Easiest way to remove a bead blast finish? Also thumbstud removal

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The finish on my Kershaw Injection 3.5 got scratched up and I think it wold look better with a shinier finish anyway. I started to remove the finish on the spine with wet/dry, but it's a pain in the arse. Is there an easier method? I think a buddy of mine has a Dremel, I assume that would make pretty quick work of it. Also, I'm not sure if/how the studs can be removed on this knife so I can polish that area more easily. I tried gripping both sides with pliers, but they didn't budge.
 
I used a dremel to polish up a spyderco salt knife that was coated. It worked really well. I'm not sure how deep the bead blasting mars the finish up, so it may take some time. Plus, I would recommend the variable speed dremel tool, so you can adjust the rotation to what works best. I used cloth polishing wheel and compound that came with it. Good luck.
 
Don't polish it with a rotary tool. I tried to before and unless you are very familiar with it it is very easy to screw up. A buffing wheel with compound would work best. I have also had steel wool work, but it is moderately slow.
 
Use your hands and an industrial Scotchbrite pad. Rub straight lines one direction or back and forth if you want to get it going. Once it starts looking good you start going one direction only and if you need to make a jig of sorts screwing down a smooth piece of aluminum stripping or non splinter wood and use it as a guide for an off hanging pinky to help you keep them really straight.
 
I picked up some mothers mag aluminum polish and used a very fine grit wet/dry sandpaper on a few of my cheaper Kershaw blades. I like how it turned out
 
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