Removing Thermal Grease from Motherboard pins

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When installing a new processor, I managed to get a very small amount of thermal grease between the pins, on the motherboard.

What would the easiest method be, to remove the grease without harming the pins?

Reply to Aracton

Maybe twist up toilet paper and then curve it into a loop and gentle rub it on the pins.

Alcohol on a Q-Tip.

Reply to cmichael138

You want to remove (dissolve) the grease while not dissolving anything else, or leaving microscopic lint.

http://www.tech-forums.net/pc/f10/ [...] et-213947/

I saw that thread - it mentions isopropyl alcohol and coffee filter paper. Other methods are discussed. Not a bad read.

Source: Google "remove thermal paste from socket pins"

Message edited by Twoboxer on 08-29-2009 at 01:58:52 AM

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