is kitchen towel (i.e. bounty) a lint free cloth?

toblarone45 · 13 May 2009 at 20:16

to cut a long story short like the title says is it :confused:

? (i need to clean the old thermal paste off)

i would have posted elsewhere but not sure where and the idea was given to me a few mins and google hindered no results

BigglesPiP · 13 May 2009 at 20:16

Azagoth · 13 May 2009 at 20:18

I've always used kitchen roll to wipe the paste off. After I've applied the removing solution of course, I also use Kitchen Roll to clean it up after the purifier has done it's job too. Not had a problem yet.

AtlanticP · 13 May 2009 at 20:18

A microfibre cloth at the very least mate. No sort of tissue etc. Find an old spectacle cleaning cloth or something.

Berserker · 13 May 2009 at 20:22

Absolutely not, and to save you a question, neither is toilet roll, or most other forms of paper tissue.

Having said all that, the problems are two-fold. Firstly with the tissue being abrasive, so don't get rough, and secondly with the tissue leaving bits of itself behind, so don't let that happen.

Steve2000 · 13 May 2009 at 20:26

I've always used kitchen roll to wipe down CPUs, done hundreds and never had a problem yet.

toblarone45 · 13 May 2009 at 20:26

Thxs guys for the quick replies

(gotta love this forum

!!)

and kk i probably won't risk it - might try and old spectacle cleaning cloth sure there's one around somewhere if not looks like i'll go have to buy something

cactuscake · 13 May 2009 at 20:27

Find someone who has recently purchased a mobile phone / Nintendo DS / glasses / laptop / etc. They are quite often sent with a little piece of lint free cloth to wipe the screen with.

My G1 came with one, they've been pretty popular, know anyone who has one?

monkeyspank · 13 May 2009 at 21:00

Good lord, just wipe it off and then clean it

mjt · 13 May 2009 at 21:02

no, it's paper.

Cosimo · 13 May 2009 at 21:02

Even a good bog roll will do.

roboffer · 13 May 2009 at 21:04

Just use of of those blue kitchen cloth type things

something daft already!! · 13 May 2009 at 21:06

Brillo pad I suggest.

Van Hellseek · 13 May 2009 at 21:06

IT'S PLENTY

http://www.plenty.co.uk/

Gackt · 13 May 2009 at 21:35

Just run it under the cold tap, not the hot one, that'll damage it.

semi-pro waster · 13 May 2009 at 22:01

It's not lint free as you've already been told but equally as has been said that isn't particularly important for most people, I've cleaned quite a few CPUs using kitchen roll or toilet tissue and it hasn't made any difference to their operation. You're more likely to damage the parts by holding them incorrectly or dropping them I'd guess than you are by using a non-lint free cloth.

LukeTW · 13 May 2009 at 22:02

seek said:
IT'S PLENTY

http://www.plenty.co.uk/

Was just bout to say that

Steve2000 · 13 May 2009 at 22:03

semi-pro waster said:
It's not lint free as you've already been told but equally as has been said that isn't particularly important for most people, I've cleaned quite a few CPUs using kitchen roll or toilet tissue and it hasn't made any difference to their operation. You're more likely to damage the parts by holding them incorrectly or dropping them I'd guess than you are by using a non-lint free cloth.

Exactly.

gumbald · 13 May 2009 at 22:13

I found out what lint is the other day, I'd never bothered to investigate previously.

I acquired a pack of disposable screen cleaning lint-free cloths - used one of them whenever I needed to clean a CPU.

TheBrooder · 13 May 2009 at 22:14

I've used bog roll before without any problems