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The pitting can still slightly be seen, would it be worth it to drop to 400 grit to try to completely remove the pitting or would I be better off to leave it alone and just start the polishing?

Is the wd40 just for lubrication while sanding with the finer grits?

It's cleaning up pretty nice. This is only using 600 and maas. It's far from done, but it's way better than it was.

So I scraped all the rust off with a razor blade. What is left underneath are black/grey spots. The spots feel completely smooth to the touch. Can I just use metal polish to get the spots off or will...

I'll give it a shot

It has a good edge on it, it still shaves. Once the scales are off they are getting thrown away.

I wish I could, my digital camera is loaned out

Here's a couple more pics

I just picked up my first straight at an antique mall today. The brand is ESTAS. Anyway the scales are shot but the blade seemed to be in great shape except for two rust spots on either side. I hit...