mucky

Does anyone know the company and the phone# that does the clearcoating for iforged and HRE? I want to find out if my iforged wheels are even there as Vince says they are.
Thanks,
Matt

ares

iTrader: (2)

iforged and hre are clear coated at the same place? why is it I would expect HRE to be doing their own clear coat.

N74DV

I'm guessing they are not "clearcoat" paint, but rather a clear anodize finish.

KJ-350

Good old Vince

iForged

We actually do use the same finisher as HRE. They are called Speedway and do most of the finishing work for HRE, Kinesis, and Racing Dynamics as well as other custom wheel manufactures.

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iTrader: (7)

I remember a post from another forum from one of the HRE guys that actually stated that most of their clearcoat is done at a place other than the one Iforge uses and that the HRE guys used the same shop before once for an overload of wheels they needed clearcoated but they didnt like the finish and stopped going. I will find the threat at that other forum.

rodH

iTrader: (2)

yep, and iForged didn't like it either and switched too

iForged

Thats correct

Brad4rdHay

iForged, when did you guys switch?

rodH

iTrader: (2)

iirc, between 1 to 2 months ago

mcduck

rodH...

Did you receive your iForgeds prior to or after the conversion to the new clearcoat shop? Have you had any problems?

rodH

iTrader: (2)

yes, I did have them before the conversion, I have 1 slight problem, apparently the tire shop that installed the center cap pushed it in and it hit the side of the inside part of the wheel, this has caused slight delamination in that area, I already spoke with the painter and he said it is an EASY fix and I can just drive up there to have them fix it, other than that they are great.

I have been told by some that this is why many companies use a plastic center cap, b/c it is more flexble and won't damage any part of the rim.

so I am not sure I would say it is iFOrged fault since the tire shop was careless with that part of the install (they used a rubber mallet to smack it on, I watched), which isn't nec for these wheels.

Brad4rdHay

iForged is re-clearing my wheels as we speak They're doing that on top of redoing the offsets, for (aperantly...as of yet) no extra charge.

rodH

iTrader: (2)

cool, I know that when they did mine (the old clearcoater) they just swithced over from PPG to a new product, but the problem wasn't so much the product but who applied it.

350Zwannabe

Do they clearcoat there Fully Polished wheels? If not, the up keep must be murder.