Thermal paste removal; alcoholic handwash valid remover?

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Hey, I don't have an isopropyl alcohol and I'm not really sure where to acquire some.

Would alcohol hand sanitizing gel be a good solution?

Or, alternatively, those little alcohol handwipes you get at KFC? I think I might have some of those around, my stepdad hordes them.
 
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Only if those things are 70% isopropyl or more. The gel would not be a good idea. You can find rubbing alcohol at pretty much any grocery/convenient store, so I would play it safe and just go to you nearest grocery store and buy some, and some coffee filters because they don't leave dust behind.
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Only if those things are 70% isopropyl or more. The gel would not be a good idea. You can find rubbing alcohol at pretty much any grocery/convenient store, so I would play it safe and just go to you nearest grocery store and buy some, and some coffee filters because they don't leave dust behind.
 
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The best option is to get articlean solution for removing and purifying 8$
http://www.amazon.com/ArctiClean-60ml-Kit-30ml/dp/B0007TOR08/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1373983905&sr=1-1&keywords=Articclean



If u do not wanna buy it take cotton buds and a nailpolish remover to clean it


Caution:USE ONLU SMALL AMOUNT OF NAILPOLISH REMOVER OR ANY OTHER CHEMICALS


My suggestion would be buying the speacialist and not taking risk of any sort


Hope this helped


Members here appreciate best answer markings
 
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Cheers for the information. What would be wrong with the gel?
 
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+1 ^Just to add on to what Chris was saying.

He is right. you should only be using 70% or higher isopropyl alcohol. With a LINT FREE cloth of some type. I always see suggestions for using Q-tips, Cotton balls etc. That is a bad idea. A coffee filter is the best choice if you don't have the proper cloth on hand.

Other sources leave behind fibers that can short out your mobo, get caught between the chip and heat-sink and create cooling issues etc.

The reason alcohol is used is because it evaporates quickly and will not leave behind any type of residue. There are not many other cleaning solvents that will evaporate and be completely gone like that.
 
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Hey, quick question, will White Spirit be suitable? The bottle says it's for thinning paint. I think it's basically turpentine.

I've got all this great advice coming in, and I just feel like that guy who's like, "Well, that could work, but what if we used BATTERY ACID AND HOT SAUCE that'd be WAY COOLER"
 
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Ive seen it used before... Paint Thinner that is. It can be used, but not recommended. Some say it is much to aggressive of a solvent. Personally, I would stick to Alcohol, it's cheap and available at any convenience store. But if you want to experiment lol... Go for it... Just remember what we suggested ;) :p.
 
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Alright, I think from this thread what I've basically gathered is, just like the thermal paste itself, there really isn't a substitute for the real thing, so I'm gonna have to bite the bullet and go with isopropyl.

Alright, thanks anyway for your efforts.
Take it easy :)
 
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Turpentine would be too strong

Yeah 99 cents and a car ride is a 'bullet'
 
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