Hi folks,

First of all, let me confess I'm a complete newbie to woodworking and
am getting into this hobby by means of my classic car..I own this car
('61 Mercedes Benz 220SE) which has a lot of walnut wood trim in it.
The wood was a bit scrubby looking and i wanted to polish this. I have
taken the wood off the dashboard and sanded it till the previous polish
came off and the original colour and grain can be seen. Question is,
how do I proceed from here ? Do I use an oil stain, or do I use shellac
or varnish? These are not large pieces, coming as they do from the
dashboard and I'm looking at achieving a satin dark walnut
finish....I'm sure you've heard these questions many times before on
the group, so my apologies for digging up something as mundane!

Appreciate any help you can give..

Cheers
Bob