This all-purpose compound weighs up to 25% less than conventional-weight compounds so handling and applying are simpler, easier and faster. Sheetrock® Brand Plus 3® Joint Compound, offers all the benefits of conventional-weight compound but results in less shrinkage and is easy to sand. Use Sheetrock® Brand Plus 3® Joint Compound for embedding paper joint tape and finishing gypsum panel joints or simple hand-applied texturing. Main Features Sheetrock® Brand Plus 3® Joint Compound provides all the benefits of a conventional product with these Plus 3® advantages: Weighs up to 25% less than conventional compounds Needs one fewer coat over fasteners and bead Eliminates need for taping and topping compounds Sands with the ease of a topping compound