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.

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 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.

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?

Good! Cause I was beginning to think I might be out of a job...

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.