How Do You Clean Corroded Car Battery Terminals?
Corrosion on your car battery terminals can prevent your car from starting. Cleaning the corrosion is an easy do-it-yourself job when you follow these simple directions. Step 1 Make sure that your car engine is turned off. Step 2 Remove the negative battery cable first by loosening it with a flat head screw driver and lifting it off of the battery terminal. After removal from the terminal, set the negative cable away from the positive battery terminal and metal. Step 3 Remove the positive battery cable using the same removal method as the negative cable. Do not let the negative and positive battery cables touch. Step 4 Pour Coca Cola or baking soda and water on the battery terminals and the battery cable ends. Step 5 Scrub the battery terminals and the battery cable ends with a toothbrush until the corrosion is removed. Step 6 Pour water on the battery terminals and the battery cable ends to rinse Coca Cola or baking soda off. Step 7 Let battery terminals and battery cables dry. Step 8
