I was carrying an old wet cell battery in the back of my 05 Screw, and I did not have it secured. I have a box cover, and forgot it was there for a couple of days. It fell over, and spilled acid in the box. I have a Line-X sprayed in liner. Upon discovering the spill, I immediately dumped a large quantity of baking soda on the spill -- it bubbled pretty good off the start. After 1/2 hour I pressure washed it out, then put more soda on the spot, left it another 1/2 hour and washed it out again. So far the liner seems okay and appears undamaged. Apparently it spent the night in my garage, because there was an acid stain on the concrete under the front of the box. It must have dripped down through the box drain hole. I immediately mixed up a baking soda/water mixture, and dumped some in the box, allowing it to go through the drain holes to cleanse the drain holes. I also sprayed some of the soda/water mixture on a small part of the frame (in front of rear wheel, under the box drains) which appeared "shiny", presumably with acid. Anything else I should do or could have done differently? Anything else to worry about? Thanks for the help!

 

Sounds like you got it covered. Isn't line-x supposed to stand up to stuff like that?

 

Arent u glad u went with a sprayin bedliner instead of the plastic slip in kind?

Opie

 

The only other thing that I would think about checking is the brake line. Possibly the fuel line as well. Even one drop of acid on them and you could be talking about some serios trouble. So your Line-X held up to that unscathed. That is good to know. I had a Line-X sprayed in mine when I bought it.

 

I'm a LINE-X dealer.

Battery acid is sulfuric acid of various dilutions with water. LINE-X will be fine until the acid percentage reaches about 50%. Then, you may see some discoloration.

You did the right thing by neutralizing the acid with baking soda. Obviously, the acid was weak enough so that it did not affect the liner.

 

Now that it has been a few days, I have some very minor discoloration on the LineX liner - you may not even notice if I didn't point it out. Yes, I am glad I didn't have a drop in liner. Guys, LineX works. Get it and you won't regret it!

 

Get a can of Krylon gloss black spray paint. Cover the necessary areas with newspaper to prevent over spray and then lightly spray the paint from about 12 to 15 inches away. Wait 2 minutes and then do it again. Repeat until the stain is gone. Spray multiple light coats, don't let the paint puddle.

 

I had an OLD battery I was hauling with NO LINER! I thought it was empty (water/ACID) I was wrong. After a few days of it ROLLING around. I noticed two spots the size of a dollar bill. The PAINT was GONE and a RUSTY/SCALE left behind.

Wife told me she wants to get me a LINER for christmas........... looks like I'll be going with LINE-X (Six months too late!)

 

This may seem like a strange question, but why are you glad you didn't have a drop-in? After all, they make great bathtubs, which would have contained the spill...

Actually, with battery acid dilution with water is the best technique. Rinse thoroughly for about 15 minutes, no need for other treatments. If you are quick to start water on it the water dilutes and washes away the acid to the point it doesn't have enough concentration to cause any damage.