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Hi!! Ive recently noticed that aluminium composite panels (ACP, ACM), that are a sandwich with two aluminium sheets and a polyethylene core, are a very good alternative for making painting panels (you can found it with the commercial names of dibond, or ACP panel).

After dealing with warped masonite panels I decided to try a Dibond panel, here is how I prepared it for an oil painting.

Rebecca x oil on aluminum panel with oil based primer If you are looking for a perfectly smooth surface to work on that is archival and rigid, this might interest youIf you can find a local sign supply company, you can get sheets up to x .

Jacksons Aluminium Painting Panels are great for paintingThey are specially treated for paint to adhere to and they offer a great value with a conservation quality stable support for your paintingAluminium art panels make even, rigid and lightweight painting surfacesUnlike canvases (with wooden stretcher bars) or wood panels

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Artefex Lead White Oil Primed ACM Panel is a professional panel for oil painting with lead white oil priming on a two sided aluminum composite panel, consisting of two aluminum sheets laminated to both sides of a black polyethylene coreThis panel is mm thick and is available in sizes from x to x inchesThis item does not qualify for free shipping.

This video is a fast forward demonstration of preparation for Oil painting on composite panels (Dibond)The process included are cutting, sanding and surface preparation for oil painting ground.

Dibond is a trade name for a type of painted aluminum composite panel made by Alcan CompositesThere are other brands and types of Aluminum Composite Panels that may have a bare aluminum side or different types of coatings, which may require different surface preparation.

Several years ago I posted a step by step guide to stretching, sizing and priming a linen canvas for oil paintingAround the beginning of , I switched from painting on linen canvas to painting on aluminum composite panelThe following is a step by step process for archivally preparing an aluminum composite panel (ACP) for oil painting.