[SOLVED] How to clean off thermalpaste

[Opsidianepa]

Good morning, please i had a problem with my motherboard so i took my computer to a computer shop and they removed everypart out of the motherboard, in order to dignouse the motherboard, so the problem here is that while they remove the CPU from the motherboard the CPU's thermal paste spilled over and went to the other side of the processor (the yellow part with the pins), i didn't notice it then, but today i was checking on the pieces and i saw that there is a big patch of thermal paste on the back of my processor, bottom right corner, as shown in the picture

https://imgur.com/XE6GpdP

View: https://imgur.com/XE6GpdP


So my question is the CPU okay? And if it is, How may i clean this thermalpaste off of it without breaking/ruining it? And how long does the thermalpaste take untill it solidify and i can't remove it from the piece?

 

[Lutfij]

Q-tip, isopropyl alcohol. Gentle motion to remove the paste, no force necessary.

 

[Opsidianepa]

Q-tip, isopropyl alcohol. Gentle motion to remove the paste, no force necessary.

This can work?

https://imgur.com/a/3yaDBdR

View: https://imgur.com/a/3yaDBdR


Also, what is better to use while removing the paste, a cloth or a paper tissue?

 

[DSzymborski]

Isopropyl alcohol ought to be labeled as isopropyl alcohol, no just some hand rub that is "alcohol based." The useful information on this bottle would be the ingredients not the logo and first aid advice.

And please do not bump threads. Bumping threads is a good way to get them closed. There are lots of people who need help on lots of issues and your problem is no less or more important than other ones.

 

[user.anonymous]

Wait, can you really touch pins like that with alcohol? Won't it damage the pins?