Thread: Wade & Butcher restore project. Questions on G 10 scales.

I just finished installing a set of G10 scales on this old Wade & Butcher that belonged to my Grandpa. When I recieved the razor it had a large chip out of the heal. I sanded this out as best as possible. The scales turned out good with the exception of finishing them. They are dull.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how to make them shine?

I tried buffing them, wet sanding them, buffing with polishing compound. Nothing has worked well yet.

you could try some renaissance wax. that might work.

How high of grit did you sand to? I usually go to 1500 minimum. Finish with pink scratchless compound.


-Xander

Moving this thread to the workshop where you should get more help.

I personally hand sand G10 all the way up to 2500 grit sometimes followed with white rouge on my buffer if I want a glossy shine.

Always make sure to remove ALL scratches before moving to your next grit. I spend hours sanding for that main reason.

I probably overkill, but I go to 2000 with paper wet sand, then micromesh to its 12000, buffer with white, sometimes blue after that. Often I catch myself, and have to go backwards a grit or two from missing a scratch. Then I hand polish. Dont think the hand polish really does much, mostly to remove any leftover compound, but it makes me feel better, lol.

You really have to go high on the grit level to get G10 to shine. Knife makers use it a lot because it's so durable and if you leave it at the rougher texture it works great when wet/bloody/oily. For razors you'll likely want it shinier.

You might consider a different phenolic laminate such as Micarta, either linen or paper. They'll shine up easier (not a whole lot though) but will show less texture.

Great stuff but requires a lot of work to get that shiny.

Charlie

+1 to Max and Walt ,I sand at least up to 2k then I micromesh followed by white rouge , makes it shine perfectly