous solution of ammonium hydroxide to give coating composition.