Fluid Film on.......batteries?

[50yr Street Mech]

Hey, if it works, why not use it. Personally, I use the pre-oiled felt pads, then top off the terminals with the NOCO stuff. Never had a corrosion problem since using both. But, messy when you have to replace battery or disconnect a terminal. That NOCO can lasts for years though

 

[crashz]

There two benefits and two detractors to using FF (or any oil based undercoating designed to wick) on batteries:
- The FF will keep the post connection lubed so that reduces the likely hood of stripping the hardware. this would be common among all of the sprays or greases, but FF will wick into the threads and get to places in the hardware where you need it.
- The FF will wick int the wire connection and prevent corrosion that you can't see within the cable itself. This is the reason I use it.

- FF or any oil coating will make a mess. My trucks are coated underneath and in many places under hood, making it impossible to do anything without getting covered in grimy, greasy, filth.
- I have had some door seals swell when in contact with FF. So it does affect rubber and foam components. Will it weaken a battery housing or damage wire insulation? I doubt it, but you never know.

 

[ElectroMechanoMan]

I use regular chassis grease or spray on anti corrosion coating. I keep an eye on the terminals and clean if they start to corrode. Then I recoat with either. I prefer using spray because the new stamped out battery connectors are hard to evenly coat.

 

[4wd]

What! Using a product not specifically designed for the task, and with success? It cannot be

That’s what you have to tolerate before watching a YT video these days - but hurry bcs if Big Pharma finds out - the $5 miracle cure is over …

 

[paulo57509]

I've seen spray paint used on a few occasions.

 

[Pterostylis]

It actually works really good. More wash off resistance than the CRC or NOCO sprays. I've experimented with this at work where we use lots of 6V deep cycle batteries that are boiled on a daily basis, spilling "water" everywhere. The red CRC spray will wash off whereas products like FF will not (We have Blaster Surface Shield at work). The thicker yellow NOCO spray does seem to hold up OK as well.

It's also great to coat the battery trays with the stuff to keep corrosion at bay. The batteries I deal with off-gas way worse.

The crc spray I have is a light brownish colour and doesn’t easily wash off, it goes kind of hard.

 

[sw99]

I've been using the Noco spray also with good success.

 

[Woody71]

marketing documentation explicitly reads that it's great for battery terminals

 

[Gus_Mahn]

I used it once, and the battery lost proper connection instantly. I had to take it apart and clean it out. Maybe on the bolt or under the terminal, but I'd never spray top down.

 

[wlk]

I have sprayed it on my terminals for years w no corrosion or problems.

 

[Mainia]

Been using Fluid Film for this for 10 years.

 

[JTK]

FF or woolwax are dielectric greases. I never put much thought into it until I saw one of Eric O's SMA videos some years back on his use of it. It works wonders on battery terminals and ground studs.