Whats better

[z3r0125]

I just recieved my new heatsink and fan and was wandering what is better to clean the old thermal paste off?

I have 100% pure acetone and S-L-X Denatured Alcohol.

 

[mwmorph]

alcohol. as high a concentration as you can get. 90% is prefferable.

 

[z3r0125]

Originally posted by: mwmorph
alcohol. as high a concentration as you can get. 90% is prefferable.

What I have is SLX Denatured Alcohol is this ok or should I get something better?

 

[mwmorph]

ill reply after reboot. my internet is crapping out again.(DAMN YOU WIN 98!!)

 

[mwmorph]

"I just made a trip to Wal-Mart and checked out their paint solvents.

Their S-L-X house brand of "denatured alcohol" goes for $3.50 a quart. The
denaturant isn't stated, but dire threats of blindness suggest that it's
methanol.

More important, it's unclear whether it's absolute alcohol, and I certainly
wouldn't consider using it without finding out."

not sure what effects methanol will have. id rather use alcohol and

 

[z3r0125]

is just normal isopropal alcohol ok?

I also have 99.9% acetone

 

[mwmorph]

yeah. normal alcohol is best. not sure if acetone evaporates claenly either. have to check back to chemistry class and what is in the acetione mixture and their specific properties.

 

[fixxxer0]

i got some 99% pure isopropyl alcohol pretty cheap at my local pharmacy....

im not even using it to remove paste, just cleaning surfaces prior to applying

 

[BlindBartimaeus]

I actually used dish soap then isopropyl and that does a real good job. The dish soap lifts while the iso later cleans the film left behind.