Cleaning thermal paste off CPU

Steve09 · 7 Nov 2011 at 18:56

I will be cleaning the thermal paste off my 2500k in the next couple of days.
I've got some Akasa TIM cleaner and I bought some microfibre cloths from the supermarket today, will these cloths be ok to use?

Thanks

eddiew · 7 Nov 2011 at 18:57

Frankly I manage fine with white spirit and bog roll...

PapaLazaru · 7 Nov 2011 at 19:11

eddiew said:
Frankly I manage fine with white spirit and bog roll...

Vodka and a tea towel here.

sharkkk · 7 Nov 2011 at 19:14

Belt sander
(disclaimer: do not use belt sander)

Steve09 · 7 Nov 2011 at 19:17

sharkkk said:
Belt sander
(disclaimer: do not use belt sander)

After reading around it seems a microfibre cloth will be fine.

sharkkk · 7 Nov 2011 at 19:19

In all seriousness, there's no need to be too delicate with them as long as you're not being silly. Microfibre cloth or kitchen roll, s'all good!

eddiew · 7 Nov 2011 at 20:45

PapaLazaru said:
Vodka and a tea towel here.

What a waste of good drinking liquor

Well, mixing liquor, my days of neat vodka are long behind me

...I hope.

Purgatory · 7 Nov 2011 at 20:48

Girlfriends nail polish remover, tissue and cotton ear buds to get any stuck in strange places, then after that a quick blow to remove any bits of dust or tissue fibers that may have settled there. Comes out very clean and ready to reapply new TIM, been doing that for over 20 years and works great.

stulid · 7 Nov 2011 at 20:52

The two part Akasa cleaning solution and bog roll (Andrex as im proper posh)

eddiew · 7 Nov 2011 at 20:54

Andrex? How middle class

ThePengu1n · 7 Nov 2011 at 21:01

Lol, just kitchen roll here

FatFishMonster · 7 Nov 2011 at 22:04

+1 on the nail varnish remover and also kitchen roll !

pc_monkey · 7 Nov 2011 at 22:12

I have always used 100% alcohol (isopropanol) and kitchenh roll. They are very cheap on ebay and they really work 101%.

wannabedamned · 7 Nov 2011 at 22:18

I just bang mine in the dishwasher along with the other bits and pieces

Philtor · 8 Nov 2011 at 00:14

I've always used IPA or Acetone along with one of them little glasses cleaning cloths. Works a treat

andy_mk3 · 8 Nov 2011 at 00:17

Arcticlean, smells so nice! I've ised it about 2 dozen times now and still have loads left

jones2636 · 8 Nov 2011 at 01:04

Purgatory said:
Girlfriends nail polish remover, tissue and cotton ear buds to get any stuck in strange places, then after that a quick blow to remove any bits of dust or tissue fibers that may have settled there. Comes out very clean and ready to reapply new TIM, been doing that for over 20 years and works great.

I use a simaler method to this nail polish remover and kitchen towel never had any probs.

bedazzled · 8 Nov 2011 at 09:34

I use IPA and a big supermarkets value bog roll, I'm not as posh as Stulid but I must admit it does leave a few skid marks on the cpu

chainy · 8 Nov 2011 at 11:05

I use IPA. I work for a print company that buys it in at 75L at a time. That should clean a few CPU's off for a while

Dead Dog · 8 Nov 2011 at 11:48

I use IPA followed by whiskey, then when I'm blotto i just gaffa tape it to the bonnet along with other electricals that need a dust off, then drive through the local car wash, and before you ask I get the wife to drive as I'd be drunk - I'm not stupid