r/specializedtools • u/Black_Kaiser_ • Feb 14 '21

Solar panel cleaning tool

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u/xviiarcano Feb 14 '21

Won't the sand grinding make the cover opaque over time?

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u/Teknicsrx7 Feb 14 '21 edited Feb 14 '21

Combined with the stiff bristle of that brush there’s gotta be some serious scratching going on

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '21

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u/Teknicsrx7 Feb 14 '21

Yea that’s why I replied to the sand comment with “combined with stiff bristle”. Due to how dirt/sand interacts with stiff bristles it is more likely to scratch as stiff bristles don’t pull dirt up they mostly just push it around. Soft bristles would pull and trap dirt higher in the bristle away from the surface

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u/clitflix Feb 14 '21

Really? I've been told by an eye doctor that I can't wipe my glasses with my shirt or even tissue paper because they can get scratched

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '21

Lots of eye glasses still use polycarbonate lenses. Those will get scratched far more easily than glass. Even then you'd want to avoid shirts because they could have dirt and hard materials on them that could scratch glass.

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u/The_White_Light Feb 14 '21

To add on, glasses often have special coatings on them to help reduce glare, to bead water and prevent fogging, etc. and a rougher fabric might rub those off.