Hi Peter I had a similar experiance, and I took the material to Valmount (local coatings outfit) they tested and gave me solution, which I had them apply. the finish is about 1.5 years old and still looks good. Darryl
--- On Wed, 7/30/08, Peter Parrish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Peter Parrish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [RE-wrenches] Touching Up Anodized Al Rails > To: "'RE-wrenches'" <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org> > Date: Wednesday, July 30, 2008, 3:43 PM > Wrenches, > > [I don't think this got posted earlier or perhaps it is > too prosaic a > question for reply] > > We have a high-end client for whom we are installing a 12 > kWp system on an > essentially flat roof. The terrain slopes down from the > street to the house > (and there is an additional 2.5 deg slope on the roof in > the same > direction), hence making the array visible at some point > away from the house > going uphill to the street. The client has asked us to > paint the back > tilt-legs and rails of the array the same color as the PV > module frames. The > reason being the legs and rails are clear anodized > (ProSolar) and the > modules are black anodized (BP SX3200). We are talking > about only the back > of one row, as the front of the row is so low as to be > truly out of sight. > > The question: what do we need to do to prep and paint the > clear anodized > tilt legs and rails? I'm hoping that a quick TSP wash, > rinse and dry, > followed by a primer appropriate for Al, followed by a high > quality exterior > paint. Any suggestions on primer and finish coat products? > We want this to > look good and last a long time. > > Thanks, > > - Peter > > Peter T. Parrish, Ph.D., President > California Solar Engineering, Inc. > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/listinfo.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: www.mrsharkey.com/wrenches/ _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org http://lists.re-wrenches.org/listinfo.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: http://www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.mrsharkey.com/wrenches/
