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There must still some breakdown of the scales to cause the smell - you may want to just try the wax first - no oil. The oil and the wax will not mix well, make sure you wipe the scales down well...

I think I am the one that recommended wax - but only after sanding, I had the exact same problem that you had - and I think Yannis and I are talking about the same material when I did research on...