In this video, I will show you how to make a simple solar panel using two candles, a magnet, aluminum foil, and a coil of wire. . We recently put a metal roof on my friends house and we need to add a half a dozen more solar panels to his array the metal roof is the perfect spot for it and I just came up with this idea to use magnets to mount the panels. I know I'm a visual learner, so hopefully most find this very helpful. Integrate magnets for stability, 4. [1] What's even better is that you'll save money on you electric bill.