Household TIM remover?

bledd · 1 Nov 2008 at 13:07

Is there anything i can use in my mum's house to safely remove heat paste etc..

White spirits / bleach / lemon juice?

I don't have my akasa stuff with me to do it..

Pilky01 · 1 Nov 2008 at 13:09

I have heard that nail varnish remover works.

Will_3rd · 1 Nov 2008 at 13:10

nail varnish remover/rubbing alcohol works apparently as it evaporates and doesn't leave a residue.

bledd · 1 Nov 2008 at 13:12

/muuuum

FoxEye · 1 Nov 2008 at 13:17

Pure alcohol is what you want. Something like isopropyl which you can get from a chemist. They might ask you what you want it for, but that's np. Unless you say you're going to drink it.

Grimley · 1 Nov 2008 at 13:17

I've used Meths in the past.

Diggsy · 1 Nov 2008 at 13:50

Lighter fluid

spookywillow · 1 Nov 2008 at 13:53

i wouldn't use lighter fluid, it leaves a film on everything.

i just use a bit of toilet roll and rub it all off, never had any problems with temps or damage.

MikeHunt79 · 1 Nov 2008 at 13:58

Pilky01 said:
nail varnish remover works.

bledd · 1 Nov 2008 at 13:59

i used a dab of meths, didn't need to do the ram modules as they were bare before hand

Ben M · 1 Nov 2008 at 14:10

FoxEye said:
Pure alcohol is what you want. Something like isopropyl which you can get from a chemist. They might ask you what you want it for, but that's np. Unless you say you're going to drink it.

this.

Schnippzle · 1 Nov 2008 at 14:32

FoxEye said:
Pure alcohol is what you want. Something like isopropyl which you can get from a chemist. They might ask you what you want it for, but that's np. Unless you say you're going to drink it.

+1

Lemon juice isnt very good as it leave a residue.

Meeeellar · 1 Nov 2008 at 14:42

Pilky01 said:
I have heard that nail varnish remover works.

thats what i use and it works a treat

Ben643 · 1 Nov 2008 at 15:00

+1 to nail varnish.

I finally got round to buying some proper stuff for my last build though!

bledd · 1 Nov 2008 at 15:14

there's no chemist in my mum's house, so meths was perfect

meths = alcohol + methanol (poisonous alcohol) so it's basically the same thing anyway (for cleaning)

Biffa · 1 Nov 2008 at 15:21

Switch cleaner from your local major electrical M place

Hutch · 1 Nov 2008 at 16:07

FoxEye said:
Pure alcohol is what you want. Something like isopropyl which you can get from a chemist. They might ask you what you want it for, but that's np. Unless you say you're going to drink it.

Have you tried doing this recently? I tried to buy some earlier this year, went to a few different chemists who told me its now a controlled substance or something, so they couldnt hand it over to me without a perscription.. You can buy it online tho :/ pretty annoying as i wanted it there and then.

bailey12856 · 1 Nov 2008 at 16:10

I used some rubbing alcohol works a treat.

FoxEye · 1 Nov 2008 at 16:13

Hutch said:
Have you tried doing this recently? I tried to buy some earlier this year, went to a few different chemists who told me its now a controlled substance or something, so they couldnt hand it over to me without a perscription.. You can buy it online tho :/ pretty annoying as i wanted it there and then.

Doesn't surprise me. We'll need government approval to use the crapper soon.

Bought mine about over a year ago, maybe two.

mrbios · 1 Nov 2008 at 16:14

buy some of that akasa TIM-clean, i bought a bottle of it years ago and its still got loads more use in it, lasts for aggggggggggggges