fix computers damaged by smoking

[ewdwan]

have you ever recieved a used pc or laptop that has been overheating due to someone smoking while they used it?

i have so as i couldnt find any info online as how to fix this so i made this 

open your pc up and completely dissasemble it

buy replacement fans

clean all parts including all casing with isopropynal alcahol (make sure its more than 90%) you can clean it with anti-static microfibre cloths and or cotton buds just make sure there is no debris left

re apply thermal paste to all neccesary components

assemble pc and you are done 

hope this helps you please feel free to ask if you need any help

also sorry for spelling and punctuation im dislexic so i try my best 

[Merlorz]

Those are the worst PC's to fix, all the dust inside is super sticky.. And the smell.. Just the smell..

[Giganizer300PRO]

I don't see how a computer can get damaged by smoking.

Dust - MHM

Smoking - ?

[Tedster]

I don't see how a computer can get damaged by smoking.

Dust - MHM

Smoking - ?

Dust, but worse.

[NeatSquidYT]

I don't see how a computer can get damaged by smoking.

Dust - MHM

Smoking - ?

It just makes everything sticky and smell HORRIBLE. Maybe more, but those are the 2 off the top of my head

[techguru]

I use my dry steam cleaner to clean these kinda pc's

[Vendetta]

I wish I would have taken pictures of my uncles pc when I fixed it for him. He was a heavy smoker along with 2 other people in the house. Also had multiple cats and they NEVER cleaned the house. Then on top of that hey set the tower directly on the carpet. I literally HAD to go get a full painters suit with painters breather to clean this thing. PC ended up being dead because the psu was so full of fucking filth that it melted itself and took the graphics card and other shit with it.

[Str_Mape]

I don't see how a computer can get damaged by smoking.

Dust - MHM

Smoking - ?

The tar build up is insane. I had one come in recently I'm just glad I'm anosmic, a workmate who is about 5 meters away was complaining about the smell.

[NeatSquidYT]

I got some free stuff off a widow whose deceased husband was into PCs. I got the PCs, opened them up, and they smelt fucking disgusting. In good shape, but still. All the peripherals stank of it, and 6 months on, they still do (horribly). I just hate the smell of cigarette smoke and its remains, which is why I try and stay as far away from smokers as possible.

[Guest]

I got some free stuff off a widow whose deceased husband was into PCs. I got the PCs, opened them up, and they smelt fucking disgusting. In good shape, but still. All the peripherals stank of it, and 6 months on, they still do (horribly). I just hate the smell of cigarette smoke and its remains, which is why I try and stay as far away from smokers as possible.

 

We had one come in and litrely in the bottom of the case there was a thick layer of dust, tar and crap which was as high as the gfx card, it was a scarp one we were goign to salvage for parts, had some decent ram but we didnt dare touch it it went strait to the skip

[shujin]

OH THAT WAS THAT didn't look like dust didn't smell like dust took me fkin 4 hour to clean it was due to smoking well the more you know I guess anyway this guide is pretty much what I do anytime I get new computer part for free

[Trik'Stari]

Lol I smoke around my computer all day. Have to clean the filter once a week. Once a month I take the whole thing out to the shed and give it a good blasting with the air compressor. Smoke dust is sticky, but no match for a 110 psi air compressor.

[Opcode]

I don't see how a computer can get damaged by smoking.

Dust - MHM

Smoking - ?

Tar build up. It's like spraying a slow mist of glue into your computer over a long period of time. It speeds up dust buildup among other things.

[Foxxer]

LOL. Use alcohol to clean?

[ewdwan]

Yes I use alcohol to clean and normally I wouldn't go anywhere near a computer that has been in contact with smoking but the one that I fixed and wrote this guide on was a Compaq presario c700 that I got given off my uncle (he smokes) and I don't have that much money as I'm 14 so couldn't really complain

[Speedyv]

Those are the worst PC's to fix, all the dust inside is super sticky.. And the smell.. Just the smell..

 

Now. Imagine the lungs.

[Merlorz]

Now. Imagine the lungs.

 

Here you go

 

[ewdwan]

Here you go

 

this is why i never plan on smoking 

[JamGorby]

Quick tip from experience. 

Ammonia breaks up cigarette tar much better than alcohol. 

[typographie]

I don't see how a computer can get damaged by smoking.

Dust - MHM

Smoking - ?

 

I used to have an apartment in what was supposed to be a non-smoking building. I assume that the previous owner used to go into the bathroom and smoke with the window open, and as a result the walls were coated with sticky yellow shit that dripped from the walls and ceiling every time I took a shower. Despite scrubbing the walls numerous times, I only ever made it slightly better.

 

So yeah, that inside of a computer, or anything else? Well, just one more reason I'll never smoke.

[flibberdipper]

I had to clean a computer that was a smoker's. I ripped everything out, blew the shit outta it with a high-pressure nozzle for an air compressor, sprayed it with fabreeze.

 

As for the case, I put it a sink with a 30/70 mix of Purple Power and roughly 70C water. If you don't know what Purple Power is, think industrial liquid cleaning solution.

 

Case was shiny AF and no longer had a yellow tint.