Enzo Trapper Kit, in D2--Removing The Bead Blasted Finish

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Anyone have recommendations on how to remove the ugly bead blasted finish on these knives. I have not put the scales on yet so I have a flat blade to work with. I don't want a high polish, a brushed look would be fine. I was thinking that I could start with 320 wet or dry sandpaper and work up to 400-600 grit. My question is, if that's a good way to go, should I place the sandpaper on a flat piece of wood (or steel?) and rub the blade back and forth, or is there a better technique?
 
I have no real idea. Maybe steel wool? That puts a nice matte finish. You'll probably get a faster response if you post in maintenance and tinkering area. Those guys know some stuff about how to mod a knife.
 
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Don't rub back and forth. At the direction change, you will get little "fish-hook" scratches. You can mount the sand-paper on a block, but rub in one direction only for best results.
 
Yes, use wet/dry paper. I don't know what the finish is really like but looking at pictures my guess is it will smooth out pretty fast.

You could start with 400 and see how that goes. If it's not smoothing the finish go to 320. If the blade is D2 it may take some time.

Taping the paper on a flat surface like glass and moving the knife is a good way to go or use a rubber 3M sanding blocks to hold the paper or wrap the paper around a flat block of counter top material or wood. Just try to stay flat and not blend the grind line. After the flats are done move to the angle grind.

A grit of 400 or even 320 will leave a pretty nice satin finish but if you want a smoother surface changing direction and removing all previous grit scratches is necessary.
 
A local mechanic,auto parts store or welder may have a bead blaster chamber for cleaning tools and parts that you could use. I've used these with success on removing finishes and cleaning old blades. It leaves a smoother than satin type finish.--KV
 
Sand paper at your auto parts store is probably the best bet. You may get away with just some 600g paper. Back the paper up to keep your lines neat. Personally though, I though the bead blast finish looked good.
 
I don't know what kind of knife that is, but I'm going to finish the blade of my Delica (which is all nice and scratched up due to me taking an XXC stone to flat-grind it) with a 120-grit belt on a belt sander. I've done it once before, and it looks clean.
 
Have Dremel tool? There are Scotch Brite wheels for them that would work very nicely.
 
I tried a few of the suggestions and ended up liking the look of going one direction only on 320 sand paper stuck to a flat surface. It came out very good, not perfect though. This is my first Scandi grind. After a few strokes on a fine DMT hone and a light touch on the white sticks of a sharpmaker, it's the sharpest knife I own. Also, that long bevel gets kind of scratched up from sharpening. Is that normal, or bad technique on my part?
 
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