How to remove and apply thermal paste.

Dreadbeard · Jul 26, 2013

I need a way to clean old thermal paste off a cpu, I can't seem to get hold of any isopropyl, as all chemists near me don't have it haha, sucks, so what other ways are there please.

I also need a way to apply arctic silver 5 easily, I'm changing mobo, so need to change thermal paste at the same time, I'm going from the stock crap, to arctic silver 5.

I've heard the rice grain trick is put a bit of paste on the cpu, in the middle, rice grain size, then put the stock heatsink on top of it, and push it down twisting it slightly, is this the best method?

Thanks in advance

burdenbound · Jul 26, 2013

I suggest using Isopropyl alcohol and cotton balls, you can buy both from just about any corner/grocery store. (No need for a chemist, they are household items for treating scraps etc..) Place the new thermal paste in the center of the heat sink about the size of a pea, no need to twist the heat sink that will just throw off the way it naturally spreads.

Dreadbeard · Jul 26, 2013

I've tried absulutly everywhere to get isopropyl, no where near me has it.

burdenbound · Jul 26, 2013

Dreadbeard :

Finger nail polish remover if you can get some, where do you live that you can't find isopropyl alcohol?

Dreadbeard · Jul 26, 2013

In a small town in England, everywhere is out of stock, or just doesn't stock it, though I beleive nail polish remover we have, so if that's able to work then I'm sure I can use it

Sn1992-1361850 · Jul 26, 2013

Dont use the nailpolish remover it can damage the surface

Use rubbin alcohol i m sure u wud get it in local stores
And clean the suface
Rubbin alcohol is nthin bt isoprpyl >70%
If u still dont get it get a strong vodca with more than 70% alcohol

Dreadbeard · Jul 26, 2013

We've fryed everywhere for every sort of rubbing alcohole, no where around here stocks it weirdly enough.

Sn1992-1361850 · Jul 26, 2013

Then use vodca

Sn1992-1361850 · Jul 26, 2013

If u cant use that
Use a diluted form of nailpolish remover so that it doesnt get damaged
The ratio shud b 60 nailplish remover 40 water

Hope it helped

Dont frget to close the post

Dreadbeard · Jul 26, 2013

I think before I take a chance with NPR I'm going to work as hard as possible to get some isopropyle

Dreadbeard · Jul 26, 2013

Is surgical spirit the same type of things?

Sn1992-1361850 · Jul 26, 2013

Sugical spirit is the rubbin ethanol itself
Use it perfectly fine

Dreadbeard · Jul 26, 2013

http://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/cooling/thermalandcompounds/arcticsilverarcticlean.html

Or is this ok actually, didnt think of this and it'd be easier to get.

Sn1992-1361850 · Jul 26, 2013

Dont waste ur money on that use surgical spirit
No dbt that product is meant to remove

Dreadbeard · Jul 26, 2013

It's more that I'm not sure if the surgical spirit at my local asda is the correct one

Sn1992-1361850 · Jul 26, 2013

Ohkay go fr the artic clean then

Use it with cttn buds

Dnt frget to close the post

Dreadbeard · Jul 26, 2013

I apoligise for opening this again, but I have some surgical spirits, but it has 2.5% castor oil in it, is this still ok to use?

Sn1992-1361850 · Jul 26, 2013

No castor oil can frm a layer on the surface so its a big no

And no problem in that u feel free like contactin me u can even do me a PM so dnt wrry about dat

Dreadbeard · Jul 26, 2013

I attempted to, but it said your name was invalid, I thought surgical spirits were all based with a bit of caster oil, otherwise I'm not sure what to do, I can't get any isopropyl alcohole rub till Monday, and I need it for tomorrow.

Sn1992-1361850 · Jul 26, 2013

Just go into the crrnt thread and click the mssg bttn u ll surely b able to

U can try it but my reccomendation would b nailplish remover fr now

Dreadbeard · Jul 26, 2013

I'm just a little bit concerned about that one, that's why I ask, as I know it could potentially corrosive, that's a bit of a concern. In my eyes, I don't want to damage my processor or heatsink, that's why I'm trying to find different ways of doing it.

Sn1992-1361850 · Jul 26, 2013

Do u have vodka???

Dreadbeard · Jul 26, 2013

I don't, I'm 18 tomorrow haha, but I am able to go to novatech tomorrow and grab some of the arcticlean stuff, so I think tht should be ok.

Sn1992-1361850 · Jul 26, 2013

Yeah perfectly more than ohkay
Happy b day if u r turnin 18 tommorow

Dreadbeard · Jul 26, 2013

Thanks bud, got a new case and mobo for my birthday

as long as that stuff will be ok, I'm sorted

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