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I'd unbolt that top piece, chuck it in the lathe and turn off the 4x4 / 4x2... At the very least, if you're going to paint them anyway, you could sand blast the letters and fill them with bondo. I don't think solder - even aluminum solder - would give a very good result.
Jon