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j3studio | Not The First Or The Last Stupid Question ... | ||
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How does C4 Guru clean battery cable connections?
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Posted on: 2008/2/1 0:51
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MK 82 | RE:Not The First Or The Last Stupid Question ... | ||
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Eat a box of baking soda and pee on it!
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Posted on: 2008/2/1 0:54
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TommyT-Bone | RE:Not The First Or The Last Stupid Question ... | ||
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I rough them up a little with a wire brush, then rinse away the crap. Next, I add a dab of vasoline to the male and female ends, mate them, tighten them up and I'm good to go. Make sure the wires are clean too. Only use approved connectors and hardware of course.
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Posted on: 2008/2/1 1:02
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j3studio | RE:Not The First Or The Last Stupid Question ... | ||
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I rough them up a little with a wire brush, then rinse away the crap. Next, I add a dab of vasoline to the male and female ends, mate them, tighten them up and I'm good to go. Make sure the wires are clean too. Only use approved connectors and hardware of course. Thanks! |
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Posted on: 2008/2/1 1:23
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MK 82 | RE:Not The First Or The Last Stupid Question ... | ||
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Seriously, mix some baking soda in warm water and apply liberally to the terminals, battery, and tray. Then rinse with water.
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Posted on: 2008/2/1 1:28
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hey !!!!! drop t !!!! next time tell me yer cheeyutin me man !!! that really burns !!!! wahahahahaha
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BillH | RE:Not The First Or The Last Stupid Question ... | ||
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Yea, baking soda first.
A little wire brush or 220 sand paper to get the oxidation off. Vasoline, been doing it for years, it keeps the oxygen away from the connection. |
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Posted on: 2008/2/1 16:39
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j3studio | RE:Not The First Or The Last Stupid Question ... | ||
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Thanks, all!
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Posted on: 2008/2/1 17:38
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CentralCoaster | RE:Not The First Or The Last Stupid Question ... | ||
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Has anyone tried using Coke? I heard that dissolves the stuff.
I just brush em off with a brass brush and try to not get the debris anywhere important. The dried battery boogers are probably nasty concentrated stuff. |
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Posted on: 2008/2/1 19:05
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TommyT-Bone | RE:Not The First Or The Last Stupid Question ... | ||
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That's why I like to flush the area well. Battery boogers will break down in water and rinse away, hopefully out the bottom and onto the ground. Does baking soda neutralize the acid? I used to clean my rusty chrome wheels with Coke and a Brillo pad when i was a kid.Worked like a charm. On batteries it would be an acid on acid application. What do our chemical engineers have to say about this?
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CentralCoaster | RE:Not The First Or The Last Stupid Question ... | ||
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I also use Coke to clean my teeth, instead of brushing. So I got lots of extra brushes my dentist keeps giving me.
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I also use Coke to clean my teeth, instead of brushing. So I got lots of extra brushes my dentist keeps giving me. After a while the spaces betwwen your teeth will get so large you won't have to floss either. |
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dan0617 | RE:Not The First Or The Last Stupid Question ... | ||
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I rough them up a little with a wire brush, then rinse away the crap. Next, I add a dab of vasoline to the male and female ends, mate them, tighten them up and I'm good to go. He wasn't asking about your love life..... |
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Good! Cause I was beginning to think I might be out of a job......
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MK 82 | RE:Not The First Or The Last Stupid Question ... | ||
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That's why I like to flush the area well. Battery boogers will break down in water and rinse away, hopefully out the bottom and onto the ground. Does baking soda neutralize the acid? I used to clean my rusty chrome wheels with Coke and a Brillo pad when i was a kid.Worked like a charm. On batteries it would be an acid on acid application. What do our chemical engineers have to say about this? This out of practice Chemical Engineer says use baking soda. Baking soda is a base. Mixing a base with an acid produces water and a salt. Hence the need to rinse with fresh water. Coke contains phosphoric acid. It is a good cleaner, but still leaves you with a corrosive acid. |
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Posted on: 2008/2/2 2:25
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Notorious | RE:Not The First Or The Last Stupid Question ... | ||
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The baking soda is the stuff, follow procedures as stated so far, especially the heavy flushing to make sure no traces are left in isolated areas to cause problems. Do avoid coating with Vaseline or any other petroleum product though. It's not a good conductor and over time may seep down between the terminal and the post. And I know, our cars generally have the side posts (though not mine) but problems can still occur. Pick up a can of the protective, spray on coating for this purpose, it's good stuff even if a bit messy.
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bogus | RE:Not The First Or The Last Stupid Question ... | ||
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I use soda, then rinse with water, and then spray the connectors with that red stuff.
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Posted on: 2008/2/2 3:06
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BillH | RE:Not The First Or The Last Stupid Question ... | ||
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The baking soda is the stuff, follow procedures as stated so far, especially the heavy flushing to make sure no traces are left in isolated areas to cause problems. Do avoid coating with Vaseline or any other petroleum product though. It's not a good conductor and over time may seep down between the terminal and the post. And I know, our cars generally have the side posts (though not mine) but problems can still occur. Pick up a can of the protective, spray on coating for this purpose, it's good stuff even if a bit messy. Sorry Notorious, I can't agree with ya about the Vasoline. I've done this to every battery I've had both top and side posts. And as far as seeping inbetween the terminal and post, I coat the terminal and post before I put them together. I've never had any kind of failure or corrosion problem. I did this on my 77 Chev van and ran it this way for 350,000 miles and 28 years, so I figure that's a fairly good long term test. Also, when I was working, I sold contact lubricant thet was petroleum based. |
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Posted on: 2008/2/2 16:05
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