dodge610
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Who has the best battery terminal brush. I have a few of the metal ones with the screw off lids but they dont seem to last before the brush looks like someone ran over it. Would like to get one that is gonna last a while.
Battery terminal brush
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BigAl62
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This is what I have (except I bought mine almost 30 years ago for a fraction of the price): http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item...&group_ID=1500&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog
The battery terminal cleaner is not a brush, so it doesn't wear out.
The battery terminal cleaner is not a brush, so it doesn't wear out.
Fedwrench
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are we talking top or side post?
Honestly I don't like the reguar battery terminal brushes. They just don't last. For cable ends, I uses a 3/4 inch plumbers brush from home depot.
I use this for the posts from NAPA: http://www.napaonline.com/Catalog/CatalogItemDetail.aspx?R=NW_728226_0063685718
For side posts, I think EZ red has the best brushes:
http://www.ezred.com/Product_Pages/EZSP516.htm
http://www.ezred.com/Product_Pages/Side_Terminal_Battery_Brush_EZ506.htm
Honestly I don't like the reguar battery terminal brushes. They just don't last. For cable ends, I uses a 3/4 inch plumbers brush from home depot.
I use this for the posts from NAPA: http://www.napaonline.com/Catalog/CatalogItemDetail.aspx?R=NW_728226_0063685718
For side posts, I think EZ red has the best brushes:
http://www.ezred.com/Product_Pages/EZSP516.htm
http://www.ezred.com/Product_Pages/Side_Terminal_Battery_Brush_EZ506.htm
bgott
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Buy a few of the cheap ones at Harbor Freight when they are on sale for a buck. Seriously, they are a wear item and you'll go through even the expensive ones if you are using them much. I bought one of the fancy plastic ones off of the Snap-on truck for over $10 and ended up giving it back after one use, the post brush rotates in the plastic housing and they've been that way for years! The cleaner with the scrapers rather than the brushes work too well, they remove a lot of lead and make it harder to tighten the terminal down. They also don't work worth a **** on the sheel metal terminals a lot of the newer cars are using.
Vinko
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I got the Blue Point one like in the photo in the link above. It's the one on the far right. I guess they make a BP in blue and a Snappy in red. Anyway, it's Chinese - don't know if it's the best, but it works pretty well. But I like the question I'm always interested in finding what's the best in all tools, be it a humble terminal brush or the top-of-the-line. That said, unless I bought the entire kit, I probably wouldn't go SO for the brush itself. But the brush/scraper thing I got is good.
I'm always interested in finding what's the best in all tools, be it a humble terminal brush or the top-of-the-line. That said, unless I bought the entire kit, I probably wouldn't go SO for the brush itself. But the brush/scraper thing I got is good.Toolhorder
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The real question is why the corrosion in the first place. Most of the time if you need to be using a brush the battery is probably outgassing anyway and needs to be replaced.