Giani says that with the proper care, Giani will last as long as any conventional countertop. I don't entirely agree with that. We painted ours roughly 2 years ago and though they have held up incredibly well overall, we do have some small chips around the edge of our undermount sink. I think it is likely because that was an area that was very difficult to cover with the epoxy topcoat, so I think it was just too thin around that heavily used area. But it would be easy to touch up those areas and coat with more Polycrylic. But since we will be replacing out countertops later this year, I'm not bothered enough by the chips to touch them up. The rest of the countertops are holding up beautifully. We haven't had any chipping or peeling at all.