Battery terminal cleaner

[Delta]

I'm glad newer vehicles and batteries don't have this issue as much.

Seemed like 40-50 years ago that's all I did was clean terminals. Baking soda, brush, emery paper...........ugg. It worked. I think even those felt rings helped.

My modern Toyota's have never had this issue. The Subaru sure does though. Kinda odd really.

 

[Blueshound]

I used to use baking soda and a squirt bottle with tap water

 

[dlundblad]

This is a battery post cleaner. It won’t clean terminals.

 

[proveitwithdata]

This is a battery post cleaner. It won’t clean terminals.

the other side doubles as a terminal cleaner at least in my applications.

 

[doitmyself]

Vs. plain water, the baking soda method neutralizes the acid somewhat. Still, its a good idea to rinse with copious amounts of water.

Now that this subject has been beaten to death, time to go out and do it:

 

[dlundblad]

the other side doubles as a terminal cleaner at least in my applications.

I stand corrected. I’ll look for one this weekend.

 

[researcher]

the other side doubles as a terminal cleaner at least in my applications.

yup the other side twists off and it looks like a pipe cleaner or "Christmas tree".. here's a picture from harbor freight

 

[apollo18]

People don’t like the noco one? Got it at Walmart for the bottle for $3 ish and seemed to work great for me but maybe it was mostly due to the wire brush I used from dollar tree as well

 

[f355spider]

Best place for a battery terminal cleaner tools is harbor freight and dollar stores and the occasional garage sale. I always have more than one and toss them when worn

 

[SHOZ]

Hot vinegar and hydrogen peroxide will clean lead.