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Bakeing soda... Arm & Hammer/// "Jason R. Ford" wrote: > > POR-15 does have a neutralizing agent in it. But be sure to buy the cleaner > (its a degreaser and neutralizer), then the metal prep, then the POR-15 > treatment. > > Be sure to clean out all the pits with a wire brush, too before you start! > You'll be okay. > > Jason > 68 Notch (Nadine) > > I proudly buy my aircooled parts and service from... > The Bug Stop in Arlington (DFW), Texas > www.texasbugstop.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andy Vaughan" <editthis@pacbell.net> > To: "vw type3" <type3@vwtype3.org> > Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 5:15 PM > Subject: [T3] Quick! What neutralizes battery acid? > > > I think it's baking soda, but I want to be sure before I start dumping the > > stuff in. > > > > Here's the scenario: I finally cast off the old, rotten, acid-ravaged > > floorpan, and found another '67 squareback to use the remainder of my old > > '67 parts on. Best part about the new car: Solid floorpan. Black paint > from > > end to end. > > > > So, I towed it home, left it for a week, and went out to look at it today, > > since I'm home early and all, and guess what? > > > > Yep. The battery cracked and leaked all over the **&^$&*^((^%^ thing. > > > > "Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!" > > > > I've torn out the carpets and the tarboards in the affected areas, and > > soaked the excess liquid up, but it's seeping into the seam between the > > battery partition and the floorpan. That's where the rot caused the major > > damage in the old car. > > > > Will POR-15 seal it all up and neutralize it? I have some ready to go in > the > > garage. > > Baking soda? > > Oil? > > Pepto Bismol? > > > > > > Ack! Help! > > > > Andy Vaughan > > '67 disasterback > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/ > > > > -- Richard (PapaG) Green New Ulm, Texas