Cleaning Off Thermal Paste

Sam666 · 2 Apr 2006 at 21:31

What does every use to clear off thermal paste off CPUs and heat sinks? I am going to remount my TT BT tomorrow or the day after and I don't want to No swearing! up my CPU or £30 heat sink.

Yewen · 2 Apr 2006 at 21:33

Edit out the sweary.

I use Akasa TIM clean to clean it.

Tom|Nbk · 2 Apr 2006 at 21:54

simple cheap effective method..

use screen wipes!

they have ISOPROPYL ALCOHOL and 0.1% pure water they work absoloutly excellent i have just actually cleaned off a cpu and heatsink this after noon use a credit card or somthing to get rid of the solid gunk first then wipe the remains down with a screen wipe

xander_uk2 · 3 Apr 2006 at 15:02

Isopropyl Alcohol ^^

Thats what I use, works a treat

sly199 · 3 Apr 2006 at 17:47

I have a bottle of Isopropyl Alcohol too, doesn’t say 99% though is that ok? What do you guys use to clean it with? I tried it with cotton buds, it takes a while and I am sure it left scratches though.

fatty1 · 3 Apr 2006 at 19:29

I normaly use acetone free nail polish remover my mrs always has some

Bennah · 3 Apr 2006 at 19:52

A few dry cotton buds do perfectly for me...

Yewen · 3 Apr 2006 at 19:53

Am I the only one who does it properly with a lint free cloth :confused:

Bennah · 3 Apr 2006 at 20:01

Might be

Vegeta · 3 Apr 2006 at 20:16

where do u get lint free cloths from, like a brand name.

sly199 · 3 Apr 2006 at 20:36

Don't they shed though which is bad?

DaveMac · 3 Apr 2006 at 22:13

I use pre-injection wipes which are IPA soaked lint free swabs.

Coffee machine filter papers are pretty cheap and lint free.

sly199 · 5 Apr 2006 at 08:02

Well I looked for some lint free cloths but couldn't find any, but the guys in the shop said he’s 90% sure there lint free - http://www.motor-world.co.uk/kroozi...87&PHPSESSID=0b36c5794e9e64f56e096ca2c040e8ac , hasn’t all cotton got lint in it?

VaderDSL · 5 Apr 2006 at 08:33

Yewen said:
Am I the only one who does it properly with a lint free cloth

Nope

I use ArctiClean Thermal Material Remover and Surface Purifier with some Coffee Filters, they do the job brilliantly, lint free, get 100 for a quid

vanandjuanunited · 5 Apr 2006 at 08:35

Kitchen roll and vodka for the win. :cool:

Messiah Khan · 5 Apr 2006 at 11:14

I use Isopropyl and Lint free cloths(Lab goggle cleaners)

welshtom · 5 Apr 2006 at 11:30

tissues from my pocket :rolleyes:

WJA96 · 5 Apr 2006 at 18:12

Forward Chemicals Metsol Cleaning Swipes are the best I've found. They are impregnated with something that really does clean TIM and swarf from heatsinks. I used 7 cloths to get my AC Freezer 7 Pro clean. It was visibly clean, and if you rubbed it with a piece of kitchen roll nothing came off, but the swipes kept pulling grey 'grit' out for quite some time. Then I put it all back in again as recommended by AC.

KizZ · 5 Apr 2006 at 18:49

Napkins FТW