American Strat neck replacement

[Shellcaster]

I'm not sure if this is the right place for this question bbbbuuutttt I wanted a more experienced groups response before I dive in because I've never installed these "new style" fender locking tuners in a brand new neck. The last 2 necks I got I had finished by Warmoth the holes for the tuning pegs were bored and sanded smooth. I ordered this with a satin finish as well but the they came kinda rough. Should I be worried about trying to gently clean em up or just smooth out the rough bits and not worry about it?

I realize this may be a stupid question but every time I refrain from asking a stupid question I usually end up with a stupid result... Any help (or judgement) is welcome and appreciated in advance and thank you for taking the time to stop by

 

[Hodgo]

Yeah you can chase those with a reamer, a dowel with some sandpaper, or a drill bit to get them smooth. Won’t take much.

 

[Shellcaster]

Yeah you can chase those with a reamer, a dowel with some sandpaper, or a drill bit to get them smooth. Won’t take much.

Thank you for responding...

I only have hand told at the moment and part of my other hobby is tinkering with fountain pens so I've got some super fine 8000 and 12000 micro mesh sheets I thought of hitting it with just to get the big chunks. The last thing I wanna do lopside one lol

Also, the only other "disappointment" was that I was expecting to see the old double corrugated custom white cardboard neck box they used to come in instead of a tri-fold piece of cardboard with some foam wrap for "packaging" but that is more trivial lol

 

[stratamania]

It should be in general discussion or tech talk as it is a general question rather than an actual build being documented. I will request it to be moved.


And of course go and buy some suitable sandpaper