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<p>Many times when we get close to the end of a 'rail run', mounting
PVs, when the rail's end is still far enough away from the second
or third from the last PV, we will measure exactly where the
outside edge of the last PV will land. We then undo 1 or 2 of the
bolts attached to feet, pull the rail away from the roof a few
inches and cut it there with a 6" cordless 'skilsaw' (clean cut
and very little vibration using carbide blade) . Because we use
PLP P8 rail (formerly DPW) we re-bolt rail to feet and secure the
very last PV's edge with their back of frame flange clamp, P/N
P8-ECU. All this ends up either flush with or inside the end of
the rail/PV edge.</p>
<p> Does painting new or anodized aluminum qualify for
the tail-light warranty?<br>
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<p>Bill<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 6/11/2018 10:08 AM, Jason Szumlanski
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style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">We have been
painting mill finish aluminum flashings for one large repeat
customer, and I can tell you that it doesn't look great. I
strongly question the long-term efficacy of this practice. But the
customer is always right... so we do it despite our protests. I
would refuse for a one-off job. I only do it because we have a
contract for hundreds of homes and my bargaining position is not
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style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">How much rail is
really exposed anyway? We use Unirac's pro style end clamps the
rails don't really stick out much anyway. Or use BoB panes with
black rails and clamps.</div>
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<div dir="ltr">On Mon, Jun 11, 2018 at 11:10 AM cwarfel <<a
href="mailto:cwarfel@entech-engineering.com">cwarfel@entech-engineering.com</a>>
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<p>A customer has asked that I look into painting the exposed parts
of the anodized rails on their roof mounted system to more closely
match the shingles. (New construction, we did not know what the
shingle color was going to be, and I have to say, I did not ask).
Has anyone any experience with this? Thank you for any help.
Chris<br>
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ENTECH Engineering, Inc.<br>
PO Box 871, Block Island, RI 02807<br>
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