USG Sheetrock Brand Plus 3 Joint Compound, offers all the benefits of conventional-weight compound but results in less shrinkage and is easy to sand. USG Sheetrock Brand Plus 3 Joint Compound weighs up to 25% less than conventional-weight compounds so handling and applying are simpler, easier and faster. Use USG Sheetrock Brand Plus 3 Joint Compound for embedding paper joint tape and finishing gypsum panel joints or simple hand-applied texturing.
Cover joint with a thin layer of compound and embed paper tape, leaving about 1/32 in. of
compound under feathered edge. Let dry. Apply second coat, feathering approximately 2 in.
beyond first coat. Let dry, then dry trowel/scrape or sand lightly to remove tool marks as required,
and then apply third coat, feathering 2 in. beyond second coat. Sand lightly as required when dry.
Finish fastener heads, corner bead and inside corners as required with at least three coats of joint
compound, feathered out onto panel faces and finished to a smooth surface.