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A naked flame for soldering would be a recipe for disaster. Even electric soldering irons run at about 450 celcius but molten solder dropped in the pits would cool quickly. I wouldn't risk it on my...

Maybe thinking way out of the box here but ... Cover the whole side or a section with a thin layer of heat resistant clear resin or CA, then sprinkle powdered precious metal or gemstone of...

So sad to see such neglect.
If keeping it original is important to you then I guess you should leave it alone but obviously that pitting bugs you.

I've got one of these which was pretty bad...