When a dirty wheel comes into the shop ... to a surface that is ready to be polished. So the sanding step is actually more important than the actual polishing step. It's your prep side.

use your microfiber towel to wipe the remaining polish off of the wheel. Repeat the process for all of the remaining wheels.

To get a good near-polished finish, you will now need to ... The most common way is to use a wax polishing wheel and you'll need your goggles or face shield and gloves for this.