Aves Apoxie Sculpt - 2 Part Modeling Compound (A & B) - 4 lbs, Apoxie Sculpt for Sculpting, Modeling, Filling, Repairing, Easy to Use Self Hardening Modeling Compound – Black

I loved this. I am trying to make a pair of shoes for my husbands giant size 16 xxxxxwide feet which are further swollen from back problems. I decided to make an Alginate mold of his feet and filled it with plaster, to make a copy of his feet to use as a custom shoe last, around which to build his shoes. I had purchased this stuff because I wanted something moldable, durable, and waterproof when cured and air drying that I knew would stick to the plaster last well, as if it was part of it, in order to sculpt out a toe box on the plaster shoe last to give that extra half inch or so that you need at the end of a shoe to make it comfortable and to give it shape. I have used apoxie clay before in the distant past, so I already knew it was the only thing out there that would have that combination of qualities that I needed to get the job done, so I was so glad to find it still available on Amazon. But, because my husbands feet are huge, I underestimated how much plaster I would need to fill the mold. I ended up using every bit of plaster I had purchased, and I had to water the plaster down more than I wanted to be able to stretch it to be able to do both feet before the Alginate molds deteriorated. The resulting copy of his feet were a bit more brital than I had expected. I was wondering if I would even be able to use them at all, or if I could find some epoxy based sealant to coat them up and strengthen them. Apoxie to the rescue. I decided to go ahead and sculpt the apoxie sculpt toe box over the toes and just see what happens. It sculpted it up beautifully and smooth, and I was able to smooth it out to perfection by sticking my fingers in a bit of water to smooth it out as I went. I had much more apoxie left over than I expected, so I smoothed a thin layer of apoxie over the rest of the foot, filling in craters and supporting the brittle spots. The apoxie cured overnight and the next morning it was perfectly cured and ready to be used, much faster than I thought it would. Rock hard, and I was even able to sand it s bit to get a few lumps I had left out. The best part is that the layer of Apoxie over the brittle areas are so strong now that I don't even need to use a sealer or anything to strengthen it any more. Like I wouldn't drill or nail into my sculpture, because of the underlying plaster, but I would have no qualms about it if I had to do in the area just beyond the toe, where it is totally apoxie and no plaster at all. If the whole sculpture was made of apoxie, it would have been ideal. Why can't y'all make some sort of epoxy based plaster, apoxie? Something that can be poured into molds. I'd love y'all forever. Because it is black, it did a number on my hands. I happened to have an unused dollar store pumice stone, the kind people use for pedicures laying around, and that worked pretty good at helping me wash it off my hands. Also, I'm not sure if it would accept a lighter paint color very well, being black. It would probably need primer first. However, shoe lasts don't need to be pretty, so I'm ok without panting it. My husbands combination black apoxie and white plaster shoe lasts look like panda feet. :) If you get some of this stuff, I suggest you get a $1 pumice stone or some heavy duty gritty hand cleaner to help you with cleanup afterwards. I would have been in trouble had I not had my pumice stone. But apoxie is great, and I don't use it often, it's the best option for when a need for something clay-like, moldable, air drying, adhesive/sticking (as in, to add a good solid protrusion to an existing sculpture or item) and waterproof for a project.

Absolutely amazing. Great work time, easy to use, dries the same color, and very durable. Extremely useful when needing to make adjustments to a piece with rare, specific, or no readily available parts.

I love this stuff. Been using it for awhile now. Ordered here as opposed to my normal ordering via Aves. Cheaper than manufacturer site with prime ordering. Received as ordered and quickly, which was much appreciated as I was almost out of my supply. I sculpt with it, and when dry I carve on it, sand it, paint it, and mix stuff into it and mount stuff on it when wet. I make tools, make jewelry, gifts, faux raku pottery, and use it for repairs around the house. When cured it is so hard and sturdy, while maintaining such great detail. Tips: Keep your fingers away from your face when handling it, nasty rash results. Use hydrocortisone to clear it up. Working time shortens on hot days to 1hr..speed sculpt! Its best to sculpt in stages, in small quantities. If your doing a large sculpture you can sculpt as you would clay, where you use an inner form of foil or newspaper, but you can leave it inside in this case and seal it up with an outer layer. It will slump, so use molds or other items to prop parts as they cure. Also, just get the color wheel or add pigments to a white base, not really necessary to purchase a rainbow, just mix color into part a, then match the mixed amount ball size to your part b. Oh yeah, best thing i have found to keep surfaces and your hands sticky free is olive oil, or a hand cream with olive oil. I use olive body butter from the body shop, its works grwat even to smooth clay surfaces. After it cures, just rinse the cured clay in blue dawn and water. Btw, use only blue dawn, a dish scrubber and warm water to clean up. Dont forget under your nails, and dont wash uncured clay down sink, it cures under water. You can slow the cure by sticking it in the freezer, and speed the cure by adding a little more part b to part a, instead of the normal 50-50 ratio. Using the olive oil, you can then start with refinements, mica, or whatever while it is still curing, or begin sculpting with it right away, rather then having to let it rest for 15 mins after mixing to get a better sculpting consistency. Anyways, love love it, and I will order again for sure. I'm addicted to the stuff!!

