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“I'm at 800 now but there're still etches.”

Are the etches, scratches from sandpaper or pitting/ defects in the razor.

If pitting, and you intend to remove them, you have to do so at the lowest...

I usually start with 600 and see what remains. On that one maybe start with 400 and see, do not use a lot of pressure to begin and use a hard backer, synthetic wine corks work well, split in half...

A good safety rule is to remove the edge from any razor, that you will be working on. I run a 400 grit diamond file on the edge and dull to a butter knife edge, just a couple swipes.

I will be...

There is restoration and, there is RESTORATION.

So, first It depends on, what you are aiming at. Personally, when shooting at distance, I like to holdover, just a bit, to allow for bullet drop…
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I have used wheels on a drill press, but it is very awkward and dangerous because of how you have to hold the razor and the interference of the chuck.

It can be done, but a dedicated buffer is...

Greaseless and a buffer will remove steel much quicker, but that is the problem, in un-skilled hands, (and there is a big learning curve) that can quickly remove detail.

If you do decide to...

Most any defect on the blade can be removed by hand sanding, but will take some work and the proper grites. What grits are you using.

Even then, sometimes you have to decide if you want to leave...