Bleaching and staining.

There was a a lot of water damage, and black stains from the glue used during the lamination process, so I opted to bleach the hull sides with a two part wood bleach before re-staining the hull with Stoppani Pasta Mogana stain.

After applying the bleach, the wood got dull and chalky. But it removed most of the stains, and reduced the "zebra" stripes dramatically. My hope is that the stain will cover the remaining.

Fairly happy with the staining job. The Stoppani Pasta Mogana is a paste type stain, and must be thinned down to your liking. There is a Stoppani / Riva user guide available to get the right mix.

The stain is somewhat difficult the lay down even. You brush it on wet, wait a little and then rug it out to how deep you want the color.

Now off to buy 2-comp polyurethane.