Battery Terminal Cleaning

[luvrbus]

What do you guys use,I found a product at Dollar General called the works for only a buck for 13.5 ounces that will clean the batteries terminals so easy just rinse it off with water and terminals shine like new beats the 4 bucks a can for the so called spray on cleaners try it 

[PRZNBUS]

Plain old baking soda and water poured over the terminals, old toothbrush then rinse. Emery cloth makes 'em shine.

Bruce

[luvrbus]

Been that route for years Bruce looking for something easier in my old age and this stuff even removes the green stuff from the cables

[PRZNBUS]

As you probably know, once you get them clean, a finger of grease protects them.
I also sent you a private message.

Bruce

[gus]

I've never used liquids, I always brush and scrape. I'm afraid of getting liquid into the batt fill holes.

I found that brushing alone will not take off the shiny black corrosion that forms in a year or two. It shines after brushing and looks clean but is actually is a thin black coating that insulates.

I scrape this off with a sharp knife, the brush won't touch it.

Then I apply a light coat of Corrosion-X to the post and clamp and bolts. I find it collects less dirt than grease.

[TomC]

A simple solution to cleaning batteries-use AGM batteries. I replaced my 2-8D AGM Lifeline batteries after 7 years. In those 7 years I did absolutely nothing to the batteries-not even clean the terminals since AGM batteries do not out gas-hence to gunk or green stuff to clean. With the lack of maintenance necessary on AGM's, I'll more than willingly pay double for the pleasure of no maintenance. Good Luck, TomC

[luvrbus]

Very funny TomC if only I could post photos here of the mess I am trying to clean up from 6 -8D AGM batteries   mine are Trojan built by LifeLine now they are passing the buck on what caused a thermal runaway as they call it,you need to read rev D issued by Lifeline on 4/14/14 no more installing a Lifeline AGM battery in tight quarters with no ventilation   

[eagle19952]

[eagle19952]

can the photo be seen ?

[luvrbus]

You can see it Donald thanks that is one of the better battery of the 6 

[Lin]

I keep a spray bottle filled with a baking soda/water solution.  I spray the terminals, wire brush them, and wash them off.  I am sure that there are better chemicals available, but this works okay as long as they don't get to bad.  If so, I repeat the process. 

The one real problem I have is remembering to put on a pair of my special battery cleaning pants.  If I don't, I can expect to be making a new pair.

[Sam 4106]

After you get your battery terminals and cable ends clean, do yourself a favor and coat them with Permatex Anti-seize Lubricant Item# 80078. If you fully coat the posts and cable ends before assembly and then touch them up after assembly you will eliminate future corrosion. It says on the container, under uses, to coat the threads on spark plugs and oxygen sensors so I think the anti-seize is conductive. I have been using this method for many years and have not had any corrosion problems as long as nothing rubs through the coating. Try it, I think you will like the results.

Good luck, Sam

[luvrbus]

I do that also Sam the never seize is a remarkable product  works good on wheel nuts too

[niles500]

Trojan batts manufactured by Lifeline 

[luvrbus]

Yep anything over a group 31 AGM is outsourced by Trojan my understanding it is all in the Godber and Speer family that is why the plants are only 20 miles apart in CA and Concorde is looking to build a plant in Georgia.

They sent down a rep yesterday from the new Concorde Battery(Lifeline) plant in San Dimas Ca to check out the Trojans lol I am not the only 1 this happen too or those guys would not have driven 3 and 1/2 hrs just to look at batteries