Great material for smoothing & sealing balsa, as described by vendor, & arrived on promised date.

Funktioniert wie erwartet wie erwartet

Good value. Nice and strong but easy to rub down. Pleased.

I work on/restore small ship models, some are wood or balsa. I needed to patch a flat deck and add material to the back end of a ships smokestack (actually 3). The ship is 18 inches long from a kit built in 1935. I show a down view of a sample of what I had to do. This stuff is amazing. I've never used a filler...an old school dude, but I needed help and I knew there are so many new great things out there that I wish I had in 1960s! So I took the advice of another positive reviewer who hated it, played with it, then RAVED about it. I thank him for allowing me to skip the first two and go directly to success part. Its a big jar full of what seems like a damp powder kinda clumped together, but soft & smooth. So I scooped out a pea size piece, placed it on a dish and with a toothpick dropped a SINGLE drop of water on it. It ate it up and turned into a smooth paste. I used a popsicle stick one end filed down flat like a spatula and scooped some of it up and laid it down on that funnel you see. From top to bottom (you are seeing it from the top). The narrow back end of the smokestack was flat when it should have come to a point. It was easy to apply, it stuck (rather it grabbed) to the surface, it smoothed and worked easily...and better yet when it dried, it was HARD but then it sanded so easy AND DIDN'T BREAK OFF! Now my parts are never handled so weighty connections might be a problem, BUT....it is HARD when it dries and it dried somewhat quickly and you don't want to work it to long as its drying fast so work a small area til you're comfortable. Adding more water makes it thinner and takes longer to dry and harder to mold I would guess. But when its dry, have at it. You don't need a heavy grit that's for sure. I had to get into small spaces where I couldn't apply much pressure, so even the lightest sanding is successful. Water triggers its hardening so don't add it in the jar!!!! Read that other reviewers positive post....It was PERFECT for what I Needed!!! I've never written a review, but this product deserved it!

I have had this pot of filler for quite while. When I first got it I opened the pot to look at it and then left it for several months. Then I needed it to fill some modifications on Destiny, one of my favourite models.I was delighted to find that it was still in perfect condition.Many fillers will dry out over time once opened.It sanded perfectly smooth very easily and was dry and ready for paint very quickly.(Note for model enthusiasts: Destiny is an original design built with balsa wood and is NOT for the builder who wants it tomorrow!!!