Smooth Out G10?

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Nephron44

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Hey everyone!

I have a Benchmade Triage, and while I LOVE the knife, the super grippy G10 tears up my pockets! Uniform pants are expensive, so I would like to smooth out there G10 just a little bit. I want it to still have decent grip, but not so much that it eats up my uniform pants while on duty and my jeans while off. I thought about using sandpaper, but I have no idea what type.

Anyone have any suggestions on tools and techniques to use? Anyone done this before successfully? Will this void the warranty?

Thanks!
 
Bill1170 said:
Wet sand with 320 grit wet or dry emery cloth. The highly irritating dust is controlled in wet sanding. Wipe dry and check your progress frequently to ensure you don't overshoot your goal.
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Highly irritating?
 
I had the same problem with my Spyderco's. I just used a Dremel, and took care of it in seconds. Definitely wear a mask!
 
I did it on my 915 and a couple cold steels. Don't remember the grit and yes you will want it wet. Inhaling that dust is not good. You really only need to do it under and around where the clip contacts the g10.
 
Not sure what part of your knife is giving you the pants shredding problem but if its just from the clip tension, you could only sand a little patch under the clip (like many mfgs do) so it wont shred but leaves the grippiness every where else. Just a thought! :)
 
kniferbro said:
Not sure what part of your knife is giving you the pants shredding problem but if its just from the clip tension, you could only sand a little patch under the clip (like many mfgs do) so it wont shred but leaves the grippiness every where else. Just a thought! :)
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I shreds under the clip, and, believe it or not, on the opposite side of the pocket lining :/ 5.11 makes great pants, but apparently they are no match for the Triage!
 
Wow. Opposite side too? I haven't had that issue but I don't carry it much.
 
Love the concept of the Benchmade Triage but your right, the G10 is a little rough. I also don't like the pocket clip. Belt carry would be my choice. That has it's problems, though.
 
I "sand" G10 with an old pair of jeans, rubbing the scale back and forth over the jeans rapidly whenever I have a spare moment. It's milder than sandpaper, but generates no G10 dust; it basically simulates months of wear all at once.

I did this to my Emerson Mini QCQ-7 -- Emerson being famous for their grippy G10, which was destroying my pockets -- and it worked like a charm. Still plenty grippy, but it barely wears on my pockets at all.
 
Never had the lining get destroyed before. I was also going to suggest the way Spydie does it, spot the clip comes in contact with scale.
 
I did it on my triage was also destroyed all pockets, I removed them and sanded them under running sink. I did until pretty smooth
 
Ok, my memory might be wrong, but it might be a free, easy thing to try. I have a CS Mini Recon which had very rough/sharp scales. It got a lot of collateral spray from me spraying Rem Oil on the parts when I took it apart. When everything dried off, the scales didn't seem too rough anymore.

I don't know if the Teflon just got into the micro nooks and crannies of the cuts, but to this day, I don't feel that it's anywhere near as rough as when I got it out of the box. I don't EDC it much anymore though, because I've moved on to other knives.

You might give it a try if you have any Rem Oil sitting around (or maybe one of your buddies). Just spray a little on the handles, wait a few hours for it to dry, and see if it made a difference. You don't have to even disassemble the knife.
 
3m wetordry SiC paper "Auto Advanced" various grits--as others suggested wear a competent particulate mask and sand it wet
 
It takes very little/light sanding to take the bite out of rough G-10. 220 or 320 or 400 grit will do the job. I'd spray the scales with either water or WD-40.
 
I bought a second hand Cold Steel Recon that had the handle modified. CS can be very abrasive too. The prior owner took the opposite approach. Rather than sanding, he applied a black, thin set epoxy to the G10 and wiped it into the pores. It worked beautifully to fill the abrasive G10 and totally transformed the knife. Might be something to consider if you don't want to run the risk of hazardous dust.
 
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