How do I remove thermal paste from h/s to put on AS3??

[HoMeZ]

I just bought some AS3 for my slk-800, but I used the thermal paste that came with the slk already. How do I safely remove the old thermal paste and how do I apply the AS3? Would rubbing alcohol work? Just put some on Bounty and rub it off?

 

[OulOat]

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[HoMeZ]

But those are for thermal pads I want to remove thermal paste..... Or is it the same thing?

 

[beatle]

It'll work for both. Alcohol should remove it without too much of a problem as long as you rub enough. 🙂

 

[farmercal]

This was taken from the Arctic Silver web site:


Clean the mating surfaces completely with a low residual solvent (High-purity isopropyl alcohol or acetone will work) and a LINT FREE cloth. (i.e. lens cleaning cloth) If another thermal compound has previously been applied to the heatsink, the mounting surface should be thoroughly scrubbed and cleaned with a xylene based cleaner, (Goof Off and some carburetor cleaners) acetone, mineral spirits, or 99% pure isopropyl alcohol. It is important to keep the surfaces free of foreign materials and NOT to touch the surfaces (a hair, piece of lint, and even dead skin cells can significantly affect the thermal interfaces performance, especially on modern small core CPUs as the surface area is already severely limited). In addition, oils from your fingers can adversely affect the performance by preventing the micronized silver fill from directly contacting the metal surface. (Fingerprints can be as thick as 0.005")

 

[HoMeZ]

Can I just use nail polish remover? How safe would that be?

 

[Audiofight]

acetone = nail polish remover

(Learned that one from Super Glue experiences 😉)

 

[GonzoDaGr8]

Originally posted by: audiofight
acetone = nail polish remover

(Learned that one from Super Glue experiences 😉)

Careful, they also have non-acetone nail polish remover.

(Learned that one from being married😉 )

 

[Audiofight]

Hahaha....

You got me on that one....

(Not married, couldn't learn that one 😉)

 

[svidanag]

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Careful, they also have non-acetone nail polish remover.

Be double careful, they also have 99% acetone nail polish remover, but it has perfume and crap in it. Stay away from that.

 

[BraveSirRobbin]

carburetor cleaner, then rinsed with alcohol, worked for me

 

[HoMeZ]

Thanks guys I just used 75% rubbing alcohol