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

Clay quality: I’ve used many epoxies and this one is the easiest to use. You can mix it together with your hands and use it like clay. It feels like putty in your hands. It’s not sticky like other epoxies so it doesn’t immediately hold something together. It works great for mending ceramics, wood and other things. You can sand it, paint it and sculpt it. I have used it on pieces I put outdoors and it has held up for years and keeps on going. The only thing I would watch for is shipping. I purchased two colors and they was sent in a plastic bubble bag. Both jars were cracked on the bottom. Good thing I noticed or they would have dried out.

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.

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.

This stuff works great. I use it on my ceramic yard art pieces to suspend beads.

Apoxie Sculpt is the only epoxy clay I'll use anymore. The texture is great, the work time is generous, and the cured material is sandable, smooth, and strong. I prefer the natural color usually, as it has the best sculpting properties in my opinion, but the colored versions are only slightly less workable. All colors hold their shape well enough to get lovely hard edges, there is very little slumping, and while some of the colors are easier to smooth than others, none of them are particularly difficult. For working with this material, I prefer metal sculpting tools and fine bristle brushes. You can smooth it with the Aves recommended cleaner and softener, but honestly, I find myself just using water. I do recommend not buying larger kits unless you know for a fact you'll use it quickly, though - the shelf life is the only area where Apoxie Sculpt has room for improvement. I find that after just 4-6 months it loses its tackiness, and while it's still great for sculpting, it becomes much more difficult to stick it to other things.

I work with resin castings and was experiencing some air bubble issues that I just couldnt shake. Apoxie Sculpt was always in the back of my mind as an option and Im glad I invested in an order. In less than 24 hours my patching is rock hard and accepts a dremel with absolute ease for further working. Each container fits right in the palm of my girly-hand with an impressive weight. The small size was hardly intimidating once I opened it up and saw how far a small amount goes. I feel like Ill have just these two jars for a lifetime. It has a bit of a stench so if youre sensitive to smells Id consider something else. And make sure to wear gloves, cause once its on your skin your skin is that color for a good 24 hours. AND its sticky, not to the point of making it unmanageable, though. (Try some baby powder on your fingertips) Just remember that any trouble you may have in getting it placed, a wet finger or a bit of dremeling with make a 100% unnoticeable patch. I also realized that if I roll it into a ball and use some baby powder on the mold and on the clay, I can press the clay right in there and back out again to make a casting that comes twice as fast as quick-curing resin, with zero of the mess! Its probably my favorite material right now and Ill never go a day without having some. Its the duct tape of sculpting!

