I've been slowly restoring a J.R. Torrey I found at a flea market and have hit a bit of a wall in the process. I bought the razor because, in addition to being a dollar, it has a really neat imitation bamboo handle. The blade was a bit scaly when I brought it home but the edge looked pretty good. Since then, I've been doing a little sanding and polishing here and there but I didn't want to go any further without the advice of some experts. The blade is etched in very nice letters "Mr. Curry's Special" and I'm afraid that the remaining pitting goes deeper than the etching and the edges of the lettering are already beginning to soften. If I take the sanding/polishing any further, I'm sure I'll lose the lettering altogether and will likely lose enough of the blade thickness for it to matter. Unfortunately, I'm having zero luck taking a picture of what I'm talking about with my cell phone but maybe you can picture what I'm describing. Do you restoration experts recommend I consider it 'added character' and leave the pitting alone or try to take it back to a nice mirror shine?