Bent wheel - how bent?

[Targarama]

Fitted new brake pads this afternoon, quick shake-down run, top up with petrol for tomorrow. Get home, seems one of the lovely potholes on the road to Penn Street (for the locals) has taken a liking to my front wheel. I have a spare front wheel which is a bit kerbed, I'll get the tyre fitted on it at a local tyre fitters first thing tomorrow. However, what is the PHer verdict on this wheel? Should I be driving on it? Is it repairable?

[T66ORA]

Like cheese these Spiders

Mine wasn`t quite as bad as that, but i got a wooden mallot, covered the damaged area with a cloth and hammered back into shape a bit. There is no vibration from the front end and with the wheels being Anthricite it don`t look to bad.
Get your mallot out and give it a go, you have nothing to lose?
I will try and get a pic up.

here we go.

Edited by T66ORA on Saturday 7th May 18:35

[haircutmike]

Had mine done recently at a place at High Wycombe.
Mine imho was worse, charged about £65.00.

I'll have a search for the number.

[haircutmike]

haircutmike said:

Had mine done recently at a place at High Wycombe.
Mine imho was worse, charged about £65.00.

I'll have a search for the number.

Here you go;

http://www.alloyweldcraft.co.uk/

[Targarama]

Thanks chaps. These pics are post-malleting back into shape!

[LaserTam]

I did the mallet wallop job on one of mine recently, wasn't as bent as yours though.

[K12AN]

I also know a guy in London (NW london), who specialised in buckled and bent wheels.
I had a far worse bent wheel that yours and its now perfect!
If you want his contact details, PM me and let me know.

[Targarama]

K12AN said:

I also know a guy in London (NW london), who specialised in buckled and bent wheels.
I had a far worse bent wheel that yours and its now perfect!
If you want his contact details, PM me and let me know.

Thanks, I've got a few contacts locally. Plan to get someone round in the next week or so.