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Originally Posted by Bill
You can buy all different degree's of compounds-cutting,pre-polish,&polishing. Once you mix them you only have the coursest. Put one in one area & another one in a different area
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Ok, now I got it - thanks Bill!
I'll probably use different mops for each compound to be on the safe side.
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While a moderatly abrasive like "tripoli" may be fine for the steel, it won't be gentle on the silver, for your situation.
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The area with the silver inlay doesn't need much polishing - I'll try very fine sandpaper here to avoid digging into the inlay, I guess...
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Myself, I'm a little worried about how much damage has been done by the rust, you may start to loose some of your surface.
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The blade is now free of rust (except for the tang which I'll work on separately) or other loose particles. I realize that I won't get back a smooth tip and am going to keep polishing (and associated abrasion) to a minimum.
Regards,
Kai