Hi...

I am sure others have experienced the same phenomenon as I have - The upper part of the 850R's bumpers are gray plastic, and I have noticed that since I bought it, they have changed in color - worse in some locations than others - they have become somewhat whiter in color, and I can scratch the white residue off with my fingernail or plastic brillo-type pad (which I did in a couple locations to make my point...look at this picture below (of my spoiler damage), look in the bottom pic of the two - you can see a darker area on the gray plastic piece in the middle of the bumper, that is where i lightly scuffed some of the residue off. What is this stuff, and what's a proper way to remove it? I don't want to hurt my bumpers, so I can' t imagine the plastic dishwashing rough pad is the answer...

Oh and the insurance company will be having my new front spoiler installed on the 14th after my little run-in with flying road debris...

-tim 850R

Tim, check out the ipdusa.com website. Look under 850 and you will find bumper paint in either gray or black with a before and after picture.
I would consider using this, especially if you are going to have a new front spoiler installed. Fred.

Common issue, though yours seems to be especially bad. Most folks end up finding a cosmetic product like Bumper Black at the auto store to fix it. No product is permanent, so reapplication is required.

Gerald C