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Hey guys.

 

What do you use to remove thermal paste? Would the stuff my missus uses to get rid of nail varnish work?

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Hey guys.

 

What do you use to remove thermal paste? Would the stuff my missus uses to get rid of nail varnish work?

Use 99% alchohol 70% will also work and use a microfiber cloth you can also use toilet paper but that leaves behind little bits i do first with toilet paper and than microfiber cloth.

 

EDIT also make sure it's dry before you put the new thermal paste on!

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isoproply alcohol is recommended quite a lot in the tech forums , but I just scrape the old paste and clean the remaining with with moist paper towel. Not sure about nail thing remover but you will smell that for a long time if you use it.

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isoproply alcohol is recommended quite a lot in the tech forums , but I just scrape the old paste and clean the remaining with with moist paper towel. Not sure about nail thing remover but you will smell that for a long time if you use it.

isoproply alcohol and cotton balls.

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Also, if you have little towletts that have alcohol on them already, that will work too.

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Any 70+% isopropyl alcohol will do. You can clean the paste very effectively with coffee filters and newpaper as well because they do not leave scraps. Remember to wipe the housing dry before applying new paste. Try not to use nail polish remover or, god forbid, acetone

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Any 70+% isopropyl alcohol will do. You can clean the paste very effectively with coffee filters and newpaper as well because they do not leave scraps. Remember to wipe the housing dry before applying new paste. Try not to use nail polish remover or, god forbid, acetone

 

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Hey guys.

 

What do you use to remove thermal paste? Would the stuff my missus uses to get rid of nail varnish work?

 

 

isoproply alcohol and cotton balls.

 

 

I highly doubt nailpolish-remover will be a good thing to use...

 

Use Nail polish remover and a lint free cloth. Thats how i clean of thermal paste and have never had a problem with it.

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