DirtyJohn
05-03-2006, 03:49 PM
So as I read is typical with the stock battery, mine leaked all over the battery tray, and corroded and fudged up all over the positive redwire and what I think is an additional ground wire group.
It leaked and ran all the way down the wire inside the black tubing and finally dripped out right onto the back of my K member.
It left white junk all over where the battery tray sits, and seemingly melted the black plastic tubing that covers the wires in question.
So I searched and read about how to clean up, and did the whole Water/Baking soda bit on as much of the mess I could find.
I plan on spending some time with the dremel wire brush wheel and some WD-40 cleaning off the white deposits down to the metal and would like to paint over the spots I had to clean.
So I was wondering, what paints anyone could recommend for covering it all up to prevent more rust, and if there is a good procedure to follow to do that?
I would imagine I'd grind it down to the metal, dry it really well, put some primer on and then use a colored spray to match?
Any particular paints i should look for?
Right now there are two spots I would like to repaint, on the tranny side of the K member where alot of the juice collected, and in the engine bay where the Battery tray sits, I can see bare metal around the red paint, where there looks to be the beginnings of rust, which makes me very nurvous.
Any advice would be appreciated,
Thanks
DJ
It leaked and ran all the way down the wire inside the black tubing and finally dripped out right onto the back of my K member.
It left white junk all over where the battery tray sits, and seemingly melted the black plastic tubing that covers the wires in question.
So I searched and read about how to clean up, and did the whole Water/Baking soda bit on as much of the mess I could find.
I plan on spending some time with the dremel wire brush wheel and some WD-40 cleaning off the white deposits down to the metal and would like to paint over the spots I had to clean.
So I was wondering, what paints anyone could recommend for covering it all up to prevent more rust, and if there is a good procedure to follow to do that?
I would imagine I'd grind it down to the metal, dry it really well, put some primer on and then use a colored spray to match?
Any particular paints i should look for?
Right now there are two spots I would like to repaint, on the tranny side of the K member where alot of the juice collected, and in the engine bay where the Battery tray sits, I can see bare metal around the red paint, where there looks to be the beginnings of rust, which makes me very nurvous.
Any advice would be appreciated,
Thanks
DJ