Aves Apoxie Paste – All-Purpose Adhesive 1lb Kit in Khaki
Apoxie® Paste is an innovative adhesive medium used to permanently fill, bond, seal, customize & fabricate most materials.
It’s Batter-like consistency is stir-able, yet firm enough not to slump, spread thick or thin with a tool or craft stick.
Tint with pigments to create a desired colour. Smooths with water to a semi-gloss finish.
Great for arts & crafts, jewellery, stone setting, taxidermy, casting with flexible moulds & more.
Apply to foam or other materials for a hard surface coat, to add texture, or embellish. Use as an adhesive for many projects!
Features
- Batter-like consistency
- Gripping Flexibility
- Khaki colour, slightly translucent
- Extremely adhesive
- 0% shrinkage
- Non-hazardous
- Non-conductive / Non-flammable
- Work time 1-3 hrs, 24 hour cure
- Hard & Durable
- Waterproof, safe for potable water
- Freeze-thaw stable
- Sulphur Free
- Adheres to: Itself (in any stage of set up before or after curing), other epoxies, many plastics, resin, polymers, glass, metals, wood, stone, foam, & more.
Discover unlimited uses
Arts & Crafts; Antique Restorations; Glass Art; Jewellery; Manufacturing; Stone Setting; Home, Toy & Doll Repairs (egg shell cracking & crazed eyes); Scenery & Habitat applications; Woodcarving; Wildlife Art (use as an adhesive for bonding jaw sets, preventing drumming, fish & fin repairs, bones/skulls, and form alterations); Model Making, Prototypes, Casting, & much more.
Apoxie® Paste works great in flexible moulds. Apply to foam or other materials for a hard & durable shell, add texture to both porous & non-porous surfaces. (Apoxie® Paste does not melt foam). Cures slightly translucent when thinly applied. Paste can be tinted with pigments to match or create a desired colour; note that adding pigments can alter products original consistency.
Press texture stamps or materials such as sand or mica powder into mixed surface for additional effects. Smooths & cleans up easily with Aves® Safety Solvent. Apoxie® Paste self-hardens with a working time of 1-3 hours, set time is 6 hours, 24 hour full cure. Sand & paint to finish if desired.
Directions
If paste is firm or to make thinner, gently heat [Part A] container in hot (not boiling) water for 10 minutes *CAUTION: Paste will be HOT & STICKY! Allow product to cool before mixing with [Part B]. Heat accelerates working time.
- Using separate tools or craft sticks & disposable surface/cup: Measure equal parts of A & B.
- Mix vigorously 2 minutes until thoroughly combined. Incomplete mixing will give poor results. Work time 1-3 hrs. Optional: mixed paste may be tinted with paint or pigment. (A little pigment goes a long ways).
- Apply (to a clean, debris-free surface) as desired or pour for casting. Smooth or texture with a wet brush or tool.
- Clean up: Soap & Water or Aves® Safety Solvent (very helpful for smoothing, removing finger prints & cleaning up product residue before set-up). 24 hr full cure. Finish as desired. Outdoor & Marine Quality.
Safe Handling
- Wear protective gloves [e.g., nitrile or equivalent] when combining parts A and B.
- Wear a dust mask and safety glasses when sanding cured product.
- Keep out of reach of children.
- Safe for adults when used as directed.
- 24 hour full cure is required for hard finishing purposes such as sanding, carving, drilling, machining, etc.
- Keep containers sealed when not in use.
WARNING – May cause an allergic skin reaction and eye irritation. May cause an allergic skin reaction. Causes eye irritation.
Conforms to Safety Standard ASTM International D4236.
Working Time – A Guide
- 1/2 hour: Sticky & most adhesive
- 1 to 2 hours: Easy to work with
- 2 to 3 hours: Setting up, form-able detail
- 24 hours: Hard, cured & waterproof
FIXIT® Sculpt Conforms to Safety Standard ASTM International D4236
Tips
*Apoxie Paste® can be tinted with paints or colorants while mixing to match or create a desired colour. Smooths and cleans up really easily with Aves® Safety Solvent.
*Apoxie Paste works great in Flexible moulds.
*Apply over top of foam for a nice hard surface coat (Apoxie Paste does not melt foam)