Last I looked on partzilla...it was unavailable. (seems it still is...) Honda Motorcycle 2004 OEM Parts Diagram for RADIATOR GRILLE | Partzilla.com

There are a few videos on youtube on how to restore chrome plastic :

 

Last I looked on partzilla...it was unavailable. (seems it still is...) Honda Motorcycle 2004 OEM Parts Diagram for RADIATOR GRILLE | Partzilla.com

There are a few videos on youtube on how to restore chrome plastic :

Thanks Falcon Wing - I would have never thought something like that would work without scratching the hell out of the chrome plastic. I've used a metal polishing compound with good success in the past on the plastic chromed parts in the past but it did take a some elbow grease. Being that the radiator grill was always such a pain to get to, I didn't get to it very often. But I'll give this a shot for sure.

Greg (man0fsteel)

 

I found one on ebay years ago just to use as a wall hanger and it is pretty rough shape ( I believe it was off a Florida bike)

. I'm interested to know what you find works.

 

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That SOS video sure was dandy. Those parts really looked good after minimal work!

 

The "chrome" on the grill is very thin....alm

Thanks Falcon Wing - I would have never thought something like that would work without scratching the hell out of the chrome plastic. I've used a metal polishing compound with good success in the past on the plastic chromed parts in the past but it did take a some elbow grease. Being that the radiator grill was always such a pain to get to, I didn't get to it very often. But I'll give this a shot for sure.

Greg (man0fsteel)
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The "chrome" on the grill seems almost like it is wrapped in chrome vynal

Thanks Falcon Wing - I would have never thought something like that would work without scratching the hell out of the chrome plastic. I've used a metal polishing compound with good success in the past on the plastic chromed parts in the past but it did take a some elbow grease. Being that the radiator grill was always such a pain to get to, I didn't get to it very often. But I'll give this a shot for sure.

Greg (man0fsteel)

I don't know if that would work.... the "chrome" on the grill is incredibly thin.... almost like it is a vinyl chrome wrap. Possibly try it in a non-visible location??

 

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For sure...Much of the radiator grill isn't out in the open like the headlight cover so I'm not quite as concerned. But I'll def be lightly scrubbing somewhere out of view first. Hopefully I'll have a chance this weekend.

 

Okay, so I had a bit of luck...While my Rune was in for service and getting the new tires put on, they had to take the grill off (I was quoted 1-1/2 hrs of labor to have it removed!) so I went and picked it up. After rinsing off all the loose grime, I lubed it up with some Simple Green and started lightly scrubbing the corrosion. It worked great! Nothing you can do about the areas that were pitted all the way thru to the plastic, but for everything else, I think it worked quite well. It's not easy to take pics of the chrome but here is the 'before' grill:

And here is the after - I should have take the same perspective pics but I had to run it back so they could finish installing the front tire.

I didn't notice any other scratching from the cleaning either. So two thumbs up on the SOS pad method!

And wow...does she ride better after having all the fluids flushed and changed!!! I can't wait to ride more this summer!!

Greg in Redondo

 

That looks really good. I've never heard of having to remove the grill for a tire change. Did they just want to be sure not to damage it??

 

Thanks! I think in flushing all the fluids, the radiator grill needed to come off. But they wanted it back on before Re-installing the front tire.