# Battery acid spill **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** batteries, fluids\ **Created:** [December 9, 2008, 2:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-acid-spill/23142 "2008-12-09T02:32:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DebbLogo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/debblogo/32/1070_2.png) [@DebbLogo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DebbLogo)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2008, 2:32am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-acid-spill/23142/1 "2008-12-09T02:32:23Z")
A rider mower battery tipped over in the trunk of my car while transporting. Most of the fluid leaked out onto the truck surface. it has an odor but has been in check since the freeze of the winter has settled. how can I clean up this spill? ---
**Author:** ![clammppit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@clammppit](https://community.cartalk.com/u/clammppit)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2008, 2:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-acid-spill/23142/2 "2008-12-09T02:42:11Z")
Baking soda to netralize acid, kitty litter to absorb. Copious amounts of water as well.Don’t let this mess become a contaminant. Try to collect it and dispose of properly. ---
**Author:** ![dagosa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/dagosa/32/9837_2.png) [@dagosa](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dagosa)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2008, 2:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-acid-spill/23142/3 "2008-12-09T02:42:49Z")
You should have immediately diluted it with water…as much as you can flush into the trunk. By now the paint has been compromised. Work on it asap ! ---
**Author:** ![dagosa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/dagosa/32/9837_2.png) [@dagosa](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dagosa)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2008, 2:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/battery-acid-spill/23142/4 "2008-12-09T02:44:30Z")
Wear protective gloves…