The one mistake I see people make with battery terminals every time

I have been helping friends and neighbors with car batteries for years now. The one thing I keep seeing is people putting the grease on after they connect the terminal. That misses the whole point. You need to clean both the post and the clamp down to bare metal first, then put the grease on before you tighten it. The grease stops air and moisture from getting between the metal parts. If you smear it on after, the connection is already starting to corrode underneath. Has anyone else noticed this or am I just being picky about it?

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viola_cooper625d ago

So you're telling me people actually skip the bare metal step and just hope for the best?