The following points provide professional tips on ensuring proper drying/curing of Crawford's Free Spackling Paste.

• Under ideal conditions, Crawford's Free Spackling paste will dry enough to sand in less than 30 minutes. With larger areas, lower temperatures and higher humidty, drying times may be longer.
  
• Sand very lightly!! Crawford's Free Spackling Paste is the most easily sanded spackling paste on earth!
  
• Once dry and sanded, be sure to dust the surface with a clean dry paint brush to remove any excess dust, and to leave a clean surface ready for priming and painting.