Just read through this topic, so I will reply on my experience
First of all, @Ronkh, the reason licensed cquartz detailers respond more here is because finest can only be used by them. So an enthousiast can't answer or compare.
I am not licensed for carpro, but have had the opportunity to work with finest about 2 years back. I also use cquk and many other coatings on the market. Finest and cquk have always given me a hard applicator cloth. So the first pic has to be a bash or a users error.
I have used other coatings that don't turn the applicator cloth hard and they still protected for 2 yeara without any top up or QD or whatever. Only washed with a shampoo without wax or gloss enhancers. So even if it was correct, it still means nothing. Resin based coatings don't go hard like glass or krystalise. So it means nothing.
Never used gyeon, mainly because if a manufacterer needs to put his coatings in a fancy package to sell them is just lame. And don't think your not paying the packaging...