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Unfortunately, i only just ran out of that...
I've heard that nail-polish remover would work, but does it have any side effects? (like if a bit spills on the motherboard, etc...)
 

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Hello everyone,

I installed a corsair H100i about a year ago. Except I installed it upside down. :S
Knowing that not too much would happen, I just left it on. Now however, I want to install it the right way up.
I don't have any special cleaning products for removing thermal paste, so how do i get it off (Can i just use water or something?)
Thanks for your assistance!  :)

Regards,

Pythons

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Rubbing alcohol will work fine

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4 minutes ago, Max_Settings said:

99% rubbing alcohol is the recommended way 

I just checked mine 50% ethyl rubbing alcohol

Im mostly on discord now and you can find me on my profile

 

My Build: Xeon 2630L V, RX 560 2gb, 8gb ddr4 1866, EVGA 450BV 

My Laptop #1: i3-5020U, 8gb of DDR3, Intel HD 5500

 

 

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5 minutes ago, Billy_Mays said:

Rubbing alcohol will work fine

 

4 minutes ago, Max_Settings said:

99% rubbing alcohol is the recommended way 

Unfortunately, i only just ran out of that...
I've heard that nail-polish remover would work, but does it have any side effects? (like if a bit spills on the motherboard, etc...)
 

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Just now, Pythons said:

 

Unfortunately, i only just ran out of that...
I've heard that nail-polish remover would work, but does it have any side effects? (like if a bit spills on the motherboard, etc...)
 

Here watch this to see different methods

 

 

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Just now, Max_Settings said:

Here watch this to see different methods

 

 

Oh right! I didn't see that video! :D
Thanks for the help everyone!

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50 minutes ago, Pythons said:

Oh right! I didn't see that video! :D
Thanks for the help everyone!

If you don't have pure rubbing alcohol, I'd remove the CPU to avoid a possible spill on the motherboard. 

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8 hours ago, Megah3rtz said:

If you don't have pure rubbing alcohol, I'd remove the CPU to avoid a possible spill on the motherboard. 

I actually used cotton swabs to clean the CPU, but I'll keep this in mind next time I clean it! Thanks for the advice! ^_^

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