I've suggested leaving the rails black with silver-framed mods. They are considering it. It certainly looks better than black-framed mods w/ silver rails.
Can anyone share a few install photos with me with black rails and silver-framed mods, so I can show the client that it doesn't look that bad. Thanks benn Sent from a 'smart' phone, with touch screen keys. Please excuse shortcuts and typos. On 2013-07-05, at 9:30 AM, August Goers <aug...@luminalt.com> wrote: > Hi Benn, > > This sounds tricky. We've occasionally painted silver rail black on the > ends with Rust-Oleum matte black paint. It always seems to adhere well but > I don't know for sure how long it will last. I've never tried painting > silver over black. > > Is the client unhappy with black rail and silver modules? As long as > you're consistent with the type of rail maybe you can talk them into > leaving it? > > > Best, > > August > > -----Original Message----- > From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org > [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Benn At > DayStarSolar > Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2013 6:29 PM > To: RE-wrenches > Subject: [RE-wrenches] Painting rails > > Anyone successfully/properly painted silver/anodized rails to black, or > black rails to silver to match module frames? > > We have a large project and the supplier hiccup'd the order (if you can > believe it). The black rails are already installed and silver framed > modules are what arrived. > > One of the options being considered is painting the visible black rail > portions to silver. > Are there any known, tried and true methods/products for doing this so > that the paint will last? > > Reluctantly, > benn > Sent from a 'smart' phone, with touch screen keys. Please excuse shortcuts > and typos. > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Change email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change email address & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
