Cleaning up Arctic Silver mess- need advice

[Guest]

Despite my attempts to use a very little amount of AS on my HSF and tbird, I seem to have made a mess. I realized this when I swapped my CoolerMaster for a Volcano II.

I have tried to use qtips and rubbing alcohol to clean it up, but I only seem to be smearing it around.

What I'd like to do is remove every bit of thermal compound and start over again with a much smaller amount. Anyone have any experience cleaning up this mess?

 

[Diemos]

Hey Denver, If you didn't see my response to your question in the other thread then here it is again. Use a dry Q-tip to get all you can off. This takes about 20 minutes. Next use a Q-tip dipped in alchohol to get all that is left. This takes another 20 minutes. You can use a mildly sanded toothpick dipped in alchohol to get the stuff out of the little nooks. If you have alchohol to spare then you can just fill a plastic bowl with it and give the chip a real bath. In the end it's just gonna be a test of patience. Good Luck, Laterz.

"I yam what I yam!"

 

[Nevin]

A.S. can be removed with anything that breaks down a grease. For example, the detergent that you wash your dishes in. (Here in the U.S. we use Dawn, Joy or Palmolive.) WD-40 and the citrus-based grease cleaners also work well.

I think a piece of open-cell foam cleans better than a cloth, Q-tip or paper towel. (A toothbrush gets into tight spots.) Apply the cleaning fluid to the foam, not directly onto the CPU. Do a final clean with alcohol to remove all other cleaner residue.

Nevin

 

[Crashman]

Just hold the foam in your hand and add a small amount of gasoline! Gasoline dissolves grease almost instantly! Then immediately start rubbing the cpu-do it quickly before the gasoline evaporates! Let me know the results?

Suicide is painless...........

 

[Guest]

You've got to be kidding.

 

[walkr]

Nevin work's for A.S so i think he's the man on this subject.
check out his profile.




<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by walkr on 02/22/01 10:32 PM.</EM></FONT></P>