Sanding around screw holes on pressure-treated deck?

[specter]

I have a fairly new deck/patio with pressure-treated lumber.
It's a bit splintery where the screws are.
I would like to sand it down so that it's nice and smooth against bare feet.

There's no problem sanding it a bit by hand with sandpaper, right?
I started a little but it's so much lighter in the areas where I've sanded.
I got a bit nervous that I've done something wrong.

I took a picture that I'm attaching.

 

[Stefan N]

A bit overdone maybe, but add one of these and it will look nice.

 

[specter]

What is it?

But my question remains, is it completely safe to sand a little with sandpaper on a pressure-treated wooden deck?

 

[Stefan N]

It is a grinding pin.
What would happen if you polished, do you mean?

 

[Peter2400]

What is it?

But my question remains, is it completely harmless to sand a bit with sandpaper on a pressure-treated wood deck?

Yes, it is completely harmless, but it can take a couple of weeks for the light areas to even out where you've sanded.

 

[specter]

Thanks!

I've never heard of slipstift.
Is it easier than just using sandpaper and a sanding block?

I found this, and the price is good at least:
http://www.biltema.se/sv/Verktyg/Slip-och-Kap/Multislip/Slipstift-keramiska-5-st-2000017842/

 

[Stefan N]

They are not for wood.

 

[Stefan1972]

isn't it a non-issue really? I probably have never gotten any splinters in my feet from any wooden decks.

 

[useless]

If you grind so that it becomes a larger 'grop', isn't there just a greater risk that it will chip?

 

[RoBo]

What you sand will even out over time. Worse with the pencil marks; they will take time before they are not visible.

 

[mexitegel]

The problem is that the screws have been pulled too far, which is too late to fix now. Sandpaper is hard to reach, so I mostly believe in StefanN's tip. That the grinding stone is not for wood probably won't matter.