Warning about that new 'fast set' mud from ProCoat

I grabbed a bucket of ProCoat's '30 Minute' compound for a small patch job in a Denver condo last Tuesday. The stuff hardened in the bucket in under 20 minutes on a cool day, way faster than the label said, and I lost a whole bag. Learned you gotta mix tiny amounts and work SUPER fast, even if the temp seems fine. Has anyone else had this happen with their quick-set products?

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the_xena11d ago

Yeah that stuff is no joke. I once mixed a batch that set before I even got the lid off the bucket. Felt like a real pro move.

eva90811d ago

Oh man, that's the worst. I had one cure so fast I just left the whole mess in the bucket and threw it out. My partner still calls it my "five hundred dollar paperweight." Not my finest moment for sure.

tarar2715h ago

Before I even got the lid off" is a special kind of panic, lmao. I had a similar thing happen with some fast-set epoxy last year. The whole bucket was just one solid brick, had to chip it out with a hammer.