Here some pre-detail pictures. I think this one will turn out as good or better than WhiteLady did once done detailing, which I'm estimating 100 hours for.
Body trim polishing & correcting compounds Not including the undercarriage & engine bay which I've spent ~20 hours on (so far) cleaning.
I'm pulling more and more parts off as I get ready to detail. It started with hub caps, then rear bumper & hitch. Next will be interior plastic to scrub & give me full access to carpet. I've got a place that has a dry carpet (water-less) cleaning machine. It works so good, that I've cleaned some carpet that look beyond hope that came out perfect. This one should turn out great as it not bad at all. Dry carpet shampoo cleaner soap is so strong I wear my respirator. I even drive back to my garage wearing it after I'm done. But once I vacuum out a few time, carpet is fresh and clean with out any smelling. Not that this rig smelt, in fact it has no smells at all now.
I'll do my first body wash this weekend with a wax striping de-greasing, dish soap. Dish soap is not recommend for every day use of body paint. But is a good first step before clay bar which is used to get impurities out of the paint. Clay bar is a must before using my DA buffer and cutting compound, if paint fail the hand-in-the-plastic-bag test. Any girt feel as fingers pass over paint while in the bag, is a failed test. If it fails (feels gritty) I'll then work with some medium clay & possible some heavy grad.
If thing go well I hit with cutting compound Sunday. I like to start with cut before I work the imperfect like rock chip and deep scratches. This allows/helps me see the paint better. Some consider this a waste of time, as I'll need to come back over paint again with cutting compound after I work the paint chips. Working chips' is my least favorite thing. It's days and day of micro grind every spec of rust out of chips. I use a hand held microscope to inspect each chip for rust, time and time again as I grind just a tiny bit each pass. Then I use a self etching primer before the touch up paint. One goof and I wipe out paint from chip and start again. I let coats dry 24 hours between each coats. Each chip take 3 to 5 coats. It's a very long process. Be nice if
@landylover21 posted some helpful chip repair info, he's mention he may....please. I'll bet you've got some great tips..
The chip under the head light are my worst. I may just replace those molding pieces.
It had a Toyota bug shield that I removed, or the leading edge of hood would have been badly chipped as well. In Colorado we see a lot of bug/gravel shields.