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. Also for covering fasteners, USG Sheetrock® Brand Corner Bead and Trim, skim coating drywall surfaces and hand-applying simple textures. For repairing cracks on drywall and plaster.