Has anyone powder coated the OEM fuel door cover?

[08SolarFlareH3]

Has anyone powder coated or even know if its possible (I don't know what type of metal they are made out of) to powder coat the OEM fuel door cover? I love the looks of the OEM fuel door cover on the MOAB concept. Anyone happen to know if its paint or powder coating?

Thanks

 

[3Hummers]

I don't have one but am sure it could be powder coated.

 

[08SolarFlareH3]

I don't have one but am sure it could be powder coated.

I just didn't know if they are made of cast aluminum, pot metal, or something because the one I felt (which was quite a while back) felt pretty light and thin and I wasn't sure how it would hold up to the heat from the powder coating process.

 

[Scarsman]

Yep! That is what I did to mine. It is made out of pot metal/aluminum, and chrome plated. When I had my roof rack done I took the door in also. They just lightly sand blasted it, not enough to remove the chrome, just enough to roughen it up a bit. It turned out great. I would go out and get a pic of it, but it looks identical to the one you posted above. I mean exactly.

 

[08SolarFlareH3]

Yep! That is what I did to mine. It is made out of pot metal/aluminum, and chrome plated. When I had my roof rack done I took the door in also. They just lightly sand blasted it, not enough to remove the chrome, just enough to roughen it up a bit. It turned out great. I would go out and get a pic of it, but it looks identical to the one you posted above. I mean exactly.

That is great news, I just ordered a fuel door. Now I just have to wait for it to arrive, so I can take it apart and make an appointment with the powder coater.

 

[Scarsman]

Cool! They are really easy to take apart. Make sure you get the plastic sleave out of the pocket where the spring goes.

 

[05Mudiak]

I also coated mine and as stated make sure you take out the spring and plastic sleave. Tell the coating guys to plug the hole where the spring goes my guys did. I think if they coated the hole the spring and sleve wouldn't fit.

 

[08SolarFlareH3]

Well I finally got around to purchasing an OEM / GM Accessories fuel door and I figured I would update this thread. Its all disassembled and ready to be striped and powder coated. Not sure what I am going to do with the hardware, but I will most likely prime and paint the heads flat black or maybe even semi-gloss black for some contrast (like the one in the OP).

 

[alrock]

Looking forward to seeing the finished product!

 

[BIGSTUF]

Well, since I grabbed your other fuel door, how's the powder coating venture goin' SolarFlare?

 

[08SolarFlareH3]

Well, since I grabbed your other fuel door, how's the powder coating venture goin' SolarFlare?

This is why I sold the Defender Worx, I found a good deal on an OEM one and decided to go this route because it should fit better with my factory fender flares (like on the MOAB concept) and I didn't really want a locking door. I am going to drop it off at the powder coater (http://www.ultimatefinishersinc.com/) Saturday and check out some color samples. If it turns out good, I got some other things I want to have done .

 

[Portager]

DefenderWorx make the OEM fuel doors for GM, that is why theirs are the only ones that are allowed to use the GM logo. They also fit better, which is I why I got the DefenderWorx locking fuel door when I wanted one that locked. Come to think of it I must have the old fuel door here somewhere.

 

[bebe]

HA! I didn't know there was an OEM fuel door....I thought they were all aftermarket?

 

[Portager]

Perhaps I choose my works poorly. I should have said DefenderWorx was the "GM Official Licensed Product" for Hummer fuel doors. Take a look at DefenderWorx web site http://defenderworx.com/our-products/hummer-h3/ all the items with a GM logo were licensed by GM. If you elected any of the overpriced dealer add-ons they would over-charge you for a "GM Official Licensed Product". All I know is the DefenderWorx fuel doors fit better than any others.

Here are a couple of pictures showing how mine fits.

 

[Bigunit]

When I got my T, the dealer had put on the chrome DefenderWorx fuel door like Portager's & I thought of getting it PC'ed. I ended up taking it off, sanded down the chrome, applied a coat of primer, let it dry real good, then used the Duplicolor beliner and sprayed it black (3 coats). It's super easy to touch up if it gets scratched because the new coats of new bedliner spray blend right into the previous bedliner coats and texture. If you powder coat it and later scrape or scratch it, you'll need to get it PC'ed again unless you don't mind the look of spray paint lines and blotches that won't blend in.

 

[08SolarFlareH3]

HA! I didn't know there was an OEM fuel door....I thought they were all aftermarket?

No GM Accessories offers them and they were standard on the H3X
http://www.gmaccessorieszone.com/Hummer/en-US/H3/Exterior/Fuel%2bDoor/2008

 

[08SolarFlareH3]

Perhaps I choose my works poorly. I should have said DefenderWorx was the "GM Official Licensed Product" for Hummer fuel doors. Take a look at DefenderWorx web site http://defenderworx.com/our-products/hummer-h3/ all the items with a GM logo were licensed by GM. If you elected any of the overpriced dealer add-ons they would over-charge you for a "GM Official Licensed Product". All I know is the DefenderWorx fuel doors fit better than any others.

You are correct they are official GM licensed product, meaning they are allowed to use the Hummer logo.

DefenderWorx make the OEM fuel doors for GM, that is why theirs are the only ones that are allowed to use the GM logo. They also fit better, which is I why I got the DefenderWorx locking fuel door when I wanted one that locked. Come to think of it I must have the old fuel door here somewhere.

They are the only aftermarket fuel door cover allowed to use the GM logo would have been a better way of putting it. The only true OEM fuel door cover would be the one avaliable through GM Accessories and on the H3X.
http://www.gmaccessorieszone.com/Hummer/en-US/H3/Exterior/Fuel+Door/2008