Ahhh, that explains it. As per advice from another thread, I saved it to the same folder using the same name but put a number 1 at the end. When I rendered I didn't notice any change in render time at all, so it must have been utilizing the original .obj file and not the processed "stomp" version of it. I'll try again later by removing the original object file and renaming the processed one to that of the original name and see if that improves things. Thanks :) If this speeds up my rendering times, I'll be using it for all of my .obj files because patience isn't exactly one of my virtues. lol

"It is good to see ourselves as others see us. Try as we may, we are never
able to know ourselves fully as we are, especially the evil side of us.
This we can do only if we are not angry with our critics but will take in good
heart whatever they might have to say." - Ghandi