What would you do to clean these up? Remove and put in new staples or shine the staples and area up with a dremel brush? Shine up the light socket rusted areas with a dremel brush too?

This is from drinks being spilled over the years on the backbox. Should there be concern about the rust seeping into the wood?

Note: I want to preserve the original "patina" of this 60+ year old game as much as possible. I don't want to sand the wood like new but I am reluctantly willing to replace the light sockets and wire braid (is that what you call it?) if they need to be replaced. (Clay does explain how to fix the sockets by re-soldering the wire to the tip of the socket. Is this a viable solution here after cleaning the sockets first?)

(Please let me know if this is the right place to ask this question?)
Thanks,
Bruce

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Wayne-Which wire brush would you use for this? I think the brass brushes are softer than the steel wire brushes and I can stop by HF after work to buy some if need?

Thanks,
Bruce

Interesting product. It looks like there would be some use for it. I don't think I would use it for the staples though, don't want the wood to get wet.

Bruce