Using White Spirit to clean AS!

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Is it safe to do this?

Just installed my new heatsink, but want to properly clean it and reseat it, is it safe to use white spirit to clean the old AS off cos thats all ive got in the house?

 

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Suppose I could wait until tomorrow... but i'm impatient. I see there is some citric cleaner, surely Jif Lemon would work along the same lines...

 

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Did it anyway, seems to be a bit cooler now, but ill give the AS a few days to settle in before i pass judgement