Cleaning Battery Terminals
I need information on how to clean battery terminals. I have looked through the forums but haven't found any information regarding this topic. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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The spray on yellow color battery cleaner that stains red when it detects acid WILL STAIN any surface it touches maybe except only glass. The PHENOLPHTHALEIN used as a detector agent is notorious for staining. I would use paper towels to sop up extra glop before finally washing stuff down with a hose. I sort of prefer not to pay several dollars for nine cents worth of baking soda.
On really badly corroded connections that look like a blue-green lump, I'll clean off the corrosion enough to get the lug off the terminal, then immerse it in a container of baking soda mixed with boiling hot water.
Battery corrosion in the eye can badly damage it. Yes, the eye not the corrosion. Wear goggles. WOOL is acid proof. I had a wool full length apron but shirt and pants will work just fine. Sheep grease, anhydrous lanolin found at any USA pharmacy works better than high-priced gunk, LPS-3, and other corrosion sprays containing both wax and clay (like the G.M. and CRC spray products) also work great. NoCo became too proud of their spray for me, and the Deka spray is pitiful IMHO. AllBatterySales.com sells the best anti corrosion product if you care to go through the effort of ordering it on line.
On really badly corroded connections that look like a blue-green lump, I'll clean off the corrosion enough to get the lug off the terminal, then immerse it in a container of baking soda mixed with boiling hot water.
Battery corrosion in the eye can badly damage it. Yes, the eye not the corrosion. Wear goggles. WOOL is acid proof. I had a wool full length apron but shirt and pants will work just fine. Sheep grease, anhydrous lanolin found at any USA pharmacy works better than high-priced gunk, LPS-3, and other corrosion sprays containing both wax and clay (like the G.M. and CRC spray products) also work great. NoCo became too proud of their spray for me, and the Deka spray is pitiful IMHO. AllBatterySales.com sells the best anti corrosion product if you care to go through the effort of ordering it on line.
