The coating is varnish, it should come off with acetone. Take your time.
I know of people who have submerged it in acetone for an hour, and it just dissolves (I would not try that).
I tried the resoldering technique, but it did not work for me. I ended up buying a used amplifier (it worked right from the get go)

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