Aves® Two-Part Clay Comparison Chart
SIMILAR FEATURES & BENEFITS
• 2- part product (Thorough Mixing Required) • Permanent
• Self-Hardening – No ovens, kilns or fumes • Waterproof
• Freeze-thaw stable • Adheres to nearly any surface; wood, metal, glass,
• Non-Hazardous foam, fiber glass, ceramic.
• Complies with ASTM D4236 • 24 hour full cure time.
• 0% shrinkage/cracking • Can be tooled without chipping, cracking or flaking:
• Non-flammable sand, file, drill, tap, turn on a lathe, etc.
• Electrically non-conductive • Paint wet or dry
• Soap & water clean up or Aves® Safety Solvent
DIFFERENCES / DISTINCTIONS
| Apoxie® Sculpt | Apoxie® Sculpt Super White | Apoxie® Clay | FIXIT® Sculpt | ||
| Working time | 2 hours | 1 hour | 2 hours | 2 hours | 4 hours |
| Color Choices | Natural, Green, Black, Pink, Red, Blue, White, Yellow, Brown, Orange, Silver-Grey & Bronze | Super White | Native Earthtone, and White | Ceramic White, Aluminum, Bronze & Black | Canvas |
| Details | Great | Exceptional | Great | Great | Exceptional |
| Flexibility | very minimal | No | No | No | No |
| Heat Tolerance | 325 F | 325 F | 325 F | 500 F | 500 F |
| Feel | Smooth Putty-like | Firmer Putty-like | Smooth Clay-like | Firm Putty-like | Firm Clay-like |
| Self-leveling | Very little, (depends on stage of setup) | None; resists sagging & drooping | None to very little | None to very little | None; resists sagging & drooping |
| Smoothing | Aves Safety Solvent & or water | Aves Safety Solvent & or water | Aves Safety Solvent | Aves Safety Solvent & or water | Water |
| Adheres to | Hard plastics, resin kits, wood, metal, ceramic, glass, polymers, foam, fiberglass, and more! | Resin, ceramic, fiberglass, foam, glass, metal, plastics, stone, wood, more! | Porcelain, ceramic, vinyl kits, polymers, foam, fiberglass, wood, hard plastic, more | Wood, porcelain, ceramic, metals, stone, glass, cement, tile, masonry, foam, fiberglass, hard plastic, more! | Antler, bone, ivory, ceramic, fiberglass, foam, glass, metal, plastic, stone, wood, and more! |
| Finish (after curing) | Semi-gloss | Semi-gloss | Skin like finish | Semi-gloss | Flat Matte |
| Hardness after curing | Hard (example; most people couldn’t crush a one inch diameter ball with pliers) | Hard | Hard | Hardest – Rock hard. | glossHardest – Rock hard. |
