how long?!!?!

[thekuai]

im polishing my aluminum motorcycle frame and wanna know..

how long do i....

1) sand with each grit ?
2) polish with each wheel/compound
3) apply compound to the wheel

and finally at what grit should i start/stop using a palm sander?
should all grits be wetsanded?
im using wd-40 to wetsand and find it to be good...is it ok?

[customandsound]

did you read the how to buff on caswell's site? theat would help answer most of you ? you have ... and i would use water for wet sand.... wd40 is great fro drilling and boring but just don't cut it ... the shaving sticks to the paper and you goo thur it quick