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  • GT98
    FanBoy
    • Aug 1999
    • 4408

    #1

    Cleaning Thermal grease

    Anyone have any pointers on how to clean off thermal greese (AS2) off a CPU? I sold my old Althon XP 2100+ and want to get it cleaned up for its new home.
    Why is it called tourist season, if we can't shoot at them?
  • mmp121
    MURCer
    • Aug 2001
    • 683

    #2
    Rubbing Alcohol ?

    Just a guess, I honestly have no REAL idea as to what you should use.
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    • Gurm
      MS Fanboy
      • Aug 1999
      • 11460

      #3
      Plain ol' rubbing alcohol and a lint-free cloth.

      Although make sure it's a cloth you don't mind staining, since that silver stuff will NEVER come out.

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      • Taz
        Super MURCer
        • Nov 1999
        • 1393

        #4
        Is rubbing alcohol the same as IPA cleaner, (IsoPropyl Alcohol), as that's what I use
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        • Ajax
          Super MURCer
          • Oct 2002
          • 877

          #5
          usu. isopropanol, sometims ethanol
          --Insert something here--

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          • Technoid
            Super MURCer
            • Sep 1999
            • 7645

            #6
            I usualy use chemicaly clean gasoline
            If there's artificial intelligence, there's bound to be some artificial stupidity.

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            • Jon P. Inghram
              Super MURCer
              • Oct 1999
              • 3878

              #7
              Sandblast it.

              I really use rubbing alcohol, seems to work fine. Taz: Yep, it's just isopropyl alcohol, normally 70 to 90 percent alcohol with water for the remainder.

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              • Paddy
                Super MURCer
                • Mar 2000
                • 6067

                #8
                beer
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                • Fat Tone
                  Super MURCer
                  • Aug 1999
                  • 7579

                  #9
                  IPA applied using cotton buds (I think called q-tips in the USA).

                  What's a good tool for removing the crap paste that comes on retail HSFs?


                  PS Paddy - what a waste! And at only 5% max, prolly not very effective
                  FT.

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                  • Marshmallowman
                    Super MURCer
                    • Sep 1999
                    • 3416

                    #10
                    Old Visa card's are very good at scraping off TIM's

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                    • Greebe
                      Super MURCer
                      • Aug 1999
                      • 8555

                      #11
                      LOL We need another TIMmy
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                      • Technoid
                        Super MURCer
                        • Sep 1999
                        • 7645

                        #12
                        and soon we will have to fend of those Pink Llamas
                        If there's artificial intelligence, there's bound to be some artificial stupidity.

                        Jeremy Clarkson "806 brake horsepower..and that on that limp wrist faerie liquid the Americans call petrol, if you run it on the more explosive jungle juice we have in Europe you'd be getting 850 brake horsepower..."

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                        • GT98
                          FanBoy
                          • Aug 1999
                          • 4408

                          #13
                          Originally posted by Marshmallowman
                          Old Visa card's are very good at scraping off TIM's
                          yeah with some gunk remover or thinner to take off the stickyness behind
                          Why is it called tourist season, if we can't shoot at them?

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                          • gt40
                            This space for rent
                            • Sep 1999
                            • 3973

                            #14
                            power sander.
                            -and beer
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                            • GT98
                              FanBoy
                              • Aug 1999
                              • 4408

                              #15
                              Originally posted by gt40
                              power sander.
                              -and beer
                              Most everything is better with beer
                              Why is it called tourist season, if we can't shoot at them?

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