I sent away for some polishing, some foam and cotton disks, pads and bonnets. Will see what I can cobble together, and will report... Assuming I get to that point. I managed to botch my first attempt at a garnet shellac finish, so it may be a while before I get to polishing... But I'll report here when I do ;-)
I have been purchasing a number of supplies, and even some guitar parts from, Temu. I don't know if this is around in other parts of the world, but it is often quite a bit cheaper than Amazon or eBay. I got a 9 guitar stand for under $40. There is nothing special about it, except that I couldn't build one for that price.