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Depending on the age and colour of the car, you may find that they need to adjust the paint so that you get a good match. If the paint is old it won't matter even if they get the original right.
Do not ever clean the braking surface of the disc. If your discs are rusty it'll be because the car hasn't been used for a while and even then just a few droplets of water will rust the discs. If the discs become badly pitted with rust you may need to replace them. As Pepsi says, just brake...
RAC Windscreens in Epsom did a great job refitting a rear window in my M3 and a crack in the front windscreen. Not too far from you either. I agree that it really does depend on the fitter as a general rule.
Get them sent off to 'Pristine' www.pristinealloywheels.co.uk/ they did a full set on my M3 for £80 each, excellent job, like new. Can pay less, but if you want a proper job this cannot be done by some bloke in a van!
Anthracite looks best with that colour blue - the 182 with cup packs and hence the anthracite alloys looks the business. White looks rubbish in my opinion ...
The second one looks like it would polish out to me. The first one might just be a matter of gradually building up layers of paint until it gets to the rigght level and then using polish to smooth it out.
'Pristine' if you want a professional job that looks as good as new. If you want an effect that looks like you did it yourself, get some guy from the back of his van with a tin of enamel.
Are these serious questions about weight? Even the most experienced racing driver would struggle to tell you which was heavier and that would be on the track.