white stuff on battery terminal, what does it mean?

[aznpnoyracer]

I've been noticing that i've been getting this white fuzzy crap on my battery, everythim i clean it off it comes back after a week, is this a sign of theris something wrong?

[LinX]

If you're talking about the white/green starchy stuff on the battery terminals then it is battery acid. You can clean it off with baking soda/rubbing alcohol and a brush.

[amd3dnow3]

clean like said above ^^^^^ and get some dielectric grease its like 3 bucks, ill never happen again, unless your battery is bad and leakin or something

[NAiL05]

baking soda + warm water = teh shit. They have sprays to clean off corrosion nowadays too.

[trixxy_cb7]

baking soda + warm water = teh shit. They have sprays to clean off corrosion nowadays too.

also add terminal protectors

[roaddemons]

really good think clean it up really good bother side with a wire brush, then it doesnt look the best but white grease, what u want to stop is air getting to the metal

[Leung]

i hear you can use a can of coke soft drink to clean the green dust off your terminals.

[Ralphie]

yea you could use coke but its a cheap fix i think....

nail05 gots the ticket.....

baking soda and warm water....they sell pads to go around ur terminals to protect them and prevent crud....the dielectric grease isnt a bad idea either.!

[aznpnoyracer]

aight yall thanks for the advise, I'm actually not a noobie although this is a noobie question and thats why its on the noobie part of the thread, I do know how to clean these things, my main concern was if this is a sign of somekind of wiring or electrical issue? because I clean the darn thing every other week. thanks

[Davids92Accord]

the haynes manual says you could also use vasoline i used it and put some on my car and it works great

[Ralphie]

yea vasoline works wonders...........

and no its not a sign of an issue but the fact that you have to clean it every week means maybe the battery needs to be replaced??

my first battery had that crap and i cleaned it good with this shit from Honda and put those circle pad things on it and never had a problem since, although that battery is long gone.....

[aznpnoyracer]

yea vasoline works wonders...........

and no its not a sign of an issue but the fact that you have to clean it every week means maybe the battery needs to be replaced??

my first battery had that crap and i cleaned it good with this shit from Honda and put those circle pad things on it and never had a problem since, although that battery is long gone.....

thats what I thougth cuzz the battery is old.thanks yal

[FASTESTCB7inQNZ]

clean like said above ^^^^^ and get some dielectric grease its like 3 bucks, ill never happen again, unless your battery is bad and leakin or something

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[tuner2be]

my dad uses cola, but ive never heard of vaseline but seems plausible.

[Leung]

i don't even think we keep any vasoline in the house but i guess this is a good enough reason to go out and get some.