Excessive Battery Acid ruined me tonight.

[Vinceb]

Originally Posted by Klink10

I could see me in there with a case of Coke going to town. I feel for you brother. Good luck

why do you suggest coke? how is an acid going to neutralize an acid? I have used coke to clean things before, but never a battery. Baking soda and some kind of dielectric grease when it's all clean would have been my suggestion. i'm at almost 3 years on the stock battery, no corrosion issues at all.

[Klink10]

Originally Posted by Vinceb

why do you suggest coke? how is an acid going to neutralize an acid? I have used coke to clean things before, but never a battery. Baking soda and some kind of dielectric grease when it's all clean would have been my suggestion. i'm at almost 3 years on the stock battery, no corrosion issues at all.

Read it during a google check on another website. Trust me it worked. It was handy and I didn't want to mix a batch of baking soda when I could pour coke in a bowl and let it sit. Took no time at all followed by a rinse/dry and treat with dialectric grease. The big issue was determining the cause which was a loose neg. battery terminal. I have the screw in types on a non stock battery (pics in the garage).