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3/4" ain't too bad. i had to do this also to an open pro rim after getting doored. my front rim had about the same amount of deflection as yours. i had to completely de-lace the rim. mark the high and low spots using a glass or metal table top as a straight edge. and carefully bend the rim using the edge of the bathtub as the solid edge to push down on.
worked! had to re-lace, tension and true it up afterwards of course. *note* aluminum doesn't take to bending well so its on my easy riding bike and i'm keeping an eye on it. that was five months ago and it seems to be doing okay.