On 3/21/2010 7:02 PM Mikepier spake thus:

On Mar 21, 10:54 pm, blueman wrote:

Perhaps not technically home repair but my car is like an extension of
my home...

Anyway, I noticed that there is a lot of "crud" (grainy white/green
stuff - looks like dried toothpaste) on the positive (red) terminal of
my car battery.

Car otherwise works & looks fine.

Question:
- Is it important to clean the crud off?
- What is the best & also easiest/fastest way to do it?

Its a good idea to prevent future problems. Just remove from the
battery terminal, clean with a wire brush, then put some grease, or
some battery terminal coating on it and your good to go.

Second that emotion. Clean (and yes, baking soda is good to neutralize
the acid crud), then smear ordinary wheel-bearing grease on it.


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