Correct, what you're seeing is external. I have some Novus plastic polish that I'll try after attempting to wash the remnants of the coating off, as Mayakovski suggested.
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Yes, on the outside. Maybe it is a coating to cause water to bead off the plastic.
My guess is that it's purpose is scratch resistance, as the now exposed plastic underneath is much more easily scratched than the speedo which still has the coating intact. My understanding is that this is fairly common. Dart flyscreens use a similar coating on their polycarbonate. Not sure if the plastics on the instruments is polycarbonate or acrylic.
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Any chance you used Rain X on it? I know it used to instantly destroy the hard coating on Harley shields.
I have a dart Piranha on mine, and it has been great. No scratches or delamination's at all. I had a local plastic shop cut it down a little and now it is perfect.
Nope, though that doesn't surprise me as Rain-X is solvent based. The only thing that ever touches that plastic is water, soap, or the occasional quick detailer. I'm usually pretty quick to remove anything like bird droppings, those yellow bee spots, etc. The speedo looks flawless, so really unsure of what the exact cause is, as they sit right next to each other and experience the same exposure, more or less.