I have re-soldered leaking floats but never have reshaped one.
Full of liquid? It looks like a dot of solder(in the photo)is closing the pressure equilibrium hole. This hole is open during the manufacturing process to allow the expanded air to escape while the float seams are soldered.
You may get lucky and if you heat the float, it may expand the liquid/vapor and pop your indentation back out. You may have to restrain the other sides so they don't become bulged from the pressure.
On my 560 Farmall, I had gasoline in my float and used an electric heat gun to heat just enough to create sufficient vapor pressure to force the gas out of the crack. (don't get too close as the heating coils are hot)I then opened the "dot" to allow pressures to equalize while soldering. Since my crack was close to the attaching bracket, it acted like a bit of a heat sink. I used the heat gun to give it a bit of preheat (just like welding) and then soldered the crack shut. I then let it cool somewhat and then soldered the "dot" closed.
I don't know, would plaster of paris restrain the other sides of the float enough and then apply heat to pop the dent back out? May want to tape off some of the bracket as chipping out plaster of paris from the convolutions may be a bit tedious.
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