On Monday, May 12, 2014 3:47:32 PM UTC-4, son_of_flubber wrote:
Having attempted this myself, I'm sure that this is a good value at $450, but being out of your area and thinking about doing this myself again this year, I'm wondering how much time a professional would allocate to buffing and waxing a painted glass glider (no gel coat damage)? I just waxed the wings last summer by hand and I got discouraged because it took me so long. If I knew how long it would take you, I might not feel so inept spending so much time (or I would feel really inept and seek professional help.)

Few people that don't do this regularly have the tools needed to do it in an effective amount of time. a reasonable answer to your question is that it very much depends on condition coming in. Most favorable, skilled person, correct tools, and good starting condition, could be as little as 2 hrs/wing. It goes up from there. It can go to 10 times that for a bad starting point.
It is tiring, boring, and discouraging, but the results can be nice.
UH