A curable ceramer composition, coated articles and methods for making and
curing the composition. The curable ceramer comprises a fluoro/silane, a
crosslinkable silane, a curable binder precursor, and a colloidal
inorganic oxide. The ceramer has a long shelf life before cure and can be
used to provide cured ceramer coatings and articles having stain
resistance, abrasion resistance and hardness.