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8 November 2015 at 11:24 pm
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Maybe you aren’t using crappy leather. Seriously, maybe your leather is too nice.
I’ve never had compound “flake” off, so that’s why I say maybe the leather is too fine.
Get some lousy cheap veg tan stuff at a hobby store or some such. I found that works best. I just glue it to a piece of scrap until it gets ripped up, glue another piece to the other side until that gets ripped up, throw it away and make another one. Reapply the compound as needed.