It's a nice razor & you have to consider, do you want to risk resolving it yourself? I recommend you do no more than strop the hell out of it on the paddle. How's your stropping? It's impossible to tell if this would be effective without seeing it up close though. If you get nowhere with that i'd send it off. Honing is a skill that takes time to master & you may find it a very frustrating process trying to get it shave ready again if you take it to the stones.