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    White Spirit to clean my thermal pads off?

    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

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    I use rubbing alcohol...

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    well, ok but will white spirit work?

    Just that its about all i have

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

    Rich :¬)

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    Works fine for me

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    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!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rave
    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..)

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

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

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    Quote Originally Posted by |SilentDeath|
    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 :¬)

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    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

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

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rave
    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.
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    I found some Surgical Spirit under my kitchen sink, nearest thing I could find to rubbing alcohol!

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    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.

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