Originally Posted by
Euclid440
“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 grit you are using, stay on that grit until you are happy with the finish.
Some times when you move up in grits the defects that you missed are revealed and you have to drop back down to get them out. Remove the previous grits scratches with the next grit, or you will not remove them completely and it will affect your finish.
It is the biggest mistake most folks make, moving up too soon. Sometime the best thing you can do, is take a break…