- Feb 11, 2005
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well tomorrow I may be scraping some thermal paste off my cpu/heatside......can I just scrape that junk off if I have to seperate them? (of course I'd reapply some AS5 afterwards)
Originally posted by: zagood
Don't use nail polish remover (it's got fragrance added to it).
Originally posted by: drwngflies
Even if you use Acetone, you still need to clean after that with Rubbing Alcohol, according to Artic's site, so why not just use Alcohol?
Clean the mating surfaces completely with ArctiClean 2 Thermal Surface Purifier or a low residual solvent (High-purity isopropyl alcohol or acetone will work) and a LINT FREE cloth. (i.e. a coffee filter) If another thermal compound has previously been applied to the heatsink, the mounting surfaces should be thoroughly scrubbed and cleaned with ArctiClean 1 Thermal Material Remover followed by ArctiClean 2 Thermal Surface Purifier. If you do not have ArctiClean, a xylene based cleaner, (Goof Off and some carburetor cleaners) acetone, mineral spirits, or 99% pure isopropyl alcohol can be used. 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). 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")
Originally posted by: Powermoloch
rubbing alcohol w/ cutips or coffee filter works fine
Originally posted by: zagood
Hey man...stick with your original thread!
Full instructions here, it's pretty easy. Just make sure you follow them.
http://www.arcticsilver.com/arctic_silver_instructions.htm
Don't use nail polish remover (it's got fragrance added to it).
Get that puppy running!
-z