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Old 11-10-2011, 06:11 PM   #7
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Default Re: White chalky build-up

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Originally Posted by gornoman View Post
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It's called corrosion, and Club Cars are certainly NOT IMMUNE from it, it just takes longer. When you do your rinsing get it all wet, stop, and sprinkle the whole battery bay with some baking soda. Let it sit like that for 10 minutes, THEN rinse it all away. This will help neutralize any buildup and slow the process down.
Gornoman is correct but Baking soda is chemically "sodium bi-carbonate" which is a mild akali (opposide of acid)

where as arm and hammer Washing soda (without detergent) ( laundry isle )
is chemically "sodium carbonate" a slight stronger version of an akali and will do a much better job . either one will not hurt your skin

as a side note the swimming pool companies buy sodium carbinate lite in 100lb drums and repackage in small bags under the name "ph raiser" or "ph -plus"
used to reduce pool acid levels and raise akalinity.
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