other ways to clean thermal paste off a cpu?

[Mac69]

I live in ireland and no chemists or shops have isopropyl and im just wondeing if there are any other ways to clean it off. i.e. baby wipers or something. thanks!

[mr.skyrim_pc]

Nail polish remover could work... Don't try it because I have no idea.

[Splashzed]

I used the thing that is used to get off nail polish and it worked just fine, remember to let it dry out

[Briggsy]

yeah, the alcohol wipes from a local fast food restaurant or first aid kit.

[Fulgrim]

I've used baby wipes in the past. Just make sure you don't get those thick ones which drip liquid when you squish them, or at least don't leak it onto the contacts underneath.

[Statik]

Just use toilet paper. You don't need any liquid.

[Briggsy]

Just use toilet paper. You don't need any liquid.

 

To be perfectly honest that's all I use, or paper towel. 

[GoodN1ght]

How? Your pharmacy doesn't have that? How the fuck do you clean wounds then? 

[FruitBasketSilex]

I live in ireland and no chemists or shops have isopropyl and im just wondeing if there are any other ways to clean it off. i.e. baby wipers or something. thanks!

Lick it off?

[GoodN1ght]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Isopropyl-Alcohol-99-16-Oz-Humco-/291329477536?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43d4970ba0

[rmac52]

Go to a hardware store. Acetone, mineral spirit's, denatured alcohol will all work.

Go into a pharmacy and ask someone in the pharmacy where they have alcohol wipes. They have them trust me. Diabetics need them to inject insulin. Hell they may just give you a few if you explained why you need them. That's what I would do if you came into my pharmacy.

[Statik]

Go to a hardware store. Acetone, mineral spirit's, denatured alcohol will all work.

Go into a pharmacy and ask someone in the pharmacy where they have alcohol wipes. They have them trust me. Diabetics need them to inject insulin. Hell they may just give you a few if you explained why you need them. That's what I would do if you came into my pharmacy.

Diabetics don't need alcohol swabs before they inject every time. Lol.

[C0LL0SS0S]

How? Your pharmacy doesn't have that? How the fuck do you clean wounds then? 

Are you supposed to use isoprypol alcohol in wounds ?

[ThomasD]

Are you supposed to use isoprypol alcohol in wounds ?

Nope, really bad idea - just adding additional insult to the injury.

 

To the OP: Your government doesn't trust you with isopropyl alcohol anymore.  You might be able to get surgical spirits from your chemist, but I doubt it.  

 

But, as others have noted, fast evaporating solvents (like acetone or white spirits) are also fine and can probably be found at a hardware shop.

[aidenrelkoff]

How? Your pharmacy doesn't have that? How the fuck do you clean wounds then? 

look below

 

Go to pharmacy

 

 

Go to a hardware store. Acetone, mineral spirit's, denatured alcohol will all work.

Go into a pharmacy and ask someone in the pharmacy where they have alcohol wipes. They have them trust me. Diabetics need them to inject insulin. Hell they may just give you a few if you explained why you need them. That's what I would do if you came into my pharmacy.

basicaly all this ^

 

 

Are you supposed to use isoprypol alcohol in wounds ?

your not supposed to, isoprypol alcohal is ment to clean the skin before you cut/inject/puncture. If you have a gaping wound, trust me poring isoprypol all over it will hurt more then the actual wound.

 

hydrogen peroxide is a better liquid to use on cuts

[C0LL0SS0S]

look below

 

 

 

basicaly all this ^

 

 

your not supposed to, isoprypol alcohal is ment to clean the skin before you cut/inject/puncture. If you have a gaping wound, trust me poring isoprypol all over it will hurt more then the actual wound.

 

hydrogen peroxide is a better liquid to use on cuts

 

 

Nope, really bad idea - just adding additional insult to the injury.

 

To the OP: Your government doesn't trust you with isopropyl alcohol anymore.  You might be able to get surgical spirits from your chemist, but I doubt it.  

 

But, as others have noted, fast evaporating solvents (like acetone or white spirits) are also fine and can probably be found at a hardware shop.

Tried it out just for fun and gotta say you guys and myself, we were right ^^

[Mac69]

cleansing surface wipes work? 

[aidenrelkoff]

cleansing surface wipes work? 

alot of things work. try vinegar if all else fails

[Shally]

I live in ireland and no chemists or shops have isopropyl and im just wondeing if there are any other ways to clean it off. i.e. baby wipers or something. thanks!

I live here, we do have that in chemists. Look harder OP.

[dfsdfgfkjsefoiqzemnd]

Good and soft toilet paper will take care of just about every bit of thermal paste.  Whatever is left really won't affect cooling capacity so IMO isopropyl alcohol is completely unnecessary.  I've ghetto'ed paste replacements like that, and don't notice any temperature difference whatsoever compared to the "proper" procedure.

 

Still, if you really want to clean it after giving it a once-over with TP, you can't go wrong with those moist wipes for glasses.  I pay 2 or 3 EUR for a box of 40, and it only takes one.

[GoodN1ght]

Isopropyl is just great for cleaning electronics in general. 

[rmac52]

Diabetics don't need alcohol swabs before they inject every time. Lol.

they should. And even if some don't a pharmacy will carry them.

[Statik]

they should. And even if some don't a pharmacy will carry them.

There's plenty of things you should do. But it just comes down to a waste of time. In reality you're not going to get an infection if you don't swab.

[rmac52]

There's plenty of things you should do. But it just comes down to a waste of time. In reality you're not going to get an infection if you don't swab.

Yes and that's irrelevant to my original point. They are a necessary diabetic supply and all pharmacies should carry them. At the very least if the pharmacy dones vaccinations they have them because they MUST use them every time.

[Statik]

Yes and that's irrelevant to my original point. They are a necessary diabetic supply and all pharmacies should carry them. At the very least if the pharmacy dones vaccinations they have them because they MUST use them every time.

I wasn't posting in regard to whether they should have them in his country or not, because they should, and I shared my opinion on cleaning your CPU. All I was saying is diabetics are not required (i.e. your doctor doesn't tell you) to swab/clean the area.