Need to remove corrosion from torch.

[capetown]

My alkaline batteries have leaked in my posh led aluminium torch.

The corrosion is dry and set hard, it's also eaten into the aluminium.

I've tried neat distilled vinegar scraping with sharp bits of plastic but this only seems to neutralise the surface.

Before I attack it with a Dremel has the team any remedies?

Ta.

 

[pissativlypossed]

My alkaline batteries have leaked in my posh led aluminium torch.

The corrosion is dry and set hard, it's also eaten into the aluminium.

I've tried neat distilled vinegar scraping with sharp bits of plastic but this only seems to neutralise the surface.

Before I attack it with a Dremel has the team any remedies?

Ta.

Boiling Water normally does the trick.

 

[Zagato]

ACF-50 will keep it at bay once you have cleaned it up Excellent for use on any ali/electrics around the boat Kills rust dead to boot!

 

[capetown]

Update

Been in contact with the battery maker, they say that if the appliance isn't to be used for a while, it's best to remove the batteries

They suggest cleaning with weak vinegar.

Still they are sending me a replacement set of batteries.

And if I can't get the torch to work they said they would like the torch to investigate as to why this has happened with new batteries.

pissativlypossed... I forgot to say it's also leaked onto the printed cct's. I'll try your method on the casing, thanks.

Zagato....Did you get your ACF-50 from Amazon? Cheers.

 

[nigelmercier]

There are sellers of ACF-50 on eBay, note that some of the titles are misleading.

 

[Zagato]

Yes E-Bay, think it's a company called Wimoto or similar off the top of my head. You can get a hand pump and container which is a lot cheaper then the aerosol for the quantity but doesn't spray very well, depends what you are going to use it for besides the torch. I use it on boat and Land rover. They also do a corrosion stopping tub of stuff which is worth checking out.

ACF-50 is excellent stuff now being used extensively in the classic car world, the word is getting out. The only niggle is that the aerosol stuff is an active ingredient that becomes inactive after about a year so an annual re touch up is need - no problem for the type of application it's usually used for.

Other top tip products.

POR-15 - rock hard paint better than anything on the market by a mile! Great for chassis, axles etc Once it's on though it's on so don't paint over screws/nuts etc. UV and non UV protected types from Frosts.co.uk motor supplies.

Dinitrol - forget Waxoyl which is just oil/wax and white spirits, dries, cracks, slides down the sides leaving just a trace of white spirits, needs re-doing more often, is a pain to use and is not resistant to vibration/slamming.
Check out Rejel.com and google how poorly Waxoyl comes out in tests - last basically, it's been out years and everyone knows the name but it's a poor old product much better stuff available now.

 

[nigelmercier]

Yes E-Bay, think it's a company called Wimoto or similar off the top of my head...

The top of your head is pretty close: Wemoto

Odd how we are getting more and more products with numbers in their names for this type of application: first there was WD-40, then POR-15, ACF-50 etc. Almost worth bringing out a few joke ones: PEN-15 "with built-in collapsible applicator" springs instantly to mind...

 

[Zagato]

The markets flooded with those already, us men will be redundant one day soon

 

[capetown]

Thanks Guys,

From a redundant person