OHHH JOY ! THE CHROME IS PEELING !

[johnnyspikesH3]

Ohhhhhh Joy, the chrome is peeling off my H-3 gas bezel ! Yes H-2 and H-3 owners . I have the Chrome on the gas bezel cracking , peeling GRRRRR .Back to the dealer soon . There go's $370 cause of the General's chroming process ! Any body Know any tricks to stop this from happening again ? I heard that after market stuff on these are hit and miss . <img src='http://www.canadianhummerclub.com/forum ... nfused.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':???:' />

[dwaxman1]

I have a factory Chrome gas cover on my H2, yes I have chrome....but I currently do not have any issues with it, yet!

[johnnyspikesH3]

[quote name='dwaxman1' timestamp='1302266667' post='26740']

I have a factory Chrome gas cover on my H2, yes I have chrome....but I currently do not have any issues with it, yet!

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I hope you never have to go through it . It is anoying as heck ! Your lucky also . There is chrome cover rim and cover for the door for the H-2 AVAILABLE . So you dont have to replace the hole part ! H-3 owners are S.O.L ! <img src='http://www.canadianhummerclub.com/forum ... ngHead.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':banghead:' />

[boarral]

You should have seen the crap job I did on my previous H2's fuel door before I traded it in! I sanded most of the corrosion off, which as anyone who's seen corroded aluminium, knows how soft it gets and so I had low spots. No worries! I just sprayed it flat black. And because the decorative hex head bolts were breaking off, I just used ugly Robertson head screws because it's all I could get that late at night at Canadian Tire. From a distance... say 100, 200 feet, it looked good, but any closer and it was a toilet. Saw it around town like that for awhile with whoever owned it next, before they went back to the stock setup without the door. <img src='http://www.canadianhummerclub.com/forum ... iggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':D' />

[Monkey39]

paint it black !!!!!

[johnnyspikesH3]

[quote name='Monkey39' timestamp='1312902372' post='29476']

paint it black !!!!!

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I initially wanted to have the peeling chrome on the Bezel removed . Then painted the color of MY HUMMER . Then leave the cover chrome . Then i was told at a body shop that the paint would not stick well cause it was aluminium . They could not guarantee it ? So the price on a new Bezel on line has dropped to like $130 . So i figure by the time it gets here . It will be around $175 . Then INSTALL . I just changed my rubber , and some fluid changes . I am picking up my Roof Marker Lights . Then the bezel . I still cant believe you cant paint aluminium .

[Big_Dub]

Have had the same problem. I replaced the original then a year later the newer one peeled. Luckly I was able to use the ring from the original with the door of the newer one to make fuel door #3 I attempted to wrap the corroded ones in a 3m real look carbon fiber wrap. does look pretty cool if you sand it well and are good with the wrap.

[johnnyspikesH3]

[quote name='Big_Dub' timestamp='1312950715' post='29517']

Have had the same problem. I replaced the original then a year later the newer one peeled. Luckly I was able to use the ring from the original with the door of the newer one to make fuel door #3 I attempted to wrap the corroded ones in a 3m real look carbon fiber wrap. does look pretty cool if you sand it well and are good with the wrap.

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Thanks for the input "BD". I am just going to replace the hole thing . If it peels again ! I will just go after market !

[dwaxman1]

[quote name='Big_Dub' timestamp='1312950715' post='29517']

Have had the same problem. I replaced the original then a year later the newer one peeled. Luckly I was able to use the ring from the original with the door of the newer one to make fuel door #3 I attempted to wrap the corroded ones in a 3m real look carbon fiber wrap. does look pretty cool if you sand it well and are good with the wrap.

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you have a photo??

[GreenMeanie]

I think you can powder coat aluminum!!!!



In addition the H1 body excluding the roof is heat treated aluminum and holds paint OK. You would need a good primer though.

In that regard i think aluminum can be painted without issue.