Cleaning off thermal paste with 70% isopropyl alcohol

[Yottacore]

Can you clean off thermal paste with 70% isopropyl alcohol, or do you need 99%?

 

[ahnilated]

70% is fine.

 

[kanewolf]

If you have nothing else, then it will work. An unused white paper coffee filter works well as the applicator material.

 

[Entomber]

70% isopropyl alcohol will just take a little while longer to evaporate, make sure the CPU is completely dry before you replace the heatsink.

 

[Dunlop0078]

Yes but dab it on a coffee filter first then wipe it off, 70% means that 30% is water you dont want to be getting that on your motherboard it may take a while to evaporate if you do.