Removing thermal paste

[GeorgeKellow]

I haven't got any rubbing alcohol, but can I use nail varnish remover instead?

[Enderman]

use a wet cloth

alcohol is unnecessary

just dont leave any water

[mikat]

Just now, Enderman said:

use a wet cloth

alcohol is unnecessary

just dont leave any water

i've tried both and without the alcohol removing thermal paste is a pain

(hyper 212 evo paste that was bundled with it)

[xentropa]

I have had best results with a q tip.

[SeanAngelo]

8 minutes ago, GeorgeKellow said:

I haven't got any rubbing alcohol, but can I use nail varnish remover instead?

use a q-tip and remove it like that

[Apathetik]

  Technically speaking, you 'can' use nail polish remover (acetone). However, it can and WILL damage plastic, and any finishes on any component it comes into contact with. So be careful not to get it on anything other than the metal you need to remove the TIM from. Unfortunately though, I can't remember if there are any potential risks of it coming into contact with the PCB (I don't think it would hurt anything, but not 100% sure). So if you do decide to use it, be careful.

[Enderman]

7 minutes ago, mikat said:

i've tried both and without the alcohol removing thermal paste is a pain

(hyper 212 evo paste that was bundled with it)

ive pretty much always used a slightly wet paper towel and with a bit of rubbing it gets all the paste of

works well for me

[GreezyJeezy]

I use a dry paper towel, never had any issue 

[mikat]

35 minutes ago, Enderman said:

ive pretty much always used a slightly wet paper towel and with a bit of rubbing it gets all the paste of

works well for me

well ok then, but what i've found is that you need to use a very wet towel to get everything off

[Enderman]

22 minutes ago, mikat said:

well ok then, but what i've found is that you need to use a very wet towel to get everything off

what thermal paste are you using? lol