I have an idea for a method to repair a solar panel with a shattered glass surface if the glass is not missing. I don't want to give too much away, but it would involve coating the panel surface with a kind of laminate. I'm looking for a decent sized solar panel that is in good condition except for having the glass shattered or significantly cracked. The module must not have been broken for very long or left out to weather.
If the idea works, it could be used to help people that have had happen what happened to me recently. One of the 125w Mitsu panels I bought recently was damaged by the shipper. Unfortunately, because I wasn't there when the box was dropped off, no one wants to take responsibility for it, so I'm stuck with it. I've already repaired and mounted the panel with a pair of different methods for weather-testing. Because the repair is a one-way street, I can't "undo" it and try a different method. That's why I'm here. I have no intention of breaking perfectly good solar panels on purpose ;-) but finding a few busted ones at a fair price is something I'd be willing to do, to help others in the alt-e community.
My experience with chemistry, and advanced polymers in particular, is mostly in the automotive aftermarket, where the company I run makes dual-durometer solid polyurethane motor mounts. This is a much different scenario, but there are some similar principals that apply.
Thanks.
