What kind of grit sandpaper should I use to sand down protruding rivets on scale?

[Ribeyeguy]

I thought about using 150 grit, or maybe 400 but not sure. Scales are Natural Micarta.

 

[ryxlyx]

I'd err on the side of going too light if it's minor metal removal. 400/600

 

[EyeDog]

I would leave them alone. Many knives including some Spyderco's use rivets with a slightly protruding head -- for strength. You start sanding the head away and you make the knife weaker.

 

[Ribeyeguy]

I'd err on the side of going too light if it's minor metal removal. 400/600

Will this damage the canvas micarta?

 

[Obsessed with Edges]

I thought about using 150 grit, or maybe 400 but not sure. Scales are Natural Micarta.

If rivets are brass or nickel, it doesn't take much to re-shape or smooth them; the metal's pretty soft. Start with a conservatively fine grit (maybe 600-1000), to protect the micarta; if it takes a little longer, so be it. It's unlikely you'll need to go any coarser, but if you choose to, I wouldn't go any lower than ~400 or so. Using a small wooden block or stick with some of the paper wrapped around it (or stuck to it, with some adhesive) will give you greater control; use it sort of like a file.


David

 

[csisland]

I wouldn't use sandpaper on Canvas Micarta, you'll mess it up.

 

[ryxlyx]

agree you have to be careful around composites