Re: green corrosion

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Another way: you can cover the corroded stuff with a mixture of baking powder and water solution (make a paste) to get 
rid of the corrosion on the wire. Use an old toothbrush if need be. Rinse with water then dry completely.  

Then coat it with dialectic grease. That will at least vastly slow down any recurring green corrosion.

Thanks,
Gary H.
 

>  -------Original Message-------
>   
>  I learned something today regarding this. I read the directions on the
>  electrical cleaner ( there's a first!) , and it doesn't say anything
>  about removing corrosion. I always thought that was its main function.
>  Nope, it only talks about dirt, grease, etc. Three years ago , that's
>  what I thought I was doing.
>  And yes Sherman, wet winters here in Oregon
>  
>  Neal
>  
>  On Mon, May 30, 2022 at 6:51 AM Sherman D Taffel
>   > wrote:
>  
>  > Ho Neal! Green corrosion is copper oxide, so the good news is your
>  > terminals have copper content- good conductor.
>  >
>  > Your area of the country has lots of weather atmospheric
>  > condensation/humidity, so corrosion can happen.
>  >
>  > Had a similar issue on battery terminals in my hanger thirty yrs
>  > ago, despite the
>  > 'impregnated' red & green cloth battery rings.
>  >
>  > I've found a spritz of PB Blaster on battery terminals & firewall
>  > connector blocks lasts longer
>  >
>  > Sherman
>  >
>  > On Sat, May 28, 2022, 11:43 PM neal zimmerman
>  > 
>  >> So, after growing frustrated with my 65 Coronet I decided to
>  >> switch off for a while to my off-era Barracuda. I decided to pull
>  >> the wiring harness out and see if I had hooked everything up
>  >> correctly 3 years ago, when I installed new gauges, and replaced
>  >> the butchered wiring harness.. The car has just been sitting in my
>  >> shop since then.
>  >> Well.... good thing I did! First off I have no idea what I was
>  >> smoking when I installed all the Stewart- Warner gauges. I am
>  >> going to do them right this time.
>  >> But the truly disturbing thing I found was fluffy green corrosion
>  >> in any kind of connector ( for example , when I pulled the
>  >> connector off the back of the wiper switch.) And I mean plenty of
>  >> it.
>  >> I remember I sprayed all the connectors with electrical contact
>  >> cleaner when I did it all 3 years ago.
>  >> Does that stuff contribute to corrosion somehow?
>  >> I mean, I never found this much green funk , pulling cars apart
>  >> in junkyards that had been sitting there 25 years.
>  >> Any thoughts?
>  >> Neal Zimmerman --
>  >> --
>  >> -- 

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