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i currently have some methylated spirit but i do not have an isopropyl alcohol and was wondering if using the methylated spirit to clean thermal compound off of my cpu would damage it. Just trying to save a few pennies 

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As long as you let it dry off it shouldn't be a problem :)

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It should do the job. It isn't very conductive.

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i currently have some methylated spirit but i do not have an isopropyl alcohol and was wondering if using the methylated spirit to clean thermal compound off of my cpu would damage it. Just trying to save a few pennies 

Spend the pennies.

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i currently have some methylated spirit but i do not have an isopropyl alcohol and was wondering if using the methylated spirit to clean thermal compound off of my cpu would damage it. Just trying to save a few pennies 

 

 I wouldn't, especially if there's a lot of menthol in there. Doesn't have to be isopropyl alcohol either, it can just be normal pure alcohol as long as it's 96% >.

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 I wouldn't, especially if there's a lot of menthol in there. Doesn't have to be isopropyl alcohol either, it can just be normal pure alcohol as long as it's 96% >.

It contains methanol not menthol :D

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It contains methanol not menthol :D

 

Oh lol, now I read it correct. My bad. That stuff is fine. :P

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