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A finger smudge would be easily cleaned with a bit of alcohol. Spray bottle ftw ;)

The OP had someone else hone it, so I'm assuming he either doesn't have hones or isn't comfortable with honing, yet. Might not be a bad idea to stay away from it.. Those restoration projects can get...

It's possible as long as it's not too close to the edge because you'd have to hold the blade up.. Typically, when I polish a blade, I lay it flat on a piece of 2x4 but you can say good bye to the...