Squeezing through Norbury's side roads without scuffing a wheel
Around the Norbury Cottage Garden Estate and the streets off Norbury Avenue, cars are parked on both sides and the road left in the middle is often only wide enough for one. When someone comes the other way, one of you pulls into a gap or tucks hard against the kerb. It's courteous driving, but it's also where most of the kerb rash we see from Norbury comes from, along the nearside wheels. Commuters parking near Norbury station face the same squeeze on busy weekday mornings.
Up on the slopes of Pollards Hill and around Norwood Grove, the roads climb and turn, and parallel parking on a slope makes it harder to judge the kerb. Back on the A23 London Road, the stop-start traffic and bus stops mean the brakes work hard and brake dust builds up quickly. Left on, that dust stains and pits the finish, particularly on older lacquer that's already chipped at the rim.
When the car arrives, we look at each wheel for cracks and buckles, identify the finish and quote per wheel. Minor scuffs are repaired cosmetically. Wheels with wider damage or corrosion are stripped and powder coated or, for diamond cut wheels, re-cut on a lathe and lacquered. Tyres are removed, bead seats are cleaned so tyres seal properly, and each wheel is balanced before refitting. Tyre pressure sensors are removed and refitted carefully, and we torque the wheels correctly, recommending a quick recheck after about 50 miles.
The drive takes you down the A23 and across Mitcham Common, so allow extra time at peak hours. For a full set, which usually takes 2–3 days, collection and delivery can save two trips. Every job starts with a written quote and is covered by our 3-month workmanship warranty. If you'd like a different colour while the wheels are off, powder coat gives a wide choice.