Liquid metal on socket pins :(

[kazuma]

Question! Is there a good way to remove a small amount of thermal grizzly's conductonaut on a cpu socket? I accidentally dropped a small amount on the edge of the socket.

 

(Warning: Cringy photo below)

 

 

I've already tried sucking it out using the syringe that came with it, was able to remove a small amount but still. Im guessing my Z270i Strix will see the beyond now?

[Jurrunio]

You shouldn't have left me and this world behind into your so called reality

 

you can try using a solder wick, but that's quite expensive

[kazuma]

2 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

You shouldn't have left me and this world behind into your so called reality

 

you can try using a solder wick, but that's quite expensive

Sorry for the dumb-dumb question, but how would I use that? 

[Jurrunio]

20 minutes ago, kazuma said:

Sorry for the dumb-dumb question, but how would I use that? 

just wipe it off with the solder wick itself. Liquid metal is already liquid so you need not apply heat to it with a heat gun.

[kazuma]

2 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

just wipe it off with the solder wick itself. Liquid metal is already liquid so you need not apply heat to it with a heat gun.

Thanks! I might try that although it still makes me nervous. I've accidentally bent a socket pin before and I don't wanna go through that nightmare again.
You RMA will be an option? I doubt it though.

[Jurrunio]

1 minute ago, kazuma said:

You RMA will be an option?

Not an option. Heck RMA doesnt work even if it's normal thermal paste that got in there.

[kazuma]

Just now, Jurrunio said:

Not an option. Heck RMA doesnt work even if it's normal thermal paste that got in there.

LMAO! Just what i thought.  It just freaks me out whenever my hands go near a socket full of pins. I mean dropping the processor, no problem, but seeing an socket for 2 minutes, without anything covering it, just freaks the hell outta me. 

[Howitz]

is liquid metal attracted to magnets? neodynium kind?

[kazuma]

9 hours ago, Howitz said:

is liquid metal attracted to magnets? neodynium kind?

Already gave  that a try. It didn't work.

[Howitz]

1 hour ago, kazuma said:

Already gave  that a try. It didn't work.

Okay i think i have an idea, get some isopropyl and an hair dryer and some cotton swabs, put a drop of isopropyl on the liquid metal drop, heat the liquid metal with the hair dryer so it becomes "more liquid i guess is that how it works"? And try to swipe it off carefully with the cotton swab, (might be a slow and long process) also there is this arctic stuff that you use to dissolve thermal paste that works great.