johnalison
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I gathered from a friend that in time the wax needs to be stripped off before rewaxing to prevent early recurrence of the stain. He used cellulose thinner, and his boat certainly looked good, but for how long I don't know. Staining varies a lot from place to place. We stained badly every time we went through the Netherlands, but for the last few years in home waters I haven't had to treat the hull at all, other than simple cleaning and waxing.You have to follow up oxalic acid with wax. But I’m sure you’re right on bad staining, only compounding removes it for good. Followed by wax or it will be back, if not in a fortnight, then in a few months.