Yeah I get that but maybe it is me, I can see someone spending three hours sanding it to get it to polish. I have been having the guys use a heavy cutting polish, no sand paper and they've had great results.
A heavy cut will look ok from a distance. Got to sand it if you want it to look good unless you always stay in the south. Had to sand my 1 yr old alcoa wheels this spring. They had only seen 1 winter and were like mirrors last fall