Thread: Scratches Galore: Advice needed

I have purchased a old Bartmann "High Class" razor on Ebay. The tang says "Manganese Steel".
What the ebay pictures didn't show, was that one of the previous owners attempted "a sanding session" to that beautiful razor. Yesterday, I have polished it with "000" (ultrafine) steel wool and some metal polish called "Peek". Can't find any Maas in the local stores around here, but Peek works just fine.

The razor would have been in great condition, hadn't it been for those ugly sanding marks. I'm looking for some advice on how I should continue with this thing. I have done restoration of rusted razors before. Handsanding them up to 600 grit and than polishing with a dremel and some polishing compound. For me, the results were good enough for an antique old wegde and an even older frameback, but not quite as perfect as this fine piece of art asks for.

I wonder if I could polish those scratches out locally, without touching the rest of the blade. I've read good things about home made polishing compound from Chromium oxide (of which I have a nearly full bottle).
Or would this blade be the ideal candidate to go into a case tumbler?
I would welcome any suggestions from all of you, more experienced restorers.

Pictures attached,

Thanks for looking,

Bart.