Sulfuric Acid Damage ??

Spazz · 07-23-2002, 12:46 AM

Well , my battery went Ka-Pop on me... My ears are still ringing a bit

. But I am fine ....
Anyways , my question is , will the acid damage hoses , wiring , paint , etc ?
I wiped as much of it down with a wet rag , will that be good enough ?

Oh , by the way , wear those safety glasses when working with the battery , I was and got acid right in the face (tasted nasty too

). Prolly saved my eyes !!

Well , it just gave me an excuse to buy a new Red Top

.

aceharley · 07-23-2002, 12:50 AM

lol, bummer! Yeah, thats hydrogen seeping from that battery so watch it!

etech · 07-23-2002, 12:51 AM

I'm glad to hear you are all right. Those goggles may have saved your eyes.

Flush everything with lots of water then mix up some baking soda with some water. Use an old paintbrush and brush it over any areas that you think the acid is on.

Watch for the area to bubble. If it does than flush it some more and than brush some more of the baking soda mixture on there.

The baking soda will neutalize the acid.

Spazz · 07-23-2002, 12:56 AM

Cool , thanks for the baking soda tip ...

96Red4.0 · 07-23-2002, 01:04 AM

I had my battery blow up a few years ago and all I lost was a bit of paint where it splashed upwards. No other problems ever showed with hoses or other plastic parts. Went off during a really hot Texas summer in a Walmart parking lot.....lucky for me.

Spazz · 07-23-2002, 01:13 AM

I cleaned up the area again , with baking soda and water . No fizzing ..

So far , just a bit of damaged paint under the hood and a little on the fender at the bend where the hood seats ... And a plastic Doohikie that secures the hose that runs into the coolant filler tank on to the upper radiator hose ...And a shirt ...

07-23-2002, 12:46 AM	#1
Spazz Registered Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: CA Posts: 309 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Sulfuric Acid Damage ?? Well , my battery went Ka-Pop on me... My ears are still ringing a bit . But I am fine .... Anyways , my question is , will the acid damage hoses , wiring , paint , etc ? I wiped as much of it down with a wet rag , will that be good enough ? Oh , by the way , wear those safety glasses when working with the battery , I was and got acid right in the face (tasted nasty too ). Prolly saved my eyes !! Well , it just gave me an excuse to buy a new Red Top . __________________ '94 XJ

07-23-2002, 12:56 AM	#4
Spazz Registered Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: CA Posts: 309 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Cool , thanks for the baking soda tip ... __________________ '94 XJ

07-23-2002, 01:13 AM	#6
Spazz Registered Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: CA Posts: 309 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I cleaned up the area again , with baking soda and water . No fizzing .. So far , just a bit of damaged paint under the hood and a little on the fender at the bend where the hood seats ... And a plastic Doohikie that secures the hose that runs into the coolant filler tank on to the upper radiator hose ...And a shirt ... __________________ '94 XJ

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07-23-2002, 12:50 AM	#2
aceharley Registered Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: detroit Posts: 62 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	lol, bummer! Yeah, thats hydrogen seeping from that battery so watch it!

07-23-2002, 12:51 AM	#3
etech Registered Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 142 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I'm glad to hear you are all right. Those goggles may have saved your eyes. Flush everything with lots of water then mix up some baking soda with some water. Use an old paintbrush and brush it over any areas that you think the acid is on. Watch for the area to bubble. If it does than flush it some more and than brush some more of the baking soda mixture on there. The baking soda will neutalize the acid.

07-23-2002, 01:04 AM	#5
96Red4.0 Registered Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: McKinney, Texas. Posts: 528 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I had my battery blow up a few years ago and all I lost was a bit of paint where it splashed upwards. No other problems ever showed with hoses or other plastic parts. Went off during a really hot Texas summer in a Walmart parking lot.....lucky for me.