How To G-10 scales aging

darth_cholo

darth_cholo

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Just got a new knife with G-10 and dang is it grippy(knifeworks manix 2 exclusive 52100). Feel sorry for my jeans pocket.

I have quite a collection of G-10 but haven't handled a new one in a while. Is it always this grippy when new? I probably said that the last new knife but I can't remember.

The key question. Any way to make older G10 grippy again once it's been worn in?
 
My PM2 has lost most of its grippy texture and is slippery as hell.
I have an old Buck/Strider, you wouldn't believe the texture on that thing = pocket schredder :)

Don't know how to get the texture back although :(
 
This is what scares me about non-metal scales..the life. I talked about how I love G-10 for colder weather and camping/hiking but, for how long?
I'd rather deal with titanium or aluminum scales over the long run if G-10 gets destroyed eventually.
So how long is G-10 good for?
 
The only ways for G10 to be retextured once completely smoothed that I'm aware of would be to either sand it down with a very coarse grit or have it milled with a pattern. Either way, it will never be the same as fresh G10, the only way I know of to get that is to have a new scale made.
 
I've had a little success sandblasting it. This wears away the epoxy, exposing the fiberglass strands.
 
gunfixrjoe said:
I've had a little success sandblasting it. This wears away the epoxy, exposing the fiberglass strands.
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I thought G10 was bare material and could be sanded down. Confused why sandblasting didn't just simply take some material off and create a different finish.
 
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SoCalEDC said:
This is what scares me about non-metal scales..the life. I talked about how I love G-10 for colder weather and camping/hiking but, for how long?
I'd rather deal with titanium or aluminum scales over the long run if G-10 gets destroyed eventually.
So how long is G-10 good for?
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In my opinion I think it would take a lifetime of using a single knife to "wear' down G-10 to a level you would notice. Knurling on a metal grip would also wear down with lots of use also. But it would never get unusable. G-10 if you remove any oils stuck in crevasses would still be non-slip. Metal is easier to clean off any oils.

I'm gonna give my para 3 scales a good scrub/de-grease to see if that contributes to slippery feel. Funny thing is that the less exotic FRN seems to be the most durable when it comes to retaining it's surface shape. Especially the Spyderco directional FRN patterns.
 
Any spyderco I buy, when I know I'm gonna keep it, I take off the pocket clip and sand the G10. Just takes a minute and now they all work amazingly well with no premature pocket wear.
Edit- Forgot to say wear a mask if you sand your G10 or Micarta.
 
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darth_cholo said:
I thought G10 was bare material and could be sanded down. Confused why sandblasting didn't just simply take some material off and create a different finish.
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G10 is layers of fiberglass set in epoxy. You can sand it (maybe wear a respirator or a mask at least), but it isn't homogeneous like a plastic.
 
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