Filling dings is back of "rough cherry" neck?

[Steve_Karl]

I've got a few dings in the back of a LP Studio neck with a rough cherry finish and could use some advice on how to fill them.
They're distracting to feel when playing so I just want to fill them so my hand won't notice them.

I've got some brown LMI Micro-bead grain filler here. Would that work?
The color is close enough. No need to match the cherry as it's just about the feel of the surface.

Thanks!

 

[-CB-]

Always steam dings high, and fill them if still needed.  Sanding down removes a lot of material... sanding necks is a bad thing, as it can introduce new stresses on the neck that were not a problem before the sanding took place.

 

[Steve_Karl]

Thanks,
I did find the tutorial about using the soldering iron and wet paper towel at frets.com
http://www.frets.com/FRETSPages/Luthier/Technique/Finish/SteamOut/steamout1.html

Filling if still needed ??? ... could be done with the LMI micro-bead?

 

[-CB-]

no... filling as in.. filling-in with material

 

[Steve_Karl]

...but specifically what is the "material" ?