I used TR-3 Resin Glaze on the paint after the usual cleaning. I worked carefully over the decals trying to remove grime without wearing them down. I did lose a little decal, but not much. Then I did the French polish technique to add a fresh layer of shellac over the paint and decals. The plated parts were mostly rusty, so they were soaked in Evaporust. Then they were polished with Mothers Aluminum polish. Regarding the hand wheel. it was petty rough, so I set it up in a lathe so I could spin it. After the Evapoust I used 220 , 320, then 400 grit sand paper with oil to get it pretty shiny. Then with it spinning, I used the Mothers polish to finish I up. The last step was to coat all bare metal and plated parts with Boeshield T-9 to prevent corrosion.
I'll check on the wood post tonight.