I love this stuff. I use it primarily for sculpting figures and props; but it's also very handy to use for household, garden tool, and auto interior repairs. You can adhere it to most surfaces as a durable filler or extension. And it's waterproof when cured (Woo hoo!). I find the working consistency much friendlier than the other two-part epoxy putties that I've used. In the past, I've typically sculpted with earthen, polymer, or paperclays. With those clays, I can keep the project covered and damp (for paper and earthen clays) and continue working on them intermittently for days. For those sculpting projects that I can finish within the 2-3 hour hardening time, though, Apoxie Sculpt is perfect for my needs -- a great end-product and no firing or other curing efforts necessary. Once mixed, it feels sort of like soft polymer clay while manipulating and sculpting and it accepts and holds a high degree of detailing. Unlike many other clays, it doesn't shrink or crack as it cures which makes it work so much better for those larger projects where multiple pieces have to fit together "just right." The Apoxie Sculpt isn't fully cured after the initial 2-3 hour sculpting/manipulating time. Even after 5-6 hours, you can usually still make a fingernail depression in the surface. But, once it is fully cured (about 24 hrs), it is very hard and durable -- and you can carve, sand, or drill it without it cracking or chipping. The cured pieces can be painted or stained (I've only tried staining a couple of times with so-so results). The painting, however, works well. I recommend that you prime your piece(s) first with a good spray primer before applying paint. The initial coat seems to stick better as a spray rather than brushing on; but, once well-primed, subsequent coats of paint can be brushed on. For those unfamiliar with the process, Apoxie Sculpt comes in two different containers and you mix equal parts from each for about 2 minutes (until color is uniform). From this point, you have a couple of hours to finish your sculpting before the piece begins hardening too much. I plan that time with no interruptions so that I can finish within the time frame. When the unavoidable interruption occurs, I've had some luck with sticking the piece in the fridge or freezer to slow the curing a bit (the clay warms slightly as it cures). I try not to mix more Apoxie Sculpt than I can easily sculpt with at one time. You can always mix more and add to your project. I use my fingers, sculpting tools, or various brushes along with either water or Ave's Safety Solvent to add seamless additions on to the main piece. Besides the time limitation, the only thing I don't care for is the mixing of the two parts. Until thoroughly combined, the mixture is a sticky mess. The makers recommend using latex gloves for this stage. I've tried it both ways -- bare hands and gloves. Don't really like to use the gloves, but it does save getting the mess on your hands. This black version of Apoxie Sculpt leaves a black residue on your hands that doesn't wash off easily with regular soap and water. Some sculptors use Ave's Safety Solvent to clean their hands and tools; but I find it too drying for my hands. Instead, I use Formula 409 All Purpose Cleaner . It's not as drying to my hands but helps to remove the residue more easily. While there is a very slight odor to the uncured Apoxie Sculpt, I don't find it unpleasant. There are no solvents and fumes. Not only is it waterproof AFTER it's cured, it's not necessary to keep it dry until it IS cured. In fact, you can mix it, sculpt it, and dump it in a bowl of water and it'll still finish curing underwater. Apoxie Sculpt comes in about a dozen colors and is generally more economical in the larger sizes. This small 1-lb size is good for home repairs and just trying it out to see if you like it; but if you're using it for much sculpting, you'll want to go with the larger sizes. Amazon often carries the 4-lb size (but check the price/shipping). It also comes in 20-lb and 100-lb sizes from the Apoxie Sculpt site. The company that produces Apoxie Sculpt has numerous other formulations available...all with slightly different characteristics. My overall preference for sculpting is their Fixit Sculpt . It's more expensive but offers a firmer sculpting material and longer uncured sculpting time.

Excellent! I used it on a few small projects. One was replacing a broken off foot of a speaker. It was easy to recreate the shape of the foot. I let it cure for an hour and then used a knife to cut the excess off and get the shape exactly how I wanted it. The next morning it was hardened and loops great. The other project was attaching two pieces together but I had to 'bridge' about a one inch gap. This product acts both as a glue and filler. It's especially useful when trying to glue to pieces together that have non matching shapes. It cures to be very hard, like plastic. If you are looking for something that stays flexible, this isn't it. You are supposed to use gloves when mixing it, but I noticed it easily washes off your hands. It doesn't have any odor like glues typically have. It doesn't seem to change volume when it cures. That's really important when filling gaps. You don't want anything that either expands nor shrinks. Overall, a great product. Very useful.

I ordered this product which is a 2 part Epoxy Clay, only Part A was sent, no Part B. This product is useless without both parts, got a full refund.

This is ldeal, to make a spiked adornment for a headpiece, mould, sculpture into the shape I wanted, only drawback is the drying time, ll left it 48 hr, and returned, then sanded a profile, and smoothed it using 80 to 1200 grit wet and dry, and came with a nice polish finish, applied flexi paint to make the top coat of gun metal and silver to pop

It is easy to mix together and a few hours to use it before it sets. Sets rock hard in 24 hours. Everything I have tried sticks to it. Works well.

Bought black by mistake thought it was neutral colour

so incredibly sticky I find it very difficult to mold or shape anything with it. After leaving it to dry 1+ hours as advised on the tub it becomes pretty difficult to work with as it's too hard by that point. .