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Dibond what is it ?

Posted by Brian Little on 16 June 2005 at 09:00

Hi folks ive got a customer that wants to know exactly what dibond is .I must confess ive been using it for years but and know the outerlayer is alluminium but whats the middle bit ?

Regards Brian 😀 😀

Simon Kay replied 20 years, 4 months ago 5 Members · 13 Replies
13 Replies

Lee Attewell

Member
16 June 2005 at 09:06

He’s not an engineer by any chance?

Ok from the Dibond brochure…Front Side 0.3mm Aluminium cover sheet, coil coated surface protected with a peel off foil.

Polyethelene Core.

Reverse Side 0.3mm Aluminium cover sheet, coil coated surface protected with a peel off foil.

Hope that helps mate
Brian Little

Member
16 June 2005 at 09:20

cheers leeroy thats a great help ill let them know ……and no hes a landscape designer 😀

Regards brian
Simon Kay

Member
16 June 2005 at 09:52

Hey Leeroy,

Is that readily available in Oz?
Lee Attewell

Member
16 June 2005 at 11:17

Nah not really mate…I can get it through my supplier. But, it’s bloody expensive.

I’d love to use it though.

Here, I make most of my signs from colourbond signwhite steel which if (I think) 0.6 guage steel with powdercoated faces.
Simon Clayton

Member
16 June 2005 at 11:30

Tell thats what BP used (don’t know if they still do) on all there curved/rolled canopy signs….

Simon
Simon Kay

Member
16 June 2005 at 23:20

Yeah me too. Most of the signs I do are on colorbond of one colour or another.

A lot of the older signs around here are Weatherboard about 15mm thick but it’s almost as expensive as Colorbond so I reckon why use it?
Shane Drew

Member
17 June 2005 at 02:00

quote scozzie:

Hey Leeroy,

Is that readily available in Oz?

Scozzie, there is a retailer in brisbane now. I have the web address here somewhere if you want it.

About $100 a sheet in white gloss 2400×1200 I think.

Cheers
Shane
Lee Attewell

Member
17 June 2005 at 02:09

$165.00 plus GST here Shane 👿 Makes it very hard to justify the cost to a client. I’d really love to work with this material.
Shane Drew

Member
17 June 2005 at 02:10

quote dsi:

quote scozzie:

Hey Leeroy,

Is that readily available in Oz?

Scozzie, there is a retailer in brisbane now. I have the web address here somewhere if you want it.

About $100 a sheet in white gloss 2400×1200 I think.

Cheers
Shane

Found it $110 a sheet for 3mm and the contact info is kyoung@alucobond.com.au, or phone 3890 2944, speak to Kevin Young and he’ll fax you a price list.

Shane
Shane Drew

Member
17 June 2005 at 02:11

quote Leeroy:

$165.00 plus GST here Shane 👿 Makes it very hard to justify the cost to a client. I’d really love to work with this material.

where do you live leeroy?

This was the latest price list I got a couple of months back.

They have offices in sydney and melbourne too.

Shane
Lee Attewell

Member
17 June 2005 at 02:17

Perth, Shane…

I know we have to pay extra for freight but that’s extreme per sheet don’t you think?

Profit’s not a dirty word I know BUT…
Shane Drew

Member
17 June 2005 at 02:30

Leeroy, I am a perth boy, born in leederville, & alot of my family are still in WA (Narrogin area – farmers) and I know that freight is often the difference between a reasonable price and an excessive one.

I usually promote the idea that by the time you buy weathertex, 2 coats of undercoat, 2 coats of enamel, the price becomes pretty competative. Colorbond of course is a better price, but the weight of Dibond is attractive.

You are right tho, it is rather dear at your end.

Cheers
Shane
Simon Kay

Member
17 June 2005 at 10:12

Thanks Shane,

I’ll look that contact up.

Leeroy,

I loved the short time I was in Perth. My wife used to live there.