yea..i had used petroleum jelly and past cars and never had a problem..i totally forgot about that though.. lol...i assume the gel is very simular...thanks for the help though..im gonna just buy a new battery soon n e way and i was already thinkin optima

thanks alot... oh and wappingers falls is freshwater and im far from them...just south of poughkeepsie NY if u know where that is