Engine Ground bar ABA

[vanagonjr]

The grounding bar with 2 studs on my ABA is all rusty. I am wire brushing the rust away and am about to heavily paint it and thought won't the paint affect the conductivity? (originally was a plated part). Not sure what the options are. I can remove some paint where the hold down bolt attaches, but figure that rust will develop.
Any ideas?
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John - 86 Wolfsburg Westfalia "Weekender"
Flint reversed 1.8T W/Passat 5-Speed
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[ps2375]

Just clean it and use it. You can paint it, but you will need to remove paint where it contacts block and where wire lugs contact. A bit of grease to prevent oxidation won't hurt.

[vanagonjr]

That's my plan now. Apparently these getting rusty and causing bad grounds is a common problem, I can see why.
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John - 86 Wolfsburg Westfalia "Weekender"
Flint reversed 1.8T W/Passat 5-Speed
LiMBO (late model bus club) www.limbobus.org
LiMBO is on Facebook too! https://www.facebook.com/groups/
FAQ thread: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=525798

[artbyedo]

Absolutely, grease the heck out of it and make sure you've got clean (no paint) contact. Grease won't hurt conductivity.
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