This stuff is amazing!!! I have used it for so many things already and I just keep thinking of more applications for it. I replaced the shower caulk with it about 2 months ago and no mildew!!! I patched up some damaged wood and touched up a ceramic sculpture. Takes paint very well! I used white nail polish on the ceramic piece and you can't even tell it was repaired. Smooths very nicely with wet fingers and dries hard as a rock. It is waterproof. I even used it to seal up a leak on the pond waterfall! I just can't say enough good things about it. No odor, mixes easily, and gives you plenty of time to get it in place, but then completely cured in 24 hours. Do wear gloves when you mix it though, or it will stick all over your fingers and stain them a bit. After about 30 min it's easy to handle without gloves. I swear it sticks to anything and everything!

I LOVE this product. I bought white last time, but for Jewelry making i find that the black just looks more finished- when left unfinished. I do prefer using the white if I'm going to stick crystal chips, or anything that might catch light because the black just absorbed it all and the gems didn't really stand out. But it was super easy to use! Drying is relatively fast. Finished surface is durable and easy to work with in so many ways! A super easy project that my students enjoy is filling beveled ring or necklace blanks with the clay, adding gems or gooly eyes or whatever and then dusting the still tacky surface with a powered mica pigment, it looks fantastic!

My absolute favorite sculpting medium! This stuff is the best I’ve used, if you’re looking for something that is very durable when it sets and keeps the details without shrinking or cracking, this will be your best friend. The only thing, using the black apoxie sculpt without gloves will turn your hands completely black unless you keep your hands moist. It’s not really a problem though, after I mix the two parts, I am able to easily wash it off and when I pick it back up it doesn’t turn my hands black again. It’s definitely worth going for the 4lb rather than a smaller amount since it lasts a long time without drying out. I added some pictures of things I’ve made with apoxie sculpt, and a current piece I’m working on using some small nightmare before Christmas figurines.

i needed something to make durable, hard heels for the bottom of my shoes for halloween, and this was what i settled on after reading the recommendations. i'd give it a full five stars for everything from durability to color to modifiability (let's pretend that's a word for now), except for the fact that when this is mixed, it sets up more like silly putty than clay. because of that, it was insanely hard for me to work with at first, and if i had known that it was going to be a rocky start, i would have picked a different product for the job. however, i don't regret picking this stuff up! it was a fun learning experience, and considering what all i goofed on the project -- whoops -- it was awesome to work with! i could fix my errors really easily, it set up surprisingly fast with how soft it starts, and i just really didn't mind working with it at all. it does have some drawbacks, though. for starters, as i said, it's really hard to work with at first. the container recommends you let newly-mixed clay sit for about three minutes to become easier to work with, but probably 10-15 is more accurate. when it's sanded, the color it originally is gets diluted intensely. the black epoxy went to a dirty chalk color and i had to apply a thin layer of the epoxy to mask it. i don't know if it would've regained its color with a polish or smoother sanding, but i frankly needed to reshape it anyway, so it didn't effect my project too much. the other thing is that the clay does have a strong smell to it and it dyes your hands amazingly. water takes the color off - i found that using one of those green scrubbies made it pretty much a painless cleanup - but the smell can be a bit of a problem if you've a sensitive nose. it doesn't make you dizzy or anything, but i'd recommend a fan just in case that kind of thing bothers you! the last thing would be how fine the particles are when you sand it-- it's not a complaint, just a reminder and a warning to wear a mask or a respirator! you should be doing that anyway, but even still. again, though, it's a great clay, and i want to continue working with it to see if i can get better with it.

Used it for the first time. I am trying to make a small sculpture using aluminum wires of different sizes and they hold on to the apoxie sculpt very well I can turn and bend the wires without any worry that they would come off. I tried using polymer clay but just did not work well or maybe I wasn't sure how to use it (I did not like how I had to bake it and then insert the wires in using some kind of glue. It was way too time consuming and a lengthy process). With apoxie sculpt it was very easy, I just inserted the wires in waited for it to dry and twisted, turned and bent my peice to my liking and that's it. It's definitely my preference over anything now. I like how it's extremely versatile.

Sculpting skin texture over a 3D print. Provided detail and strength to the piece.

There is no other substance like this that I would use or trust. It’s easy to use- even for a complete noob as I was. It’s versatile and, my god, it does exactly what it says it will do. I skinned a basic oasis planter material base in just over 2mm of this material and it dried to a solid and smooth sheen that was able to be subjected to vulcanised moulding! Amazing. And it survived, spotless. I just don’t think you can find another product of such quality, versatility and ease of use. It’s like magic and once I have the thinner, to soften and slow me to rework a surface - although I don’t need it yet, given the hours you have to work the epoxy clay before it cures fully - I will be a VERY happy man. Highly recommended to anyone considering branching out into basic sculpting, as I did, after watching Jim MacKenzie’s hypnotic “The Scarecrow” video and seeing this substance in use, on YouTube. Ten out of Five, for me!! ;)

j'ai lu trop vite il y a un gris et un noir, le noir est salissant... je me suis retrouvé avec la version noire... sinon le produit est bon

It's a great product, easy to sculpt with. You can drill or sand it after it dries. Shipped fast.

masilla de dos componentes de calidad y muy moldeable seca al aire y tienes bastante tiempo de trabajo incuso moldear con agua