Rear Glass Heater Repair

[bagUrE]

Scratched some lines of the rear glass heater while trying to remove a sticker pasted inside.

Has anyone purchased and used a solution locally to repair such kind of a damage?

This is something available on ebay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Technicqll-Electronic-glue-2g-R-082-Rear-window-defogger-repair-electric-use-/261521748338?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3ce3e93172&vxp=mtr

The process is as follows:

http://autorepair.about.com/od/fixityourself/ss/How-To-Fix-Your-Rear-Defroster_2.htm#step-heading

[The Don]

Thankfully the windscreen heaters are not too relevant in Sri Lanka, unless you have an AC which causes outside fogging.

I have never tried the kits but a bit of advice. Next time you want to remove a sticker use a hair dryer to warm the sticker glue and then just peel it off. No damage. Never use sharp instruments, because apart from things like the heater, it can scratch the glass or the laminate around the glass.

[Rumesh88]

I've used products like http://export.farnell.com/electrolube/scp03b/paint-conductive-silver-3g/dp/725614 on materials like fiberglass-epoxy laminate (I mean PCBs). It is just a paint with impregnated silver particles and is expensive. I bought the product once from RS Components and again from Farnell a few years back. Although the product will work in your application, the long term reliability could be a bit questionable.

[bagUrE]

Thanks for your replies.

Yes Don, the heater is not that much relevant here, but today morning I used it as the rear glass was foggy due to last night's rain. Only two lines are not working. Thanks for your advice on sticker removal.

Rumesh, I was thinking about any conductive paint that I can use here instead of the repair kits found on ebay. No point of going for an expensive solution since this is not a critical issue. Thanks anyway for the info.