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   Ken Olson to The Real Bev   
   Re: car battery cable whiteish corrosion   
   05 Feb 22 23:20:25   
   
   XPost: alt.home.repair   
   From: kolson@freedomnet.org   
      
   On 2/5/2022 10:45 PM, The Real Bev wrote:   
   > On 02/05/2022 05:52 AM, Scott Dorsey wrote:   
   >> micky   wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>> It's possible that I just assumed they had some chemical poured on them,   
   >>> that then dried, and they enocourage t he idea t hat there are two   
   >>> chemicals because thy're different colors.  If it was plain felt, they   
   >>> wouldn't need different colors, but it's the kind of marketing a lot of   
   >>> places do and  they never say there are chemicals involved.   
   >>   
   >> So ask for the MSDS when you buy them.  If there's no MSDS on them, they   
   >> are likely pretty inert.  If there is an MSDS, it will tell vaguely what   
   >> they are impregnated with.   
   >>   
   >> I haven't used the felt pads in years, though, just the spray.  The spray   
   >> seems to work very well.   
   >   
   > I used them once.  No difference at all.  I think I just washed the   
   > battery off with water, although I seem to remember someone saying that   
   > Coke would do a better job.   
   >   
   > I once used a glass Coke bottle like a hammer to bash one of the cables   
   > on tighter, but I don't think that was what was meant.   
   >   
      
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