Best way to remove corrosion from battery bracket.

[Owen Lucas]

I have my work cut out for me with this project.

This battery bracket appears to be solid but beyond the typical CRC battery cleaner treatment. I intend on spray painting it afterwards.

I am thinking of submerging the bracket for a day or 2 in some type of cleaner, maybe a rust remover like Vapor-Rust or Blaster Rust Remover Bath?

What do you think?

 

[JeffKeryk]

I like garden hoses, soap and water and a mild brush.
Did you just notice this? Kidding....

 

[irad]

baking soda and water

 

[kschachn]

As noted clean everything up with baking soda and water. On the ones I’ve repainted I have bead blasted the bracket (and sometimes the bottom tray) before repainting.

But unless you replace that leaky old battery it’s going to corrode again.

 

[oil pan 4]

I have my work cut out for me with this project.

This battery bracket appears to be solid but beyond the typical CRC battery cleaner treatment. I intend on spray painting it afterwards.

I am thinking of submerging the bracket for a day or 2 in some type of cleaner, maybe a rust remover like Vapor-Rust or Blaster Rust Remover Bath?

What do you think?

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Looks like the one for my Nissan leaf.
Last time I checked it was like a $7 dealer part.

 

[Leo99]

Looks like the bracket on my old Corolla. I bought a new bracket.

 

[Owen Lucas]

I like garden hoses, soap and water and a mild brush.
Did you just notice this? Kidding....

Ha no, it's a vehicle I have acquired recently.

I have bead blasted the bracket

This would be ideal but I don't have the equipment. New battery will be installed after the bracket is refurbished.

Last time I checked it was like a $7 dealer part.

For this model Toyota wants $30 + $12 each for the tie downs. I might as well refurb it at those prices.

 

[nomas]

I've bought a replacement battery hold down kit from Amazon very reasonably .

 

[oil pan 4]

Ha no, it's a vehicle I have acquired recently.


This would be ideal but I don't have the equipment. New battery will be installed after the bracket is refurbished.


For this model Toyota wants $30 + $12 each for the tie downs. I might as well refurb it at those prices.

Toyota pricing.
For the screws as long as they still screw I keep using them. If that's a Toyota is it group 24 battery? Might be a cheap ebay substitute.
For me I would sand blast it, because I have a sand blaster and plenty of air compressor to run one.

 

[IndyIan]

I have my work cut out for me with this project.

This battery bracket appears to be solid but beyond the typical CRC battery cleaner treatment. I intend on spray painting it afterwards.

I am thinking of submerging the bracket for a day or 2 in some type of cleaner, maybe a rust remover like Vapor-Rust or Blaster Rust Remover Bath?

What do you think?

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sounds like a good plan, or once you clean it off, you could just spray a bit of rust check on it once in a while and it will stay rust free as well, but always dirty.

 

[Sumboodie]

Wire wheel and paint, or better yet media blast.

 

[John105]

baking soda and water

+1000 with an old toothbrush

 

[Tdbo]

I bought a very nice bracket set for $5 on sale from Amazon.
That's not worth messing with.
Spend the time taking action to correct the problem (new battery, felt washers, etc) instead of just dealing with the outcomes.

 

[Wheel]

However you end up going with the rust removal, Plasti Dip has done a great job preventing this for me. I've wire wheeled, primered and painted about a dozen different ones then dipped them. No rust on any of them, the oldest one was done over 10 years ago.

 

[wavinwayne]

I use HOT water, followed by a soaking from the garden hose to wash away any remnants. Works well on the one car I have left that has a non-AGM battery, the 2013 Ford Edge.

 

[Hall]

For this model Toyota wants $30 + $12 each for the tie downs. I might as well refurb it at those prices.

It sure looks like a pretty generic battery hold-down to me.... Why not remove it and take it to an auto parts store and compare with a replacement they stock ?

 

[nomas]

I'm retired and have all the spare time in the world . I wouldn't waste 5 minutes of my time on that junk .

 

[The_Jeff]

Time is money. Soak it in water with a little baking soda, then rinse. If you have the paint, paint it, but don't go to the store for more paint. This is bending-nails-straight levels of cheap, which I myself am guilty of.

The nuts are probably metric 6x1.0 if 1/4-20 doesn't quite seem to work.

What is actually more important is taking care of the acid in your CAR, it doesn't just "go away", it finds its way into boxed in subframes, radiator supports, etc. Lots of garden hose time is the best you can do. Baking soda itself is corrosive, so don't add it unless you have a plan to get rid of it.

 

[nomas]

I don't care how clean you think it is , it's going to corrode again a year from now . Throw that junk away and replace .

 

[nomas]

Baking soda itself is corrosive, so don't add it unless you have a plan to get rid of it.

That's an interesting comment . Can you explain further ?