blondebier
Hi All,
A few months ago I noticed that my solar panel had developed a bit of a dip/sag in the middle. I didn't give it much thought until recently when it dawned on me that it might be rubbing on the paint underneath (particularly if some grit had got underneath it).
Last weekend I decided it was time to remove it and have a look. This is what I found:
Thankfully it hadn’t affected the paint, but a bit of the panel has rubbed off on to the roof.
This was fairly easy to remove with some polishing compound and then I gave the area a good wax.
I didn’t want this to reoccur so I ordered some paint protection film and have replaced the padding on the aluminium strips on the panel as these had worn down quite quickly.
Here’s the result:
The sag on the panel is a bit annoying, but at least if it does make contact with the roof it's not going to do any damage now.
There isn't much in life that is maintenance free is there?!
A few months ago I noticed that my solar panel had developed a bit of a dip/sag in the middle. I didn't give it much thought until recently when it dawned on me that it might be rubbing on the paint underneath (particularly if some grit had got underneath it).
Last weekend I decided it was time to remove it and have a look. This is what I found:
Thankfully it hadn’t affected the paint, but a bit of the panel has rubbed off on to the roof.
This was fairly easy to remove with some polishing compound and then I gave the area a good wax.
I didn’t want this to reoccur so I ordered some paint protection film and have replaced the padding on the aluminium strips on the panel as these had worn down quite quickly.
Here’s the result:
The sag on the panel is a bit annoying, but at least if it does make contact with the roof it's not going to do any damage now.
There isn't much in life that is maintenance free is there?!
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