Aves Apoxie Sculpt - 2 Part Modeling Compound (A&B) - 1 Pound, Apoxie Sculpt for Sculpting, Modeling, Filling, Repairing, Simple to Use & Durable Self-Hardening Modeling Compound - Black

I bought this stuff as an alternative to autobody filler - I'm making a custom Star Wars Mandalorian helmet out of 5-galon bucket plastic and needed something to fill gaps and close up holes in the bike helmet I'm using. Many other armor-builders swear by Bondo, but I find this stuff far more versatile and easy to use.First off, it doesn't smell bad at all, though its faint aroma could be likened to corn chips (at least, to my nose). You don't need any special respirators or fume hoods to handle or work with the stuff; just throw on some gloves to mix the two parts, since it's very sticky while you mix it. If you get it on you, it actually comes off really well with water. Once it hardens, it's not going anywhere, but while still in putty-form you can wet and smooth it like a stoneware clay, reducing the need for sanding. It was stiff enough un-moistened to fill the vent holes of a bike helmet, though, and sands nicely when dry if needed.All in all, I love how this stuff handles, and the working time is long enough to be useful but short enough to be convenient. No fumes, solvents, or messing around with weird ratios - just 50/50 and knead the stuff together. The black I bought matches the plastic I'm using very nicely, and the one drawback I found was that it has a hard time sticking to perfectly smooth surfaces. Rough things up a little with some sandpaper, though, and it works great. As someone who used to swear by polymer clay, I'll probably be trying out some other colors at some point.

I love this stuff and use it every so often for crafts. It's mildly toxic, so if that bothers you just wear nitrile or latex gloves. It can/does stain the hands temporarily but washing with soap & hot water after is good practice for those of you who don't/won't wear gloves when working with it. This stuff doesn't take to being trimmed or drilled but is excellent for being sculpted, pushed into molds, and being put into mixed-media art. It will usually last you at least a year, if not a few, before the ingredients separate a bit. You'll be able to tell when it's doing that. Either way, be confident: this stuff is DURABLE, affordable, and really worth your while.

I used this to make ornate replicas of some antique pieces. I already made the silicon molds and struggled to make the replicas with liquid resin for a long time, always having issues with air bubbles creating flaws in the finished product. My first time using Apoxie Sculpt and the finished products looked so much more professionally cast without any air bubbles. I do have to worry about stuff like fold lines since I'm pressing them into a mold rather than pouring, but I didn't have too much of a problem with this and my castings almost look as good as the originals. I still have to figure out how to sand down the backs to make them smooth, but with the success of these prototypes I doubt I will be going back to liquid resin for this particular project. I let them cure for 24 hours like the instructions state and they popped right out of the silicon molds. They cured very hard just like the resin I'm used to. I used the black variety of Apoxie sculpt and it's a rich opaque black with just a tiny hint of some shimmery additive, but not so much that I really notice it, which is good as I prefer these pieces to be matte. I'm looking forward to playing around with this some more. The black did stain my hands a little bit for the day so I will wear rubber gloves next time. I wasn't sure if this stuff would pick up the same level of detail as the liquid resin, but I'd say they are comparable, without the torture of air bubbles. Another plus is there is not the horrible odor that comes with liquid resin.

Oh this is good stuff. I purchased it to repair and buttress the fragile carrying handles on the Zenith Trans-Oceanic Royal 1000, and Royal 3000 radio I have. It works in you hand like modelling clay. Be sure to get a set of clay sculpting tool available here at Amazon the catalog number of what I purchased is B005KB7V8I It did an absolutely fantastic job. Easy to apply has a several hours long working time so you have plenty of time to get things just right. When everything sets up you have handle that feels like a solid piece of plastic. Aves also has other versions of this epoxy putty used for repairs and can be tinted into at least 50 different colors. It does a first rate job of repairing cracks, and other damage in the old plastic, and Bakelite cases that housed radios of the 1940's, and 1950's. With proper dying and feathering the repair is all but invisible. Be sure to visit Aces website for the deals, a lot of info about their products there.

Apoxie Sculpt is really nice to work with. The two parts are easy to mix manually, they actually end up looking black as advertised. In contrast to some of the hardware store epoxy putties, Apoxie Sculpt is not as sticky or stiff, and the work time is MUCH longer, on the order of an hour (I worked with it in a hot garage, so under cooler conditions it might be two or three hours).I used Apoxie Sculpt to modify a Rubik style 3x3 puzzle. It adheres well to ABS and makes a tight bond to styrene plastic using CA glue. It fills small gaps well and comes off surfaces of work pieces with a wet paper towel. So even if you end up accidentally smudging it onto a piece you have lots of time to get it off. I haven't tried smoothing it with wet fingers but I think that you easily could.A pumice soap gets 99% of the stuff off of your hands, though you might need a nail brush.Finally, be aware that the black Apoxie Sculpt, when sanded, looks gray. At least that is the case with 80 grit. If you want true black then you may have to polish it, or put on a layer of black paint. Highly recommended.