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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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Naio
Explorer II
Feb 29, 2020
I'm wondering if I would be able to get the paint off in the vicinity of the brackets without triggering my allergies.

I don't really know how fiberglass works. Does the gelcoat contain glass fiber?

The reason the seller painted my roof was that the gel coat was the wrong color, not so much that it was breaking down, I think.

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