Wire Glue?

Ron H · Apr 22, 2019

Has anybody used wire glue? This is supposed to be a heatless alternative to soldering. I've done some sifting on wire glue and for the most part, the reviews are positive. The gas and temp gauges are out and finally discovered a broken wire trace on the circuit board. It's the sort a situation where heat soldering could create other ills so pondering on this approach before I end up heat soldering or buying a new board.
Thanks.

vance.dykes · Apr 22, 2019

ford use to sell a bottle with brush to repair rear window defrosters this was a conductive paint when ele is applied will cure and on a circuit board cover with ele tape as you don't have something short out.

PurpleBeeper · Apr 22, 2019

I'm with Vance on this one. You can buy a rear window defogger repair kit at most parts stores & the tiny little bottle of copper-filled brush-on coating is conductive. I've used it and it works just fine. That should fix your problem.

vance.dykes · Apr 22, 2019

PurpleBeeper said:
I'm with Vance on this one. You can buy a rear window defogger repair kit at most parts stores & the tiny little bottle of copper-filled brush-on coating is conductive. I've used it and it works just fine. That should fix your problem.

yay that
's the stuff

Ron H · Apr 22, 2019

Thanks guys. The wire glue stuff is filled with carbon fibers I gather and takes a hard set after several hours as I've read up on this stuff. The de-fog kit you mention...does that take an adhesive set I suppose? I inserted a pic of my damaged circuit board FYI. The entire discolored section of the trace wire uprooted itself from the board and part of the wire split so have a gap there. I imagine will need to super glue all that unless the product you mention takes care of that.

vance.dykes · Apr 22, 2019

using the defroster glue with a few strands of cut copper wire should do the trick. no carbon fiber i think it is zink with a glue compound.

440+6 · Apr 22, 2019

I had one like that and soldered it probably 20 years ago and it's still good, i think i used something like 18 ga wire, cleaned and tinned the strip and wire before soldering

Ron H · Apr 22, 2019

vance.dykes said:
using the defroster glue with a few strands of cut copper wire should do the trick. no carbon fiber i think it is zink with a glue compound.

Ok, I'm going to nix the wire glue I have and found a Permatex rear defroster kit online (after stopping at NAPA and Auto Zone looking for this stuff today). Another kit that looked good can't ship before May 22nd...chit I hope to get my car back in operation quick as summers in my locale last a few weeks...again I appreciate your advice folks!

PurpleBeeper · Apr 23, 2019

Ron H said:
Ok, I'm going to nix the wire glue I have and found a Permatex rear defroster kit online (after stopping at NAPA and Auto Zone looking for this stuff today). Another kit that looked good can't ship before May 22nd...chit I hope to get my car back in operation quick as summers in my locale last a few weeks...again I appreciate your advice folks!

You've got the right stuff. It's an acrylic 1-part air dry with copper......literally, nail polish with a bunch of copper in it instead of red/pink color. The copper conducts electricity. The stuff works. I highly recommend that if you have any cracks in the board itself, to lay maybe a single layer (2 max) fiberglass patch on the back side of the gauge cluster (the side with no electrical circuit) where needed. Then you just clean/dry the damaged section & bridge that gap with the copper "nail polish"

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