I have never seen that before. The R-0009 is simply sulfuric acid that consumes alkalinity and eventually shifts the pH of the sample below 4.5 which is the green/red transition point.
Is your R-0008 indicator dye old? It can go bad with age, get clumpy and start clinging to the inside of the dropper bottle.
Other than a possibly compromised indicator reagent, I have never seen what you describe.
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