There is a product called DeOx that our local autosupply carries. It apears
to clean and add some protection.
Jim Thompson
LiteZupp Industries, LLC
VBTek, LLC
817-337-0562
jimt at ieee.org
80 TR7 73 Stag
Smithy Granite
On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 9:48 AM, Chris Simo <ccsimonsen at gmail.com> wrote:
> John makes good sense here - I managed to keep my fuse block alive for
> a couple years this way - but it was annoying to have corrosion creep
> in and shut down power to the lights again...
>
> A few years ago I replaced the fuses and fuse box and coated the
> connections with electric grease and have not had a problem since.
> I've use the same stuff for most of my bullet and spade connections on
> all my cars.
>
> You might get by cleaning both the fuse block and fuses and using the
> grease to stop corrosion (the scratches from the sandpaper increase
> the chance of air getting in there to cause the problems and the
> grease keeps it out)
>
> This is the product I use
> http://www.etrailer.com/Accessories-and-Parts/LubriMatic/11755.html.
> No connection or personal involvment with them.
>
> Chris
>
> On Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 9:59 AM, John Young <jeyoung_2 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > You said you sanded the fuses. Did you also clean the fuse holder? That
> is probably where most of the corrosion is. Try the little brass bore brush
> from a .22 rifle cleaning kit for them.
>
>
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