Type R Club of America

Looking for an alternative to buying a new ground strap that is discontinued?

Try this ground strap rejuvenation

What’s required?

White Vinegar
Salt
Water
Baking Soda
2 Containers to soak and rinse with

What’s the steps?

1. Start with the first empty container and fill it high enough with white vinegar that you can submerge the grounding strap. Add 2 tablespoons of salt and mix the two ingredients together to get the salt to dissolve as best as possible.

2. Place the grounding strap completely submerged into the solution.

3. Allow 10 minutes for the strap to soak. You will notice most of the corrosion will be removed in the first couple of minutes.

4. While step 3 is happening get a second container and fill with water high enough in the container to submerge the grounding strap. Add 2 tablespoons of baking soda and mix together.

5. Once step 3 is complete remove the grounding strap from the vinegar/salt solution and place the strap into the water/baking soda solution. Allow it to soak for 10-20 seconds to neutralize and then remove and dry.

Enjoy!!

Awesome! This is an innovative approach to refreshing these cars as Honda discontinues more and more replacement parts. Excellent work and thank you for contributing back to the community.

Wow that came out really nice. I did mine with just vinegar and let is soak over night and it came out 50% better than before.

I will try your method for better results.

Edit: Tried your method this afternoon. I have more shine on the wire portion but my ring ends are not as nice as yours. They are mostly covered by hardware so no big deal. Thanks