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Old Nov 23, 2009 | 10:22 PM
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Angry Corossion on positive terminal

Anybody here got battery terminal corrosion problem only on positive terminal? I cleaned it with baking soda and few weeks later it comes back.
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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 04:27 AM
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There is some corrosion inhibitor you can buy at an auto parts store... Clean it real well (physically remove the terminal from the battery), reassemble, then spray the inhibitor on it...

Make sure you clean the rest of the top of the battery also - any acid or gunk that remains seems to contribute to it...

Definitely keep it under control - it is slowly eating away at the metal terminal...
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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 07:39 AM
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Yep. Have the same problem on my father's Camry. Got the spray and now it's good. His corrosion build up is so horrible that it took I've never used so much baking soda in one sitting before
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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 12:08 PM
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Are u talking those red can spray bottles? Those doesn't look to nice when sprayed on haha
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Old Nov 24, 2009 | 01:35 PM
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Originally Posted by GS4_Fiend
Are u talking those red can spray bottles? Those doesn't look to nice when sprayed on haha
sure am...

form doesn't always follow function...

either live with cleaning the corrosion and eating away at battery terminals (OEM looks nicer than most aftermarket), or spray some red stuff on there

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Old Nov 25, 2009 | 12:27 AM
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ewww... I think I rather put die-electric grease
I don't like that red stain lol
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