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Someone glued the defroster tab back using regular glue, five minute epoxy/super glue/competing product and my defroster still does not work. Why?

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Someone glued the defroster tab back using regular glue, five minute epoxy/super glue/competing product and my defroster still does not work. Why?

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These adhesives (yes even a competitors) are not electrically conductive and in most cases insulators. The main defroster tabs must be ELECTRICALLY connected to the defroster so the glue must be highly conductive. The 2000 Tab Kit is just the ticket here. It is very common for folks to stick on the metal clips using a non-conductive adhesive expecting it to make an electrical connection to the defroster. Here is what you can do. Gently remove the suspect tab with pliers and then use the sand paper supplied with the 2000 Frost Fighter Tab Kit to remove any excess non-conductive glue. Mask off the area with tape to limited the sanding marks. If the non-conductive glue is thick, use a screw driver to carefully scrape pry it away from the defroster. Make sure to sandpaper the base of the removed tab and there is a good metal contact. Once removed, mask off the area and apply the Frost Fighter 2000 Tab adhesive after mixing then bond the tab back into position making sure there is a good co

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