Spent the last few nights getting new buffing pads and accessories needed to start polishing the wings, aileron and flaps. Spent a few hours actually polishing using the type of pads called out in the Nuvite instructions (and following their instructions) and it works a little better. Spent three hours tonight and got as twice as much done as I did before - but still takes a long time!
Best guess is that it'll take 50 hours per wing for a decent polish job, before I start on the fuselage. Then probably another 10 hours after everything is assembled.