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Today I noticed some red dust around the negative terminal of the battery.

What could be the reason for this phenomenon, and is it a problem? Should I clean it up?

I originally thought about corrosion, but apparently (after some Google search) corrosion is supposed to create some white dust around the positive terminal.

See attached picture.

Red dust around the negative terminal

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That looks to be copper anti-seize that was sprayed on your battery terminals. This is to protect against corrosion as well as preventing the battery cables from seizing onto the battery terminals. Below is a link to what I am mentioning.

https://www.amazon.com/Lubricant-Automotive-Antisieze-Neversieze-BustApart/dp/B08ZFW771F/

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