I have been taking pictures for documentation purposes. Unfortunately my camera doesn't have a macro mode and so I've had a hard time getting any detail. You can still tell the difference between a rust covered blade and shiny one though. When I can steal the cable from my girlfriend I'll post some. (Currently the camera cable is missing so I've been borrowing the one from her portable hard drive at school.)

Some hand work with MAAS does seem to clear things up very nicely. I had the first blade that I started on an arm's length away on the table and it really did look pretty nice with just a little hand 400 and 600 then red compound and finally MAAS. A very encouraging sight.