I had my solar panel in operation for two years all year round (am in Southern California, so no freeze situation to worry about) however at the end of the swimming season 2011 it sprung some leaks and it was my fault. It slipped off the rack and the bottom was cut by some nails in the rack that were sticking out. I did order that Fafco repair kit, but it seems like a lot of trouble and it seems I have a few leaks on that backside.
So, I was wondering if anyone ever tried using spray-on rubberized undercoat for cars on these? I was looking at a product called Herculiner, but one guy tried to use it on his kayak (ok, not an approved use but neither is a solar panel repair job!) and found it peeled off because his kayak was Polyethylene. I know that the Fafco panels are polyolefin, which is a version of Polyethylene -- so figured that wouldn't work. However this kayak guy found that a 3m spray-on rubberized undercoat for cars did the trick on his kayak. So I was wondering if it might work on the solar panel? It sure will be easier to spray this on the back wherever I think the leaks are.
What do you all think?
~Patrice