Thermal Paste on underside of cpu

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So, I've been a bit of a fool and managed to get some thermal paste on my CPU whilst removing it from the motherboard

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9b/Intel_CPU_Core_i7_2600K_Sandy_Bridge_bottom.jpg
NO HOTLINKING!

I have an i7 2600k (Pictured above). I managed to get a very small amount of thermal paste on the gold contacts at the very edge of the chip. I've had a search on this forum and on google and it would appear the best way to get it off is with some form of alcohol and clean it very gingerly and hope no damage is done.

Has anyone done this before and could perhaps give me a bit of guidance on how to go about this without breaking anything?

Cheers

 

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http://www.arcticsilver.com/arcticlean.htm I take it that's the one? From reading the info on that page it doesn't really say if it's safe to use on the underside of the CPU, have you used it successfully to clean the underside of a CPU before?

 

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Ok, Thanks.

Are you sure it's safe to use on the underside of the chip? I don't want to be shelling out a couple of hundred quit after finding it out it irreparably damages the chip.

 

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I have done this before. I just got a bit of tissue and wiped it off. Probably not the best idea but hey, it works

I'll keep that as a backup option then Thanks!

 

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Thanks for the replies, what kind of cloth should I use? Lint free?

 

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Thanks.

My mobo won't be back for about 28 days now!

In my hunt for further answers I found this somewhat amusing and informative video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GNQCT4O4jE