Anybody get into trim repair?

One thing...

Tap out as much of the dents as you can.

Reduce the amount of filing to a minimum as this trim is not very thick and its very easy to file through it.

In pic 1 right , those little lumps should be tapped out.

I made that mistake and went clear through the trim piece I was working on.

Funny thing...

It was exactly the same piece in your pic!!
Yes I spent most of the time tapping out the low/high spots. I probably spent an hour on this one piece. Its a good thing the rest is in much better shape. Hopefully I can just sand it 1000/1500 and go to the polisher.