[QUOTE=Aggelos;1405183]Looks like a surface etching. But then again I never actually had a W&B CHG in my hands, hard to judge, you'll get better advice.

Yes it does look like quite a shallow etch, most of my razors have plain blades so I am not very sure of how deep/shallow the etches on razors go, but I do get the feeling with this one, that if I was too sand even on a high grit,, it may fade quite a lot
Thanks, yes I think for now, just a very light clean, no sandpaper on this one