Thanks everyone, yes i can see the coating coming off in spots all over the windshield. i will give the polisihng a go and see what happens.cul8tr said:there is a coating on our windshields. if u start the "polishing" u r in 4 a lot of elbow grease. u will have to polish the coating completely away. once u have done that u will have a nice clear shield. don't really know what "losing " the coating will reveal down the road but it does clear thing updid this on my r1100rt and r1200cl