First of all, your repairs thus far are wonderful.
Secondly, I'm leaning toward the idea that you should leave it as it is. It's so cool and you know designers work tirelessly to make products look THIS vintage, right? LOL
I think you could leave it like this and make a great page with it.
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Cassie
My Gear: Nikon D300s w/18-200mm VR & 50mm 1.4
Software: Adobe Photoshop CS4, PSE 9, Lightroom 2