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Nope, never 'polish' any wood in the caravan or in the house.

Commercial polishes seem to coat surfaces in horrible silicon build-up, which becomes all unnaturally shiny over time.  In the house, any solid wood is just damp-dusted and in the caravan, I don't think there is really any 'wood' fittings to speak of anyway - just thin veneers and wood-effect stuff!!

As to smell - ours smells like a caravan!  Which is lovely IMHO!

Just today I have been trying 'Lord Sheraton's Liquid Gold' on the vans woodwork but it's no good on plastic or varnish finishes. Iv'e found that it does work on my older varished wood because the varish will now be full of invisible cracks which the oil can get into. Using it on ultra fine wire wool seems best in these circumstances and the results are really good, it's removed grease and grime with ease and leaves a nice glow when allowed to dry and then buffed. 

It's about £4 for a 250ml tin but I understand it is just a mixture of white spirit and teak or cedar oil so the ingredents are a lot cheaper than this from Wilko's!!