Abatron Krack Kote - Drywall and Plaster Repair Kit with Acrylic Emulsion and Polyester Mesh - Drywall Patch Kit for Cracks in Indoor Surfaces

We have a 120 year old home with plaster walls. With that you get cracks especially around big picture windows. I saw an ad for this in an issue of "This Old House" and purchased the kit just to try it out. Glad I did, as I was able to easily fix 3 cracks in just a matter of minutes. The paste is thick and the "tape" goes on easy. Basically just clean the area to be repaired with a rag, apply with a paint brush, lay in the tape and smooth it out with the enclosed tool. Wait 10-20 minutes for it to dry a bit and then go over it once more. Again, using the smoothing tool feather it out to make a smooth finish. Once it drys you can paint over it. I am not great at feathering, etc., but it was pretty easy. Just take your time and it will look great. For me I was less concerned about getting the smoothing just right but rather wanting to take care of the crack. In my opinion, great product and the kit will go a long way.

Incredible product. I own an old house with plaster under a staircase. With constant use the staircase vibrates and shifts the plaster, which results in inevitable cracks. I was consigned to troweling joint compound, sanding and touching up with paint on a yearly basis. With Krack Kote, I can see a brighter crack free future. I ran out of the fabric cloth, but I got a bigger roll through the manufacturer’s website. I have sometimes used it without the tape for tiny cracks, and it seems to hold up well. Glad I found this!

The paste is excellent; however, they cheaped-out on the fiber glass mesh to a less wide thin fiber material harder to work with, bunches-up, and certainly covers less area over the crack.You may need, I did, buy the widerfiberglass mesh roll that use to comewith this kit at a paint store.

Works good on crack repair, need to have enough cracks so that you use up all of the product, if you leave some in the jar the next time you want to use it, it will be lumpy. won't apply smooth.

Really works well. I've used it several times and it has really helped me with my aging plaster walls.

Repaired this crack using Krack Kote in December of 2022. Now in July of 2023 this is the crack… it did not work! We even had a paint pro apply it before painting the wall. He had used it before and recommended it to us. Now we’re just going to put an architectural accent piece over it to hide the crack. I’m very disappointed that I can’t get something back that I paid for this “forever wall repair product” that didn’t even last 6 months. We did warn the painter not to recommend it. So much for all their rhetoric. No guarantee just their glowing description of an almost perfect solution to wall problems!!!!

It takes time to apply this product but it is worthwhile. My house seems to move with the seasons cracking the plaster. None of the cracks I have filled has returned. The wall paper I put over it is fine after several years.

Been using this stuff for 20 years and have yet to have a crack reappear. You have to get the hang of using it and a less is more approach is best due to this product not being sandable. It is very effective though. I've used it to repair corner bead fracture lines and bad drywall seams. Overall, I am very happy with this product.