Paint protection against battery acid

Paint protection against battery acid

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7 February 2026 at 20:10 #836711
Speedy Builder5
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I am installing new steel battery box for my car. What paint should I use to protect it ?

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7 February 2026 at 20:14 #836713
Wade Beatty
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My advice is to go to the local auto paint shop and ask them
7 February 2026 at 20:46 #836719
bernard towers
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Many years ago we used a black paint that was supposed to be semi acid proof so by now they are bound to have something in the auto market (Frost Restoration perhaps)
7 February 2026 at 20:51 #836724
JasonB
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With modern sealed batteries I would have thought there was a lot less need, it’s not like overfilling an old one and spilling the acid.
8 February 2026 at 01:43 #836755
cedric 1
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Get it powder coated if you are running old acid slopper batteries. Modern AGM batteries don’t slop so any good quality machinery paint should do.
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