What kind of thermal paste should I buy?

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I recently bought a Zalman Dual Fan CPU Cooler(http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=8340647&CatId=493) for my first pc build. I accidentally used all of the thermal paste that came with the fan(I think it was ZM-STG2). I only realized my mistake after I watched some tutorials on Youtube that stated that a bit of paste that's the size of a pea was enough. I have spread the paste over the CPU with a piece of plastic and set the fan over it. I haven't checked to see if it leaked yet but if it has can I use this to clean it?(http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100010).

I also want to know if I should buy a new tube of ZM-STG2 or if I should buy Arctic Silver 5 or ARCTIC MX-2 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100007 or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186020).
 
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you can use this or 90% alcohol and a microfiber cloth as you dont want lose threads to get into your sensitive components
here is a good method on applying thermal paste
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hNgFNH7zhQ
i would use mx-4 there is nocure time as artic silver 5 there is around a 3 week period until it is completely bonded and mx-4 is better than mx-2
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/arctic-cooling-thermal-paste-acmx4
and always make sure you are using a non magnetic screwdriver and also make sure you are grounded so as not to conduct static electricity
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you can use this or 90% alcohol and a microfiber cloth as you dont want lose threads to get into your sensitive components
here is a good method on applying thermal paste
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hNgFNH7zhQ
i would use mx-4 there is nocure time as artic silver 5 there is around a 3 week period until it is completely bonded and mx-4 is better than mx-2
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/arctic-cooling-thermal-paste-acmx4
and always make sure you are using a non magnetic screwdriver and also make sure you are grounded so as not to conduct static electricity
 
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The fan has copper base and I heard that some thermal pastes contain some materials that oxidizes with copper and ruins the fan. Will this be a problem for AS-5, MX-2, or MX-4?

Edit: Never mind, I just found that those pastes don't contain anything that would damage the base of the fan.
 
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