White Spirit to clean my thermal pads off?

[BenW]

Got my arctic cooler today and want to instal it but when i scrape the thermal pad off my VGA can i use white spirit to remove whats left over?

Same goes for the CPU + Heatsink

Many Thanks
Ben

[myth]

I use rubbing alcohol...

[BenW]

well, ok but will white spirit work?

Just that its about all i have

[Rave]

Should be fine, as long as you don't get it everywhere. I use lighter fuel personally.

Rich :¬)

[Shogun]

Works fine for me

[BenW]

thanks guys, turns out that i didn't need to use anything!

I think it was actually paste rather than a pad and it just wipped off with a tissue.

The Arctic Cooler seems to be working a treat!

[SilentDeath]

Should be fine, as long as you don't get it everywhere. I use lighter fuel personally.

Rich :¬)

butane? or is lighter fuel something else (I dont smoke..)

[Daymonkey]

well nail polish remover works for me (ITS NOT MINE :d)

[pre]

No idea whether any of this stuff is pure alcohol or not but anything that isnt leaves a residue which insulates.

[Rave]

butane? or is lighter fuel something else (I dont smoke..)

No, the type of petrol you use in a Zippo (or similar) lighter. About £1.50 from most newsagents or supermarket fag counters. I got my can out of a bin, FWIW. I've since found a good Zippo, but I gave up smoking in January.

Rich :¬)

[imroberts]

I use methylated spirits... I guess anything is ok so long as it doesn't cause any damage

I did notice that Maplin Electronics sell a bottle of cleaner in their computer section just for this purpose... didn't look what it contained but thought you might be interested

[Johnnyboy]

Or a scoot of WD40 and some kitchen towel. Smells nice too.

[J]

[iMc]

I got my can out of a bin, FWIW. I've since found a good Zippo, but I gave up smoking in January

Rave, the man who can find anything he needs from a bin!

I'm a nail polish remover man myself.

[r1zeek]

I found some Surgical Spirit under my kitchen sink, nearest thing I could find to rubbing alcohol!

[kushtibari]

nail varnish removal wipes in the little box. Used these since I borrowed the missus nail varnish removal and spilt the whole bottle over the floor.