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I'm planning to purchase a certain hilt that's anodized black.  And just as the topic says, what sandpaper number is recommended so I can sand off certain areas of this anodized hilt.  I know it has to be very fine so as not to mar the surface of the hilt, but good enough to do a good job to get the anodized color off.

All suggestions are welcome as well as advice where sanding aluminum is concerned.  I've never sanded down aluminum in my life --- not even in shop class!  :D

I would say something like 220 grit nice and light grit for more control but I could be wrong Or a green scrub pad like the one used for pots and pans

THere is a vid some where on here where a guy used testors model paint and a brush to get that with out sanding.

I used 150 on my Dominix2.  Took me about 5 min to weather the choke and the. About 12 min for the rest of the grip.  It wore all uneven as well, it's great. I was able to leave the emitter and activation area black as well.

Thanks for the replies fellas!  Points for all!
  
Just to be clear, I don't want to weather the hilt --- I aim to clear off specific areas of the anodized hilt.  The hilt in question is the Dark Prophecy V3 and I want it to look like this:

(http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b36/jedicri/blade-close_zps6ea9b123.jpg)

ooo that would be sweet looking!

Then, I would use a low grit to strip the andonizing first and then go in with a super fine grit and wet sand it to take out any imperfections and smooth it out.  Be sure to tape off the areas you don't want sanded.

I did the same thing with my Ion's grip frame and followed up with deemed and polishing wheel to shine it up.

Okay, thanks for the advice and pointers.

Appreciate this.  Point given.