How to Clean Battery Terminals and Remove Battery Corrosion.
Regarding the safety aspect. Your car battery contains sulphuric acid and believe me, you do not want to get battery acid on skin or in your eyes! So, PLEASE wear your glasses and gloves during this job. LINKS to the equipment (Nitrile gloves and safety glasses) are below BUT if you are in any doubt, ask someone who has done it before to give you a hand and show you the way!
Keeping battery terminals clean is an important piece of car maintenance because if you find car battery corrosion on or around the clamps, this is a common cause of many car starting problems, which can be easily resolved if you simply clean them up! This is because a corroded terminal causes a bad electrical connection which restricts the electrical energy that can pass into the starter motor and solenoid, resulting a starter motor slow crank or the car not turning over at all! A lot of people assume they have a bad battery and replace it when they could just try this first FOR FREE. So if your car won’t start, you should definitely check this first!
This video contains Tips&Tricks to show you how I do it, such as how to clean battery acid deposits away with baking soda / bicarbonate soda by using it to neutralise the acid, so that you can just safely wipe it away!
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ALWAYS Make sure you wear safety glasses and Nitrile gloves (more resistant to Sulphuric acid).
These are really inexpensive, see links below:
Safety glasses (Protect your eyes!)
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Copper grease (Prevents moisture ingress)
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00:00 How to clean car battery terminals
00:10 How to remove battery corrosion
00:20 Battery acid on skin
00:30 Car battery terminals corroded
01:03 How to clean battery acid
01:13 Battery acid baking soda
01:23 Neutralise suphuric acid with baking soda
01:34 how to disconnect a car battery
02:26 Disconnect negative battery terminal first
03:25 Reconnecting a car battery
03:45 Copper grease on battery terminals
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DISCLAIMER Please note that this video and its content is intended for information purposes only. Although every effort is made to ensure that all the information is correct, there is no guarantee that this is the case. This video should not be considered a substitute for seeking independent advice or the services of a professional. Any work that you carry out on your vehicle or vehicles in your care are at your own risk.
