How do you use Ryobi buffing compound on a strop?

[Bennypapa]

I wanted to try Ryobi multi pack buffing compound on a leather strop for finishing the sharpening process on knives. So I dropped by Home depot and got this
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Ryobi-Hard-Metal-Cleaning-Compound-Set-A04HM01/202886264

The white stick is reported to be the correct grit size I wanted so I rubbed it on the leather and this is when I got into a mess.
The compound did not go on smoothly. It went on in streaks or stripes which are raised like ridges. In use these ridges get glazed over almost immediately. http://imgur.com/2cG4AXy

What am I doing wrong here?
Is my strop material wrong? (I'm using veg tanned leather from Tandy)
What about my technique applying the compound? Am I missing a secret method here?

Thanks

 

[Focusblade]

I rub/massage it in, needs a little heat to really get in the leather. Clean your hands before going to another compound to avoid cross contamination

 

[Obsessed with Edges]

Try the Ryobi white rouge on hard-backed denim instead (or linen works well also). That's my favorite and most useful strop combination. The compound will work a lot more aggressively on the fabric, instead of leather, and the overall firmer backing for the compound will leave edges much crisper.

Denim's or linen's woven texture also works very well to 'scrub' the compound from the stick during application, which means it goes onto the strop a lot easier and more evenly.


David

 

[yepimonfire]

Try the Ryobi white rouge on hard-backed denim instead (or linen works well also). That's my favorite and most useful strop combination. The compound will work a lot more aggressively on the fabric, instead of leather, and the overall firmer backing for the compound will leave edges much crisper.

Denim's or linen's woven texture also works very well to 'scrub' the compound from the stick during application, which means it goes onto the strop a lot easier and more evenly.


David

The ridges in the denim also do an excellent job catching and removing even the most stubborn burrs. Corrugated cardboard works really well too.

 

[Obsessed with Edges]

The ridges in the denim also do an excellent job catching and removing even the most stubborn burrs. Corrugated cardboard works really well too.

Completely agree. Denim has a knack for grabbing & cleaning up burrs. I wouldn't have believed it, years ago, that stropping on my jeans could make much of a difference; but it does, even when used bare. And with the right compound, it's deadly for even heavy burrs.


David