ok i have a question we all have been through at least once.
ok so yrs ago i stored a device that takes batteries.
AA to be exact. so i open up the CD player to put batteries in and forgot that i left some in a long time ago.
well upon removing the old ones i see down in that around the spring the
green stuff has formed. the "green stuff" has ruined many of items over the yrs for me lol.
ok, is there any way to clean this crap up or am i screwed?
i'll have to work with Q tips cause the batteries slide down into a hole.

Coke generally takes corrosion off, but do not recommend it for a CD player. Q-tips and patience.

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RK

2007 Fender Highway 1
2012 American Deluxe
2015 MIM Dave Murray HHH
2010 Fender Blacktop
1987 Fender Avalon Acoustic
2012 Marshall DSL 15 watt head

yeah its not to bad at this point, but it only gets worse from there

If you are not going to use an item for a while, take the batteries out. The green is killer stuff.

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RK

2007 Fender Highway 1
2012 American Deluxe
2015 MIM Dave Murray HHH
2010 Fender Blacktop
1987 Fender Avalon Acoustic
2012 Marshall DSL 15 watt head

yeah i know. i forgot i even had the player if that tells ya anything.
corrosion has taken many of my goodies over the yrs.
i was just wanting to save this cd player if at all possible.

Lemme see what I have 'round here.......
Brake cleaner,carbeurator cleaner,mineral spirits,turpentine,
vinegar,Hoppes #9 bore cleaner,Gunslick foaming cleaner,
bleach, etc..... Use cotton swabs in a well-ventilated area and little dabs will do ya .

ok frank but what should i put on the qtips? vineager? battery corrosion
\stuff for autos?

Spray some electrical contact cleaner into the lid or a pill bottle or film container and use Q-Tips dipped in the contact cleaner to swab out the gunk. Try to use a fresh Q-Tip for each swab so as not to contaminate the contact cleaner in the film container by re-dipping.

Electrical contact cleaner can be found in any auto parts store, hardware store, Home Depot, etc.

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Just think of how awesome a guitar player you could have been by now if you had only spent the last 10 years practicing instead of obsessing over pickups and roasted maple necks.

ok i like this one. might try it in the AM.

I do. First, don't use vinegar - regardless what tips you might find on the internet. That would be using a corrosive acid to clean up after acid corrosion. Not smart.

And don't use water either. That will reactivate the battery acid crystals and they will resume their corrosive work.

Personally, I wouldn't use any substance for this issue, though if you feel you must then contact cleaner, as suggested above, would be the one.

Best of all is to tackle this issue mechanically. Use little strips of wet-and-dry paper (used dry) to just sand away the corrosion and clean up the spots where new batteries will make contact. Or use a fingernail emery board. Or a diamond nail file. Or a small brass wire brush. Or something like that.

And be sure to clean any dust out of there so that it can't find its way further into the innards where atmospheric humidity might reactivate it and cause more damage.

Good luck - C

remember, im working in a hole big enough for AA batteries to fit down in. qtips barely reach. brushes wont get in there ceri.

I bet you can reach in there with an emery board. And which guitarist doesn't have some of those kicking around?

Whatever: not vinegar!

Cheers - C

a pinky finger yes. emory board no. its a spring down there too.

Haha - OK, so whatcha going to do then?

Cheers - C

im thinking automotive barry cleaner on a Qtip.
then as i get it broken up and cleaned i'll get the left overs with contact cleaner on Qtips. then i'll treat it with dia grease via Qtip.
whew, thats a lot of work lol.