Are there any preventative measures, leaving aside driving the car every day, that will prevent my brakes from rusting like mad? [more inside]
posted by Cold Lurkey on Sep 16, 2009 - 12 answers

This should be a simple question, but I cannot find exactly what I need. I found a year old camera the other day in a box that had been left with batteries in it. There is some corrosion from the period of time the batteries had been in there. The camera is still pretty new, but I need to know how to remove the corrosion so that I can still use it. Any ideas!? No bonus point for anything since bonus points wont (and never do here) really do you any good. Thanks in advance friends...
posted by TeachTheDead on Sep 21, 2008 - 9 answers

All the screw holes on my video card are corroded. Is it worth my time to return it, or should I just clean it off? [more inside]
posted by tracert on Jan 18, 2008 - 10 answers

Help me save my theoretical new MacBook Pro from my Sweat of Doom! [more inside]
posted by Alterscape on Jun 7, 2007 - 20 answers

My Palm Pilot won't charge, and I think the problem is the charger. [more inside]
posted by Sara Anne on Dec 11, 2006 - 8 answers

Gatorade on a digicam... too corrosive to salvage? [more inside]
posted by trinarian on Sep 24, 2006 - 4 answers

How could a Coke can leak its contents without any apparent holes? [more inside]
posted by chrismear on Nov 23, 2005 - 25 answers

What's this blue residue in my sink and tub? [more inside]
posted by Big Fat Tycoon on Sep 19, 2005 - 14 answers

How do I keep everything in my house from rusting?!? [more inside]
posted by wallaby on Jul 11, 2005 - 11 answers

Does boiling eggs cause a saucepan to corrode over time? [more inside]
posted by gfrobe on Apr 8, 2005 - 6 answers

What exactly is the proper way to dispose of my used Duracell AA batteries? I go through them pretty fast and I'd hate to think they were sitting somewhere corroding and leaking acid down to the earth's core or something (I know very little about how batteries work, obviously). What should I be doing with them? It's not as easy as tossing them in the trash, is it?
posted by Slimemonster on Mar 8, 2004 - 16 answers

I was going to ask these guys, but I'm sure we can come up with an answer here. I use some DC powered "stuff" in my truck and I'm afraid that it may be causing corrosion on the battery terminals. True, false, indeterminate based on the facts presented? [more inside]
posted by ajpresto on Jan 17, 2004 - 4 answers