well it'll never look GREAT no matter what i do with it.. but if i can make it look half decent il be happy. Dont much like my chances of finding a better one in too big of a hurry

The rest shouldnt present too many problems though, hopefully!!

Yeah as you mentioned, it's all there, so that is a bonus from the start.

I think you're on the right track with the TT/cling wrap.  It'll look 100% better and of course stop it from getting worse.

Looking forward to seeing the results :)