Welcome gentlemen,

I am working on putting a small straight for my maid to as good shape as possible. Overall shape can be seen here.

The problem I have is that I can't reach the pits and stains on the blade. I am not determined to remove them all, but I want to remove the black from the pits and buff them. I worked with 500, 1000 and 2000 sanding paper and then felt wheel with polishing compound, but the 500 didn't affect the pits much and neither did the polish.

What do I need to make it? I was thinking about brass or steel brushes, or maybe I should get some coarser polishing/sanding paste? Or should I start with coarser paper in the first place?

regards,
Matt

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