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Naio
Explorer II
Feb 29, 2020

Taping down a solar panel on a PAINTED fiberglass roof?

I learned the hard way that I have a pretty extreme allergic reaction to fiberglass dust. I had a pin hole in the roof of my van, and remediation cost me thousands of dollars and a year of camping. ...
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pianotuna
Nomad III
Feb 29, 2020
Naio,

First make sure you are not allergic to the 3 m VHB tape.

Next install so that there will be no "lift" created by air flow over the panel(s).

You may wish to consider Air Tabs to interrupt the air flow.

Have a piece of wood made created that is flat on one side and follows the curve of the roof on the other. Use a LOT of VHB tape to secure the panels.

Use eternabond to secure the wire to the roof.

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