Aves Apoxie Sculpt - 2 Part Modeling Compound (A & B) - 1 Pound, Natural

I've used Fimo. I've used Bondo. I spent quite a few years making props -- well, mostly larger items for the theater, but also a small number of hand props and figure sculptures. This stuff is AMAZING. I've got future shock over it -- what I could have done if this had been available to me ten years ago!It sets up chemically; no need to stick it in an oven, no fumes, no cracking, a big piece sets up just as fast (actually, a mite faster) than a small piece (no waiting for some huge mass of clay to dry out all the way), no dimensional change. It sets up wet, or covered in paint or oil -- it just doesn't care. It will set up underwater if you need it to.It sticks to everything -- it sticks at least as well to brass, stainless steel, and plastic as JB Weld does, and it seems actually stronger.It has the texture of a good clay, when completely set up it can be filed or sanded or even carved with a Dremel. But wait; there's more.The stuff stages itself like it was on some kind of artist's timer. For the first fifteen minutes or so it is tacky as all get out. This is when you stick it to things, stick things to it, work it into cracks like a gap-filling epoxy.Then it loses some of that stickiness, enough to where a little cold water is all you need to work it with clay tools or bare fingers. Over the next three hours or so it goes from a bit too soft for my taste (where thin sections will slump) to as stiff as the firm grade of Fimo (only without the sheering).About eight hours later it reaches a particularly magical stage where it is about the consistency of balsa. Firm, hard to the touch, but you can carve it or even shave it with an x-acto blade held sideways. A really nice state to rough in long, smooth curves, or to carve details like checker patterns!After the full 12-24, it has set to the final stage where you can bear down with a metal file or sandpaper. It is a bit softer than aluminum here; you can work a knife into it with some effort.It takes paint fine, without soaking it up or getting sticky (like Fimo).How to explain what this stuff means to your workflow. I'm building a big prop right now. It's got various bits of metal and plastic "found items" on it. When I started the thing, I was tapping and threading to make mechanical connections, or brazing metals, for strength. Now? I'm just gobbing Apoxie on to the thing, sticking the new part into it, sculpting it smooth with fingers and water, and once it has set, either filing it flush or sanding it down nice and smooth. Then primer over the whole mess. Some parts I'm actually bulking out, or even building from scratch, by just gobbing up some Apoxie and sculpting it in place.You want to get a sense for how this stuff can work for you, read Volpin's blog. That's where I found out about it.About the only downsides to it; during the first few hours it is a bit sticky and you can ruin a shape by incautiously by getting a non-wetted tool stuck to it (Aves makes a release just for this very problem, which I need to order next). The dust from sanding the set-up stuff is very fine and can be annoying. And, of course, it is fifteen bucks a pound.Oh, yes, and NOT A TOY. Come on, Amazon!

I don't know why more people aren't talking about this clay. It's more workable than standard, polymer, or paper clay, while it has the potential to cure with a ceramic glaze-like sheen due to the resin compounds (depending on the mold used — think resin in a silicone mold, or glassy-smooth tempered chocolate.) I don't know who came up with this clay, but it is *sheer brilliance.* Excellent for *teeny tiny* details, and pigments adhere to it like magic while sticky.

I recently dropped a statue and chipped a hole at the bottom. I was devastated because it wasn't mine! Luckily, I found Aves Apoxie Sculpt, and it was exactly what I needed.The Apoxie Sculpt is a two-part compound that's really easy to use. Just mix equal parts A and B together, and you've got a smooth, putty-like material that's perfect for sculpting and filling. It was really easy to mold a small piece to fill in the hole on my statue.Easy to Use: Mixing and molding the compound was very straightforward.Fills Holes Perfectly: It filled the gap in my statue seamlessly, and because it cures hard, I know the repair will be permanent.Great for Sculpting: I was even able to use a small tool to reshape the repaired area to perfectly match the rest of the statue.After 24 hours, the Apoxie Sculpt cured with a nice semi-gloss finish. With some sanding and repainting, the repair became completely undetectable!Overall, this is a great product for anyone who needs a versatile sculpting and repair solution. Especially for small repairs on statues or figurines, I highly recommend Aves Apoxie Sculpt! You might even be surprised at how well it holds up when repainting your project!

It doesn't have an offensive smell. Can be smoothed with water before it has cured. Sands well after curing and rock hard. It is a bit tacky so you'll want to keep your fingers and tools damp.The only issue I have is that Part A (the lighter grey) seems to oxidize over time and become unusable. Probably not an issue for someone that crafts constantly or plans to use the whole thing.

I just received this and wanted to repair my fairy statue wings. When I opened the jars each product was already dried out and very hard. I tried to mix the two products together as instructed. I took a small amount of each out. It was difficult to even get any product out of the jars. I ended up initiating an exchange/return because this set must be defective.Update: I ended up using this product and it was very difficult to get out of the jar and mix together because it really seemed so dried up and barely pliable. But I kept at it and used this product to repair broken wings on my resin garden fairy statue. It’s been over 24 hours since applying the product and I have to say I am impressed. It seems to have cured rock hard and I’m hopeful the wings will once again be on my fairy in their full glory! So much for first impressions! I’ll definitely update again of the repair fails to hold but right now I’m the most excited I’ve been after trying to fix these wings with multiple products before including bondo.

It was new and sealed in factory shrink wrap but one of the two containers was unsealed (it did not have any sign of the inner paper/foil seal the other one has). Additionally, the unsealed container appeared to have a scoop taken out of it already. I weighed the two containers and they were the same. Possibly just a weird packing choice but it doesn’t build faith in the product. I’ve got my first project curing now and will amend this review if there are issues. ADDENDUM: The project hardened fine. I think it is bad packing vs. a returned product. Seems to be a lot of reviews like this.