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Battery Post Corrosion....Prevention?

Old 06-10-2007 | 07:59 AM
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Battery Post Corrosion....Prevention?

I've been having a bit of a problem with battery post corrosion on all my cars. I'll pop the cables and take a wire brush to the terminals but it seems to come back. Is there something I'm not doing? Coating the terminals with ?????? Thanks in advance
Old 06-10-2007 | 08:05 AM
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u need Vaseline....
Old 06-10-2007 | 08:06 AM
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yep, just rub some vaseline on the termanals and it should be good to go
Old 06-10-2007 | 08:08 AM
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Originally Posted by f550maranello2
u need Vaseline....
You know, I was thinking of this but was a bit worried about conductivity. Also was thinking of a product that was a bit more "automotive" . If used, would you coat the posts and the cables after attached or coat the posts first then attach the cables? Cheers
Old 06-10-2007 | 08:36 AM
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I kept getting a greenish corrosion that kept returning no matter what I used. I tried cleaning with baking soda then coating with vaseline, dielectric grease, and regular automotive grease. Nothing would keep it away for any length of time until I bought a can of CRC Terminal Cleaner and a can of CRC Battery Terminal Protector. Not a hint of corrosion for about six months now.
Old 06-10-2007 | 10:10 AM
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There's also this red grease you can coat it in.
Old 06-10-2007 | 10:16 AM
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There's also this red grease you can coat it in.
yea wat he said.. just go to wal mart in the automotive section, near the car batteries there is a little red can you can buy
Old 06-10-2007 | 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Maxima880
I kept getting a greenish corrosion that kept returning no matter what I used. I tried cleaning with baking soda then coating with vaseline, dielectric grease, and regular automotive grease. Nothing would keep it away for any length of time until I bought a can of CRC Terminal Cleaner and a can of CRC Battery Terminal Protector. Not a hint of corrosion for about six months now.
OK! It's off to Advance Auto later this afternoon......I'm doing "honey do's" at the moment

Thanks for info! Cheers
Old 06-10-2007 | 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by abomb1987
yea wat he said.. just go to wal mart in the automotive section, near the car batteries there is a little red can you can buy
Thanks! I'll check this one out too. Cheers
Old 06-10-2007 | 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Maxima880
I kept getting a greenish corrosion that kept returning no matter what I used. I tried cleaning with baking soda then coating with vaseline, dielectric grease, and regular automotive grease. Nothing would keep it away for any length of time until I bought a can of CRC Terminal Cleaner and a can of CRC Battery Terminal Protector. Not a hint of corrosion for about six months now.
Bought the CRC Battery Cleaner and the CRC Terminal Protector. Used the Cleaner and it does a nice job. I'm letting everything dry tonite and then I'll use the Protector. The guy at the auto store said that the Protector comes out red and sticky....says I won't have to worry bout corrosion again
Old 06-10-2007 | 06:13 PM
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My dad swears to those terminal rings made of felt. He used those and applied generic terminal anti-corrosion gel on the terminals and connectors when he bought his car in 1995. No corrosion whatsoever for 250,000 miles.
Old 06-11-2007 | 12:26 PM
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^ yeah autozone or the like makes some kind of terminal covers (they may be felt) i'd try those. Supposed to work good.
Old 06-11-2007 | 04:41 PM
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Ditch the lead-acid battery and go with a gell cell or dry battery. One of the reasons I orignally switched to an Optima battery.
Old 06-11-2007 | 07:53 PM
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I usually clean, apply dielectric grease on the inside of the terminal end and on the terminal, then install, and apply a battery terminal protector. Never had this problem on any of my cars, not a bad idea to reapply the protector/ clean and reapply every oil change.
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