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What percentage, or whatever, should I get for removing thermal paste from a CPU/heatsink.

 

Edit: Oh and where can I get some in Canada?

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well i used to use "rakija" which is basically 60%(ish) drink, and it was fine, so id say any high content alcoholic drink liquid will do

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As pure as possible though quick drying isn't really an issue. I use 99.9% and it gives me plenty of time to clean the paste off before evaporating. Ideally mate you want the highest percentage you can get your hands on.

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70 worked fine for me.

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The higher percentage the less chance of killing anything.

 

In the phone repair world we use 90-99%

 

Also try to only use a minimal amount on the cloth so its only damp not soaked. 

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Could I use Ethanol instead? Or would that be corrosive or something. 

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I use vodka and have had not issues on the 100's of cpus I have cleaned and installed. (Make sure its not favoured lol)

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What percentage, or whatever, should I get for removing thermal paste from a CPU/heatsink

 

Edit: Oh and where can I get some in Canada?

Shoppers Drug Mart has 99% isopropyl 500ml for 5 bucks or something.

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Chance of killing anything? How would any mix kill anything?

More or less water means something, doesn't it?
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More or less water means something, doesn't it?

Nope. I could dunk my CPU in a bucket of water and it'd be just fine (provided I dry it properly before trying to use it). Water doesn't kill electronics as long as they're not powered on.

 

I recently spilled about a full glass of water on my motherboard whilst filling a water loop. Dried it off and it's still functioning perfectly.

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