What can else can used to clean a battery besides coke?

Question

What can else can used to clean a battery besides coke?

Answer 1

Baking Soda and water are cheap and work well, but there are other products that work well also. See below. Sometimes there is a greasy film that needs to be washed off as well. Simple Green works well for that.

Answer 2

Pepsi!  Anything with "fizz"....remove cables first and also use a battery terminal brush.  Then lube it down when done and cables back on - using vasoline

Answer 3

Rust off. Or try using a waded up bit of tin foil to help scrap it while wet with coke.  

Answer 4

Baking soda and water will work, but be very careful not to get any baking soda inside the battery cells. It will make the battery useless!

I usually use hot water as mentioned above. Once you've got everything clean, paint the battery terminals. Red for positive and black for negative. Don't use grease!! It can get between the terminal and the cable and cause a bad connection.

Answer 5

A can of aerosol Battery Cleaner from the auto parts store.

Do not use soft drinks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 6

Baking power mixed with water, dump on it, and take a small brush and clean it off.  

Answer 7

Your kettle. I clean huge buildups of corrosion off of truck batteries by pouring nice hot water over them. The corrosion just dissolves and rinses away. As far as dirt and oil, just use car wash, when you're washing your car. Or a can of spray degreaser. Or your pressure cleaner. It's all good.

Answer 8

baking soda/water/tooth brush  

Answer 9

Baking Soda will neutralize the battery acid.

Answer 10

HI

Baking Soda..

mix some in water and pore it over the battery and watch it foam and bubble at the corrosion and use a small brush or old tooth brush and scrub it around.

good Luck

Tim

Answer 11

Baking soda and water

Answer 12

baking soda like Arm & Hammer, sprinkle it on and use an old brush to brush it around the terminals then wash it off with soap and water.

or just dish soap and warm water