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USG Sheetrock Plus 3 4.5-Gallon Lightweight All-Purpose Joint Compound

  • Item No M42005
  • Manufacturer USG SHEETROCK
  • Mfr. Item No 381466048
$37.25
  • Unit of Measure EA
Available: 34
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📦 On Order: 48 arriving Feb 20, 2026
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USG Sheetrock Brand Plus 3 Lightweight All-Purpose Joint Compound is a premium, ready-mixed solution designed for embedding tape, filling, and finishing drywall joints. This advanced formula weighs up to 35% less than conventional compounds, significantly reducing fatigue during application and making it easier to handle on the job site. It features superior slip and bond strength while offering exceptionally low shrinkage and the easy-sanding characteristics of a topping compound. Ideal for professional contractors, it typically requires only two coats over metal fasteners and corner beads, streamlining the finishing process.

Weighs up to 35% less than conventional coumpounds. Minimal mixing thinning & retempering. Low shrinkage needs only 2 coats over metal. Sands with the ease of a topping compound & bonds like a taping compound. Provides a tough tight bond. 4-1/2 Gal. container. 48 Each per pallet.

This all-purpose compound weighs up to 30% 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.


Packaging/Shipping Size and Weight: Length: 12.5"  |  Width: 12.35"  |  Height: 12.95"  |  Weight: 44.9 lbs
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Features
  • Needs one fewer coat over fasteners and bead
  • Needs one fewer coat over fasteners and bead
  • Eliminates need for taping and topping compounds
  • Sands with the ease of a topping compound
Product Details
brand:USG
series:Sheetrock Plus 3
type:Lightweight All-Purpose Joint Compound
size:4.5 Gallon
packaging:Pail
Color:Off-White
Finish:Smooth
Material:Vinyl-based, lightweight drying-type compound
Size:4.5
Coverage:9.4 gal/1000 sq-ft
Application Temperature:Minimum 55°F (13°C)
Drying Time:Approximately 24 hours
Container Type:Pail
Recommended Use:Interior drywall finishing, fasteners, and hand-applied texturing
Composition:Limestone/Dolomite Mica, Attapulgite, Vinyl Alcohol Polymer
Flammability Rating:0
Form:Solid
Media:Water
Packing Type:Pail
p HRange:7.5 - 9
Resists:Crack, Adhesion
Specific Gravity:2.3 - 2.6
Standards:ASTM C475
Temperature Range:55
Type:All Purpose, Lightweight
Usage:For Embedding and Finishing, Even Simple Texturing
VOCContent:2

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