Kerb rash repair in Barnet

Clipped a kerb parking up and found a silver scrape round the rim? We strip the damaged area to bare metal, reshape and fill the rim, then refinish it to match the rest of the wheel. If you're in Barnet, photograph the rim edge and the face and send it over, and we'll reply within 24 hours with a price.

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Signs your wheels need kerb rash repair

Scuff along the rim edge A pale, rough band where the wheel met the kerb means the lacquer has been worn through.
Deep gouge you can feel If a fingernail catches in it, metal has been taken out and the rim needs filling and reshaping.
Bare metal showing Shiny exposed alloy has lost its protection and is open to water and salt.
Damage on more than one wheel Marks on two or three rims are worth photographing together so one quote covers them all.

Get a photo quote Call 020 7060 3666

What kerb rash does if it's left

Once the lacquer breaks, salt and water get to the alloy, and corrosion starts creeping under the finish around the scrape. The longer it goes on, the more of the rim has to be stripped back. Our mobile team covers Barnet for light kerb rash, usually the same day in about 2 to 4 hours. Deeper damage needs the workshop, and a mobile job may not last as long as an oven-finished one.

Get a photo quote Call 020 7060 3666

Your first step is a photo

Take a photo of the

Take a photo of the rim edge and the face of each damaged wheel and send it with your reg or make and model.

We reply within 24 hours

We reply within 24 hours with a price and what the work involves, with no obligation.

Book the car into Crown

Book the car into Crown Road, where most repairs take 36 to 48 hours.

Most kerb rash happens at low speed, usually while parallel parking or pulling in tight to the kerb. Slowing right down for the last metre and stopping a little further out leaves room for the tyre to meet the kerb before the rim does. If your car has parking sensors or a camera, use them on the passenger side, which is the one you can't see. Checking the wheels each time you wash the car means a fresh scrape gets spotted while it's still on the surface. That's the point where kerb rash repair is quickest, before water and salt have had time to work under the lacquer.

Before you send the photo

Is it safe to keep using a kerbed wheel?

A light scuff on the rim edge is cosmetic and won't stop you using the car. Vibration, the car pulling to one side or a visible bend are signs to get the wheel checked first, and your photo helps us judge which it is.

What should the photo show?

Get the rim edge and the face of the wheel in shot, and add your reg or make and model. Clear photos in good light mean a faster price that's less likely to change once we see the wheel.

Can you tell from a photo what the job involves?

Usually, yes. The reply gives you a price and what the work involves, because the photo shows how deep the rim damage goes and whether straightening or welding is likely to be needed.

Kerbed an alloy in Barnet?

A scraped rim is one photo away from a price, and the work behind it has earned us more than 1,400 five-star reviews on Trustpilot. Unit 1, 38 Crown Road, Enfield, EN1 1TH · Mon-Fri 8am-6pm · Sat 8am-1pm