Originally Posted by onehundred80

I am talking about the use of a lathe as the normal method to remove the damage and restore the machined surface to the original profile.
No one would remove just the damaged area unless the damaged material was to be replaced by laser welding or the damaged area was so small that it would have minimal consequences on the wheel balance.
The wheels are machined to match the original shape when possible so that the wheel still looks the same.