At 09:49 AM 12/2/03 -0800, you wrote:
>On Tue, 2 Dec 2003, Joe wrote:
>
>> The BEST thing for leaky batteries is a product called "Lime-Away".
>> It's sold in grocery stores and is used to remove stains caused by hard
>> water. Get the liquid stuff, not the gell. Put it on full strength a
>> wait a few minutes then wash/brush it off. It won't harm plastics. The
>> main ingediant is phosphoric acid and it will leave a phosphate coating
>> on some metals. The phosphate coating is similar to parkerizing and will
>> help prevent future corrosion. It's by far the best thing I've found for
>> corroded batteries.
>
>I'm assuming that CLR ("Calcium, Lime, Rust") is also good? Or is the
>"Calcium-Rust" component of the formula not good for plastics?
>
I THINK I tried CLR but found that it had less Phosphoric acid and
didn't work as well as Lime-Away. I tried several different brands of
cleaners and that was the case with most of them. I doubt any phosphoric
acid product would hurt any plastics.
Joe
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