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Buff with White Compound on a cotton wheel, then use a good grade of wax, a type of wax like you would use on a gunstock, and hand buff.

Be sure and use White compound. Green Chrome Rouge and Red rouge will get in the pores of the wood and you will never get it out.

You might want to sand to 600 or 800 before lightly buffing with white compound.

I have never tried to put a finish on any of the oily, tropical woods like Rose Wood or Coco Bolo. Epoxy might bond to oily wood, but I don't know. Sitka Deer might have the answer to this.