BACKSTORY: I decided that I wanted to make my new Boyd's walnut a bit darker, so I decided to take on a refinishing project. I recently managed to put some small BB sized dents into the cheek of the stock when I had it mounted on my vise and not having the jaws cushioned well enough (new vise purchased that day and forgot to buy jaw covers) I figured they didn't look that deep and I would be able to sand them down when refinishing. Well I have put my 3rd coat of winmax on and have realized that the dents were deeper than I realized and they aren't getting sanded out. I'm now ready to apply my tru-oil but really want these dents out.

So my question is, is it too late to go ahead and try and steam the dents out since I have already applied my stain and reached the color I desired? I'm worried that if try to steam it now, that it would discolor the stain in that spot. I wanted to ask for opinions because I've never done anything like this before and not sure what to expect. Thanks