I'm definitely in the minority here. I only use water-based contact cements like Aquilim 315 and EcoWeld. I find them much easier to work with and plenty strong enough . . . though I'm using them to glue items that eventually get stitched anyway. The high-VOC glues quickly give me headaches, and I don't like their 'stringiness". Once you get to finishing your edges, rub them with a rubber cement eraser, sanding belt cleaner, or even a piece of denim. It will catch all the tiny gummed-up fibers and make your edges smoother.