Originally posted by: Jeff7181
Originally posted by: pirred908
Um...Don't use a f^&*ing pencil to clean your heatsink. Thats terrible. Go to a hardware store and buy pure asetone. Don' t listen to them. Asetone is so strong you won't need moms credit card to scrap it off or cocktail sticks. christ.
Acetone leaves a residue... if you do use it, do a final cleaning with isopropyl alcohol. You shouldn't need to use acetone though... the alcohol will slowly soften the stuff. Just keep gently rubbing a soaked cotton swab over the stuff until it starts to break away. In my experience, it won't dissolve, so don't wait for it to, it will just eventually release from the core in chunks.