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Yes after tapeing off the area and allowing it to dry and applying many coats .......or brush on dielectric grease
Do you believe in that red battery anti corrosion spray?
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Not a substitute for annual battery maintenance.
If you have an East Penn maintenance free battery, there is NO NEED for annual battery maintenance! For example, the AAA EP made battery was in my MGM when I bought it 6 years ago-in for 5+ years, no battery protectant, no felt washers, no grease. ZERO corrosion! After about the 4th or 5th acid spewer, one gets tired of the constant rewatering, cleaning, greasing…
I use NOCO NCP2 on setups like this. Spray exposed terminals, battery hold down and battery tray. We run standard flooded batteries so the extra corrosion protection helps. Pic was taken before spraying corrosion preventative, looks nice when clean with brand new batts.
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I also found it's best to just buzz the terminal nuts off with a 1/4" impact. That way you're not flexing the posts and stripping the nuts out. Was thinking I was going to have to cut them off, but they were okay
100% this. The felt pads, red spray are completely unnecessary and useless.
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The felt rings never did anything corrosion wise for me. I think it made it worseSnake oil
Yes...what the heck with folks coating the whole battery HAHAHA
My Jeep seems to always get some light corrosion on its terminals. I use CRC 2-26 and clean the posts and clamps with a scotchbrite pad.
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I have used the red stuff, dielectric grease, and no-ox-Id conductive grease. All have been fine, I use whats handy. If I only coukd have one it woukd be the No-ox-Id.
Someone recommended years ago to use pledge on the battery case. That’s what I use. Just gives it a bit if silicone oil.
I rarely remove batteries and when I pull them, sometimes over a decade later, they tend to look fine…
Someone recommended years ago to use pledge on the battery case. That’s what I use. Just gives it a bit if silicone oil.
I rarely remove batteries and when I pull them, sometimes over a decade later, they tend to look fine…
I use regular grease or white lithium spray grease on the felt pads and on the tops of the clamps after installing them. Nothing where the clamps touch the posts.
Not for me no corrosion at all...on any of my vehicles and never had a terminal battery issue over the years...
maybe but why take the chance....
I use it. I'll lightly re-coat it every time I check the oil (which in the Subaru every week, heh). I used to use Fluid Film and it worked really well, but would always be messy.
No you are right...the felt pads have moly in it,,,,
