G10 liner sheet: Question

[Phil705]

I've been using G10 as liner to thicken scales or enhance the look. But I'm having trouble getting the liner colors to pop out. It seems that in sanding the handles I somehow dull the colors. Reds, black too. Any tips on how to retain the color in a finished knife?

Phil
705
Winthrop, Wa
(Proud to live in the same county as Salem!)

 

[Maelstrom78]

Sand to a higher grit? What grit are you sanding them to?

 

[AVigil]

The G10 does not pop like some other liner materials.

 

[HSC ///]

wipe with WD-40
that's the best you are going to get.

 

[Phil705]

Sanding to 800-1000. I'll try the WD-40, thanks.

 

[Alpha Knife Supply]

Sand to a high grit and then buff the G10 spacer.

Red G10 is translucent and can be dark or light depending on what material is next to it.

Chuck

 

[kuraki]

Red in particular doesn't "pop" for me. Orange, white, black, yellow all have been very nice. I haven't used my blue yet but just looking at it, it seems to have the same opaque quality of the other four that makes me think it will stand out.

 

[stezann]

Try slabbing a thin white (or else light color) fiber liner on one or either sides of the wafer, it should brighten the translucent g10

 

[daizee]

Yeah, the translucent ones don't pop for me, but the opaque ones really do. I sand to 600 or 1000. Sometimes the subtle effect of the darker colors is desireable. Sandwiching a 'dull' color between black also makes it stand out more by contrast.