Guess what? You know when you get that feeling of excitement when you receive your racket package from the delivery guy? You open it up and take the racket out, and you immediately take a few air-swings around the house?
Well I did that recently to my brand new APD and I accidentally swung it into my steel wristwatch...Yep, it chipped the paintwork on the racket. It was a tiny chip - about the size of the eye of a sewing needle - but still noticeable.
So yeah, I'll vouch for the relative fragility of Babolat paint...