Originally Posted by
smoothness
After you get over the fact that your part is no longer pristine, you'll be able to use it without issue. As lovely as it is to keep things pristine and shiny...it's just a piece of metal.
I know, it's shameful. I just don't like to file things to get them to fit--I just feel like that starts you down a a slippery slope. On the other hand, I have no problem cobbling things together in a half-assed fashion if it doesn't involve a permanent modification. But I'm really not a bad person, in my way.