Front bumper grilles removal

[JTP]

Originally Posted by fiumi

it's a base model boxter and they are off white at the moment, before i actually took the bumper off i tried to get the leaves out with a vacum cleaner and i noticed they scratch easily, when the coating comes off they sort of black, that is why i am wondering are they are black in the first place. Where they wiper blades are there is that plastic trim, that is the same colour so i am thinking that the off white colour is normal although they scratch so easily.
Tony painted his to black i believe, mine seem like his ones before painted them.

Both the cowling under the wipers and the grills were originally black. Off white color is not "normal", yours seem to be severely sun faded. The ease of scratching them verify this, the surface is dried up and is flaking off.

[yimmy149]

Could also be that someone tried to wax them.

[fiumi]

Originally Posted by JTP

Both the cowling under the wipers and the grills were originally black. Off white color is not "normal", yours seem to be severely sun faded. The ease of scratching them verify this, the surface is dried up and is flaking off.

I think you are absolutely right, i just checked the cowling and its scratched just as easily as the grilles and its black, i also checked the grilles and on the underside they are black and the surfaces facing up are white, i wonder if its a matter of cleaning them with something like that black on black stuff or i should respray the whole lot ?