- Clean the bus bar in the area to be serviced with steel wool (3/0 to 4/0 grade).
NOTE:
The rear window glass must be at room temperature at the time of the repair.
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- Apply three coats of rear window defroster repair.
NOTE:
Allow 10 minutes of drying time between the coats.
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- Tin the bus bar repair area with solder.
CAUTION:
Do not overheat the rear window glass or damage to the rear window glass may occur.
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- Preheat the rear window glass in the area to be serviced using the special tool and solder the terminal to the bus bar.
CAUTION:
To prevent overheating the rear window glass, remove the soldering gun as soon as the solder flows.
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- Apply rear window defroster repair to the repair area as needed.
NOTE:
Turn the heated rear window switch ON for five minutes prior to the final inspection of the repair.