I found a pristine, beautifully restored Heljestrand MK32 on eBay a few weeks ago and finally received it today.

Looks nearly NOS. Immaculate. I take it out, clean it with soap and water and then apply some alcohol solution to sterilize it. Stupidly I left to do something else and let it sit for a bit before I got back to dry it off. Very sadly, I now have what appears to be a few spots of discoloration, if not rust, on the blade and you can image my angst at myself I should know better.

Is there any way to get these spots off with something life polishing compound and a q-tip or will this have to go to a polishing wheel and have to be rehoned?