Left side comes off easy and you got to do the maintenance in there anyways.
Right side I usually do in place, remove foot peg, kick start, and brake lever.
Srip the clear coat with aircraft stripper.
File, heavy sand the gouge from the brake lever,
Then use this
Chuck it in a cheap electric drill.
These wheels let you get in around the kick starter and in next to the cases, beats hand sanding, and saves hours of work, the wheels last for fricking ever, my blue wheel is finally wearing out after 3 three years and 8 or 10 bikes worth of polishing.
Buy dico not the chinese knock offs, the Dico nylon is more flexible and gets in the hard to reach spots better. 4" works great for most work.
If the cover has gray corrosion start with orange if it's pretty decent start with blue then coarse compound on a sisal wheel finish with fine compound on a cotton wheel wipe the cover with paper towel and mineral spirits between steps so the coarse abrasives are removed. I like blue magic as a final buff and it has some wax to keep it looking good for a while. This cover was done on the bike.
Polishing on the bike won't get you show points but plenty sharp for a rider.
"Quicky version blue dico then blue magic looks a lot like the factory finish but a bit more shine.