HELP REMOVING THERMAL PASTE

[PerryTheBadAss]

Hey guys i am about to remove thermal paste for my first time and i heard that you need isopropyl alcholo of 90% concentration but the only available i have its isopropyl 50% is there anything else i can use or should i wait a few days until i get the 90% one also any tips ?

[helping]

50% is fine, just wipe it dry with something lint free and make sure you don't get it on anything. 

 

don't get overzealous with it

[LancerBG]

try what you have, it wont hurt anything. 

[WinNut]

Did you get the cooler off already?

[Wats]

TRY THAT AND A COFFEE FILTER, THEY'RE LINT FREE

[XtremeTechGaming]

This, sadly has happened to me after installing a Phenom x6 Black edition! I don't know why I had to take the past off

I got the heat-sink off of it, but just dried it with a cloth, nothing crazy!

[PerryTheBadAss]

i don't have any coffee filters is there anything else i can use

[PerryTheBadAss]

I just use Ass Wipe. I mean toilet paper. If that's not enough I'll put some nail polish remover on the toilet paper and use that. Works fine for me.

lol haha thanks im nervous :C

[DoubleY]

I personally usually lick it off.

 

But seriously, use Isopropyl alcohol with lint free cloth   

[Le Lion de Barreras]

A microfiber cloth also works fine.

[Mooshi]

Seriously, while 90% is ideal, it's not the one and only solution. Whenever I change paste, I simply use a 70% alcohol wipe since I have those laying around and some good ol' American TP to wipe it dry.

[xXxYOLOxSWAGxXx_420BlazeIt]

Hey guys i am about to remove thermal paste for my first time and i heard that you need isopropyl alcholo of 90% concentration but the only available i have its isopropyl 50% is there anything else i can use or should i wait a few days until i get the 90% one also any tips ?

Any solvent will work.

 

Petrol and nail varnish remover will work.

 

The cloth you use wont even make a difference. I dont know why everyone tries to make a big deal about removing thermal paste.

[VibramMan]

I usually just wipe it off with a paper towl. If there's any left after that, then bring in the alcohol. The reason 90% isopropyl is generally recommended is because it dries almost instantly. If you use anything else, I'd recommend letting it dry for awhile before powering up the system.

[Tsuki]

i work at an electronics store so i get 99% pure anhydrous alchohol, which is "ideal" but honestly anybody over 50% is perfectly fine just let it dry

[Guest]

50% should be fine, but let the board sit for a while just in case. I use 95% and it dries in about 10 seconds.

 

Use anything you'd like, toilet paper, paper towel, microfiber, coffee filter, as long as it doesn't have crazy lint. That means Kleenex isn't ideal, but I've done it before and no big deal.

[flibberdipper]

Half of the time I take an old shirt that doesn't fit and cut it up, then just wipe the shit off while it's still in the socket.

[seiny]

Any solvent will work.

 

Petrol and nail varnish remover will work.

 

The cloth you use wont even make a difference. I dont know why everyone tries to make a big deal about removing thermal paste.

Petrol :mellow: