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Originally Posted by Easy Rider  Aw, come on man, just stop it, please?
That is, just rattling off stuff that you know NOTHING about. 
If you actually knew anything about First Aid, you would know that water is exactly the right thing to put on your skin (or in your eyes) to dilute an acid spill. Fumbling around for a counter-acting base just wastes time and risks an alkalid burn worse than the acid.
Then there is the battery. Once a battery is initially filled and charged, you should NEVER add acid again; only plain water, distilled is best.
When it comes to giving (good) advise, quality is much more important than quantity! 
I know that may be a hard concept for a 22 year old but you really need to work on understanding it. Really. |
Where do you get your facts? Because when I did it we had just talked to the yamaha dealer about the ATV... and that's what their service department recommended, abotu the battery. Maybe it depends on the battery in this case, but this is what the service department told us about the ATV battery, this PAST weekend.. so its not like im like oh 23 years ago the dealer told me this.. it was literally 4 days ago.
As a eagle scout, we learned that water spreads the acid around more, causing th burn area to increase, while diluting the substance yes, but making it more wide spread.. also a bad idea. So the best thing to do is either a - put a base on it if you have it to neutralize it, or b - go to the hospital and let them do it so you don't put on too strong of a base for a weak acid. ER - where do you get yuor medical facts? Web md? Now if it gets in your eyes (like you mentioned) the best thing to do is NOT put a base on it, because you need to dilute that asap, so you use a water that is flowing, and have someone call an ambulance.