[RE-wrenches] Cleaning Paint Off Modules

[Benn Kilburn]

The painter's elbow grease, of course. 

benn

> On Jun 4, 2014, at 4:50 PM, Ray Walters <ray at solarray.com> wrote:
> 
> I believe most manus approve mild dish soap and water.  Geez, it would probably come off with just water and some elbow grease..... :-) 
> R.Ray Walters
> CTO, Solarray, Inc
> Nabcep Certified PV Installer, 
> Licensed Master Electrician
> Solar Design Engineer
> 303 505-8760
> On 6/4/2014 4:39 PM, Louis Woofenden wrote:
>> 
>> Thanks all! We're working on getting in touch with someone from the module manufacturer who can tell us something substantive before proceeding.
>> 
>> Best,
>> Louis
>> 
>>> On 6/4/14, 11:33 AM, Ray Walters wrote:
>>> The sooner you get started, the  easier it is to get off.  The paint is still curing and hardening.  Paint doesn't stick well to glass, so probably mild soap and water ( manufacturer approved) and a nylon scrubby pad will  cure the problem.
>>> R.Ray Walters
>>> CTO, Solarray, Inc
>>> Nabcep Certified PV Installer, 
>>> Licensed Master Electrician
>>> Solar Design Engineer
>>> 303 505-8760
>>> On 6/4/2014 12:20 PM, August Goers wrote:
>>>> I agree with Jason – call the manufacturer. If the modules don’t have any kind of AR coating you can use a razor blade scraper which is slow but thorough. -August
>>>>  
>>>> From: RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Jason Szumlanski
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2014 11:13 AM
>>>> To: RE-wrenches
>>>> Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Cleaning Paint Off Modules
>>>>  
>>>> If I am the customer, that painter just bought himself a row of modules. 
>>>>  
>>>> As a practical matter, I bet there is little problem with careful use of some kind of solvent, but who                     knows what the long term effects would be, and I certainly wouldn't take on that liability. Warranty could be an issue, if not some risk immediate damage.
>>>>  
>>>> Call the manufacturer. They would be the best reference in this case.
>>>>  
>>>> Jason Szumlanski
>>>> Fafco Solar​
>>>>  
>>>> 
>>>>  
>>>> On Wed, Jun 4, 2014 at 1:31 PM, Louis Woofenden <louis at woofenden.net> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hi Wrenches,
>>>> 
>>>> We have an existing customer who just had their house repainted, and the painter oversprayed significantly on a row of modules. I haven't run into this particular problem before, and am at a bit of a loss about what to recommend to our customer for cleaning up this mess.
>>>> 
>>>> Anyone have recommendations of cleaning products or techniques to use that won't damage the AR coatings or anything else on the module, yet will remove paint? Or for that matter, what to avoid?
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> 
>>>> Louis Woofenden
>>>> 
>>>> Net Zero Solar
>>>> Tucson, AZ
>>>> 
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