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Plasti-dip battery hold downs.
My battery hold downs kept corroding so I plasti-dip'ed them. See the result?
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Re: Plasti-dip battery hold downs.
Let us know how it works. A little baking soda in water from time to time will neutralize the acid. Just don't get any inside the cells.
Norm
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Re: Plasti-dip battery hold downs.
If you are using the correct battery box, all you need is a coat of black paint!
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Re: Plasti-dip battery hold downs.
Help me learn .... is all this required for an "original battery box" configuration? Found info that you made them http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/59 ... 1475281772 http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/41 ... 1409322400Original Smith wrote: ↑Mon Feb 08, 2021 10:16 amIf you are using the correct battery box, all you need is a coat of black paint!
Also found this link with some drawstrings http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/29 ... 1205077586 Is it correct (except for the bottom seams). Material used, thickness etc I need to one - have a repro lid
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Mick Jagger
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Re: Plasti-dip battery hold downs.
What original left out of his brief reply is if you have the correct battery box AND LID, the hold downs never come in contact with the battery. They hold the lid down.Hence no need for any special finishes.
That sad, running with a battery box lid makes it difficult to get at the terminals if an urgent need arises.
Allan from down under.
That sad, running with a battery box lid makes it difficult to get at the terminals if an urgent need arises.
Allan from down under.
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Re: Plasti-dip battery hold downs.
Here is the battery box and lid in my 23 runabout. One before the body was installed and also with the body installed and the deck hatch removed.
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Re: Plasti-dip battery hold downs.
Guess nobody remembers the old put a few pennies on the battery top to draw that corrosion away. Of course with the newer better sealed batts it isn't necessary. How about cutting "washers" out of an old Fedora soaking them in oil and putting them on the batt posts before installing the cables to also prevent corrosion? "What's a Fedora Grandpop"?
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Re: Plasti-dip battery hold downs.
I had no idea that those battery boxes or lids existed until now. Mine didn't come with one for a 1922 body. I just put a piece of plywood down cut to fit according to a plan someone on the forum gave me and dropped the battery in.
Mark Osterman wrote: ↑Mon Feb 08, 2021 7:10 pmHere is the battery box and lid in my 23 runabout. One before the body was installed and also with the body installed and the deck hatch removed.