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Oil painting, artist grade, on aluminum

(-----) 2004

Can you put artist grade oil paint directly on an aluminum surface? Would any clear acrylic medium coating be suitable for painting on metal?

Jon Olivieri
painter - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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2004

I have heard that oil paints bond naturally to aluminum. It supposedly creates a chemical adhesion thats actually very strong. I don't know anything about how to prepare it, though I would imagine an acrylic layer would keep that strong bond from occurring.....

John Elliott
Artist - Honolulu, HI, USA
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