Water companies usually use a very special paint (very fluid with odd chemical comp). You should first contact their contractor and find out what the recommended solvent for their paint is.
Then call the panel manufacturers to ensure that the solvent won't damage their panels. Might save you some $ and a climb or two. Marco On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 10:55 AM, Jerry Richardson <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a black glass stove - plastic pot scrubber scratched the hell out of > it. > > Soft bristle brush would be safer. You could get a car wash brush with a long > handle - should make it easier to reach across the panels. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Randy Cosby > Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 7:59 AM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Suggestions - paint overspray on solar panels > > Thanks, I think I'll give this a try first, maybe try a plastic "pot > scrubber" with it. > > Randy > > > Jerry Richardson wrote: >> It's likely water base in which warm soapy water and a squeeqee will >> suffice. Don't use anything abrasive. >> >> If it's oil base, it may still come off with warm soapy water as it >> overspray tends to be partially dry by the time it lands. >> >> Try not to scrape as it leaves small scratches that catch pollen and dust. >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf Of Randy Cosby >> Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2009 1:51 PM >> To: WISPA General List >> Subject: [WISPA] Suggestions - paint overspray on solar panels >> >> I have a couple solar panels on a water tank. A few months ago the >> water company painted the tank, and obviously didn't cover our panels >> the whole time, so there is a very thin layer of paint on them. >> >> Not sure what kind of paint it is, but I can scratch it off with my >> fingernails. I don't have enough fingernails to do all the panels >> though.... >> >> Any suggestions on what to use to take that off without damaging the >> solar panels? I'm sure they'll work better without brown specs all over >> them. >> >> >> > > -- > Randy Cosby > Vice President > InfoWest, Inc > > 435-674-0165 x 2010 > > http://www.infowest.com/ > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -- Marco C. Coelho Argon Technologies Inc. POB 875 Greenville, TX 75403-0875 903-455-5036 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
