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I need to clean all the crap left behind from the thermal pad on my radeon 9700 and I can't seem to find any acetone in stores. I checked albertsons and walgreens and they only have isoprophyl alcohol.
That's what I use or some WD40 which easily does the job followed by some rubbing alcohol to remove any film.Originally posted by: KoolHonda
Disc brake cleaner works for me
You mean the yellow crud on the stock 9700 HSF?? On my 9700, 99% and not even denatured alcohol touched it much, but acetone melted it like butter on a frying pan. Although the alkehawl works wonders with grease, the gluey stuff just laughs in the face of solvents weaker than acetone.Originally posted by: Sid59
isoprophyl 100% is what i used. it works fine.
Thermal pads are nasty, you will probably have to remove 99% of it physically. Carefully scrape it off with a plastic card or such. The rest you might be able to clean up with IPA.Originally posted by: Armageddon415
I need to clean all the crap left behind from the thermal pad on my radeon 9700 and I can't seem to find any acetone in stores. I checked albertsons and walgreens and they only have isoprophyl alcohol.
I have found little that can not be removed from a surface from paint to plated metals.Originally posted by: WobbleWobble
90%+ rubbing alcohol does work much better than 70%. I dislike using WD40 even though it practically melts the thermal pad because it leaves a residue that you won't ever be able to remove, inhibiting performance.
I believe that you can remove the visible traces of WD40, but it's the microscopic pores that you won't be able to remove it from. I've been able to remove any compound or pad using very high concentration rubbing alcohol. That just saves the worry and hassle of having to clean up any residue left over.Originally posted by: LED
I have found little that can not be removed from a surface from paint to plated metals.Originally posted by: WobbleWobble
90%+ rubbing alcohol does work much better than 70%. I dislike using WD40 even though it practically melts the thermal pad because it leaves a residue that you won't ever be able to remove, inhibiting performance.