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.
I'd been thinking that this meant solar was not an option for me, because tying down the panels would involve drilling holes in the roof. But then I read here about a couple people using extreme sticky tape to hold down solar panels. I wonder if that might be an option for me.
The catch is, my roof has been painted with rustoleum.
The roof is also slightly curved in both directions, so I would need supports under the edges of the solar panel. I could screw the panel to the support, but I would need to tape down the supports.
Do you think this is reasonable for me to even consider, with a flat 1 x 2 meter panel?
There's somebody in the place where I am right now who bought a bunch of them for a house and is selling the extras, so I could get a good deal.
Thin film solar might be more practical in conforming to the roof, but I understand it has problems with cupping and overheating. And of course it is quite a lot more expensive.
I'm not sure whether I would be willing to risk having someone remove the paint from the places where the panel supports would tape down. Maybe with a liquid paint remover, the van emptied out and closed up tight, posting it down thoroughly afterwards before opening any doors.... Do you think taping to the rustoleum would work?
I'd love to hear your folks' thoughts on this before I leave the area where the guy has the cheap solar panels :-).
I'd been thinking that this meant solar was not an option for me, because tying down the panels would involve drilling holes in the roof. But then I read here about a couple people using extreme sticky tape to hold down solar panels. I wonder if that might be an option for me.
The catch is, my roof has been painted with rustoleum.
The roof is also slightly curved in both directions, so I would need supports under the edges of the solar panel. I could screw the panel to the support, but I would need to tape down the supports.
Do you think this is reasonable for me to even consider, with a flat 1 x 2 meter panel?
There's somebody in the place where I am right now who bought a bunch of them for a house and is selling the extras, so I could get a good deal.
Thin film solar might be more practical in conforming to the roof, but I understand it has problems with cupping and overheating. And of course it is quite a lot more expensive.
I'm not sure whether I would be willing to risk having someone remove the paint from the places where the panel supports would tape down. Maybe with a liquid paint remover, the van emptied out and closed up tight, posting it down thoroughly afterwards before opening any doors.... Do you think taping to the rustoleum would work?
I'd love to hear your folks' thoughts on this before I leave the area where the guy has the cheap solar panels :-).
