Have you tried asprin trick on car battery?
While professionals make use of specialized products to clean your car battery terminals, there are some cheap tricks gathered by brass terminal manufacturers to try on. In this article, you will see how some people have tried and shared few tricks for car battery with their vendors. Not just aspirin, but baking soda, Epsom salt, soda, and petroleum jelly are also in the list.
Let’s discuss them all in detail.
1. Aspirin:
Your car has stopped and you got behind the wheel to find that battery has given up the ghost and there is nobody on the road to give you a jump. How will you start your car? Well, you may be able to start the vehicle by dropping two tablets of aspirin into the battery. The acetylsalicylic acid of aspirin will react with the sulfuric acid of the battery to produce one last charge. This will give you a chance to take your vehicle to your nearest service station.
2 Baking soda:
Now remove your battery terminal buildup with baking soda. Prepare a mix of 3 tablespoon baking soda and 1 tablespoon water and apply it on the buildup. Now scrub this mix well using old toothbrush. Wipe them off using wet towel and dry it with another towel. Once your brass terminals get completely dry, apply a small amount of petroleum jelly around every terminal to prevent buildup coming back.
3. Epsom Salt:
Are you hearing a rude sound coming from your car battery? Do you think that you will be stuck the next time while trying to start the car? You can give more life to your car battery with Epsom salt. Take warm water and mix an ounce of Epsom salt and add this mixture to each battery cell.
4. Petroleum jelly:
Car batteries always become problematic during winter season. Low temperatures raise electrical resistance and thicken the oil of engine, which makes it harder for battery to perform. So, before winter comes, you should disconnect your battery terminals and clean them using a wire brush. Reconnect and apply petroleum jelly around it to prevent corrosion.
5. Soda:
Soda for stains is something you hardly hear from people. But it is true that carbonated drinks contain carbonic acid that helps in removing stains and dissolving rust deposits. You can pour soda on battery terminals and let it sit. The sticky residue can be removed with a wet sponge.
Do you know more of such tricks? Share them with brass terminal manufacturers and readers in comments.
