Comments on: Warning: Clean your car’s battery terminals! http://www.self-reliants.com/warning-clean-your-car%e2%80%99s-battery-terminals Living and learning on the land Mon, 03 Jan 2011 22:40:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Pedro Talavera http://www.self-reliants.com/warning-clean-your-car%e2%80%99s-battery-terminals/comment-page-1#comment-328 Pedro Talavera Sun, 25 Jul 2010 04:11:19 +0000 http://www.self-reliants.com/warning-clean-your-car%e2%80%99s-battery-terminals#comment-328 Good article. But I have very good results with plain water and a brush. The baking soda or coca cola etc is not needed at all. The thing needed is when you are finished cleaning the terminals is to dry it very good then apply a protectang grease. Not the stuff the sell as battery terminal protector. That is like a glue or paint, and it will seep between the terminal and the post and cause problems. It will actually insulate both. Pedro Talavera. http://www.certifiedmobiletech.com Good article. But I have very good results with plain water and a brush. The baking soda or coca cola etc is not needed at all. The thing needed is when you are finished cleaning the terminals is to dry it very good then apply a protectang grease. Not the stuff the sell as battery terminal protector. That is like a glue or paint, and it will seep between the terminal and the post and cause problems. It will actually insulate both.

Pedro Talavera.

http://www.certifiedmobiletech.com

]]> By: Nick and Nicole http://www.self-reliants.com/warning-clean-your-car%e2%80%99s-battery-terminals/comment-page-1#comment-23 Nick and Nicole Thu, 31 Dec 2009 07:08:21 +0000 http://www.self-reliants.com/warning-clean-your-car%e2%80%99s-battery-terminals#comment-23 ever used a can of coke? works like a charm! ever used a can of coke? works like a charm!

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.self-reliants.com/warning-clean-your-car%e2%80%99s-battery-terminals/comment-page-1#comment-24 Anonymous Sat, 19 Dec 2009 10:15:43 +0000 http://www.self-reliants.com/warning-clean-your-car%e2%80%99s-battery-terminals#comment-24 Hey Doug, An old toothbrush also helps remove the old corrosion, but be careful not to get any of the baking soda/water solution under the battery covers and into the battery as it will neutralize the acid in there and reduce the power of the battery. It's also a good idea to remove the battery from the vehicle when cleaning it as you are now dripping battery acid onto the battery tray and all of the car parts under there.A little WD-40 sprayed on the terminals cleaning will keep them from getting corroded so fast.Good luck! Hey Doug, An old toothbrush also helps remove the old corrosion, but be careful not to get any of the baking soda/water solution under the battery covers and into the battery as it will neutralize the acid in there and reduce the power of the battery. It's also a good idea to remove the battery from the vehicle when cleaning it as you are now dripping battery acid onto the battery tray and all of the car parts under there.A little WD-40 sprayed on the terminals cleaning will keep them from getting corroded so fast.Good luck!

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