Kerb rash repair in Ilford

Found a silver scrape running round the rim after a tight parking space? We strip the scraped area, reshape and fill the rim, then refinish it to match the wheel's own finish. If you're in Ilford, photograph the rim edge and the face and send them over, and a price comes back within 24 hours.

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Signs your wheels need kerb rash repair

Scuff along the rim edge A dull, rough strip on the outer lip shows where the protective lacquer has been ground away.
Deep gouge you can feel When your finger snags on the mark, alloy is missing and the rim needs building back up.
Bare metal showing Bright, untreated alloy has nothing left between it and the weather.
Damage on more than one wheel Scrapes on several rims can all go in one set of photos and one quote.

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Close-up of a diamond-cut AMG wheel spoke and its machined edge

What kerb rash does if it's left

A scrape breaks the lacquer, and from then on rainwater and road salt can get at the alloy beneath it. Corrosion spreads out under the paint around the mark, so the area that needs stripping grows the longer it waits. Light kerb rash may be fixable with our mobile service, though deeper damage needs the workshop and a mobile finish may not last as long as an oven-finished one, so send your postcode and we'll confirm.

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Your first step is a photo

Photograph the rim edge and

Photograph the rim edge and face of every scraped wheel, and add your reg or the make and model.

Within 24 hours you get

Within 24 hours you get a price and what the work involves, with no obligation to book.

Bring the car to Crown

Bring the car to Crown Road on the agreed day, where most repairs take 36 to 48 hours.

When a leased or PCP car goes back, the wheels are part of the inspection. Read the wear and tear guide from your lease company to see what it says about scuffed rims, then decide which marks are worth fixing before the inspection date. Booking the kerb rash repair a few weeks ahead leaves room in your diary before the hand-back. Free loan wheels for many makes, subject to stock, can keep the car in use while yours are with us, so call 0207 060 3666 to check for your model. Sending photos of all four wheels at once means one quote covers everything the inspector might look at.

Before you send the photo

Can I keep using the car with a kerbed wheel?

A surface scuff on the rim is cosmetic and the car can be used as normal. If you notice vibration, the steering pulling or a visible bend, have the wheel checked before carrying on, and your photo helps us see which applies.

What should my photo show?

Get both the rim edge and the face of the wheel in the frame, in good light, and include your reg or make and model. Sharper photos give us a firmer price that's less likely to change when the car arrives.

Can you work out what the job involves from a photo?

In most cases we can. The photo shows how deep the scrape goes into the rim and whether straightening or welding might be needed, so the reply covers both the price and the work.

Kerbed an alloy in Ilford?

Your scraped rim is one message away from a price, from the workshop behind more than 1,400 five-star Trustpilot reviews. Unit 1, 38 Crown Road, Enfield, EN1 1TH · Mon-Fri 8am-6pm · Sat 8am-1pm