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