General Info: Interior wood & varnish 2006

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Hi there,

Here is my first attempt at varnishing the interior wood of my 2006 L440, I started with the saloon table.



After sanding with 320 grit with an orbital sander and manually with 280 grit on the sides here is the result after first layer of "Le tonkinois" varnish. Problem is obviously that I removed too much (or not enough) of the previous coating on the sides and end up with different colors. The original wood color is rather clear.

Should I stop there, sand the sides to bare wood and apply some product before doing the varnish again ? What product/color should I use ?
Or could it be that after 2 or 3 coats of le tonkinois there won't be so much color differences ?

After some research I found out that the interior wood is called "golden pear" (?!). I initially thought it was cherry, and from google pictures it may be quite close to golden oak actually.

Any help/tips appreciated !