How To Get Corrosion Off A Battery. First make sure your car is turned off for safetys sake. It will tremendously increase the efficiency of the electric system and the battery.

Wear safety glasses a face mask and gloves while youre mucking around with battery corrosion which is highly caustic. However you still have to remove the last thin layer of rust from the terminals. The above steps remove the corrosion from car battery terminals.
Use a wrench to remove the battery cables from both posts.
My wife car battery terminals were really corroded. Wear safety glasses a face mask and gloves while youre mucking around with battery corrosion which is highly caustic. Scrub off the corrosive materials on the terminals. This will neutralize the battery acid.
