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I've never sanded down grips, but I have a surf rod that I removed the foam grips and reel seat from and replaced with shrink tubing to reduce the diameter.

 

I suppose it wouldn't be too hard to sand cork grips, not sure how foam grips would fare though, they could come out quite rough if you're not careful.

 

Have a look on some rod building forums and see what they recommend.

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It can be done I've done a couple of my rods & some for customers in the past.  its hard work & you need to to put a few layers of masking tape at the ends of the grips so if slip you dont damage the winch or bindings, blank etc. I usually start with a rough sandpaper  wrapped around the grip & work the blank around in it & then work my way down to a fine for the finish. cork is easier than hyperlon grips. 

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