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One of my sons had a slightly-damaged alloy rim from his Saab repaired by a repairer recommended by a local tyre outlet. The repair appeared good but the repairer had unannounced engraved "not for road use" on the rim, presumably for personal liability reasons. A light touch with a grinder removed the engraving.
The guy said they have done humdreds of rims including one off a Lamborgini, the repair was $80. The rim was worth $3500 and the guy forgot to pick it up until he had a flat tyre! They had kept the rim as they knew he'd be back eventually.
I suppose it's like welding. IIRC the weld joint is actually stronger than the metal.
I don't know if I'd be comfortable with a repaired rim depending on the damage but I reckon it would definitely do as the rim for the spare.
My sons' rim had only a slight folding-in of the inside edge at 1 spot, just enough to not hold air. I couldn't understand why the person said he could and did repair it then did what he did to the rim. The rim was spun at the local Bob Jane outlet to check trueness and was as good as the others.
Matching pair for a trailer!!!
Andrew
Looks like one sold.
One left and will go on ebay in a couple of weeks time, starting price will be $200 on the Auction.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...14/06/1357.jpg
Cleaned the PlastiDip off with a high pressure washer, dent still on the other side at the moment though.