How to ?

[engine driver]

I wonder if I can be so bold as to ask a question. Does any one know how to remove to stain on glass left buy iron content in bore water? Yes thre are no doubt local sources here that may know but I thought I would just ask the forum ,there may indeed be a chemist amongst us.

 

[Gav.]

White vinegar may remove it if soaked.
Some toilet bleaches remove rust too.
Car detailing suppliers will carry iron off products.

 

[arclight]

Try making a paste from Sod. Bi-carb and water then rub with a soft cloth.

 

[engine driver]

Thank you Gav and Arclight for your response .I should have mentioned that the stain is on a solar panel and I must be careful not to scratch the surface. I am going to try CRC as this may soften the stain Thanks again.

 

[Box Brownie]

Thank you Gav and Arclight for your response .I should have mentioned that the stain is on a solar panel and I must be careful not to scratch the surface. I am going to try CRC as this may soften the stain Thanks again.

Ah! a question?

Is the glass covering PV solar panels standard glass? IIRC the ones I have seen on rooves tend to have a slightly matt appearance...... implying to me that they might have a special surface coating, that some cleaning methods could damage and affect the PV panel efficiency???

 

[RIR]

WD40, petrol lighter fluid or vinegar?

 

[boogie man]

How is bore water getting on your solar panels in the first place ???

 

[engine driver]

How is bore water getting on your solar panels in the first place ???

I live in an area that could be prone to bushfire . Like a lot of my neighbors I have a deluge water sprinkler system over my house and surrounds . Unfortunately the water from the bore does have an iron content and the solar array does cop some of the spray. I have tried the CRC or as you may call it WD40 and it seems to be working.