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Cleaning silicone based personal lubricant off the entire face of a graphics card?

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  • aerosol
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June 6, 2014 3:39:30 PM

Is this possible? Someone recommended aerosol alcohol, but I've never used the stuff... will it just dissolve the lube or do I need a soft toothbrush or something? Any other recommendations? All help is appreciated.

If you're wondering, I have NO CLUE how it got there. It's a gaming computer that I haul around sometimes. I can only imagine that someone tripped and spilled a large mouthful of lube onto the top of my computer, which fell through the fan vents at the top, all over the cpu cooler/fan, inside of the case, and mostly just piled up ALL OVER the GTX 660 Ti. WTF, I'm surprised the computer ran for at least a few weeks before I even noticed the goo! And who would do this and not say anything! Mysteries of the universe...

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a b U Graphics card
June 6, 2014 3:43:56 PM

This is an awkward scenario...

Aerosol alcohol should be fine. I would put it on a lint free rag and gently rub it off the back of the card. Make sure that the rag doesn't get snagged on any of the pins on the back of the card or you may run into a problem.
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June 6, 2014 4:23:57 PM

You're telling me! There's a lot of goo on there, you think one can is enough?
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a b U Graphics card
June 6, 2014 4:24:24 PM

It should be enough(:
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September 18, 2014 3:06:31 AM

I hope to use the computer for 5+ years and want to minimize the chance of needing to disassemble everything to clean the blocks I have facing another problems What lubricant should I use that will stay in there and not dissolve the plastics?
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