How To - Remove Arctic Silver

X · 06-29-2001, 11:05 AM

i know this is a newbie question - bear with me.

i've read Arctic Silver.com's site on how to remove it's product from the CPU - but the instructions make me concerned.

is using ACETONE and a LINT FREE CLOTH really safe to remove ASII from my CPU.? i know it's printed - but ACETONE *is* h2o no matter if you use dampen a LINT FREE CLOTH with it.

can someone explain to me why this is a safe technique or suggest a different one to remove the old ASII paste from my CPU so that i can reapply it when installing my new water kit.?

and thanks in advance.!

X

GuyBFF · 06-29-2001, 01:17 PM

Use Isopropyl Alchohol (99% $3.00 at Drugstore) and Q-tips seem to scrub well. Also clean whatever your using to apply with alchohol first (any oil/dirt/lint bad).

I have used a drop of dish soap and a drop of water to scrub very thick white paste off! It won't hurt as long as you clean it all off after with something like alchohol. Just don't do this while CPU in computer

lancelh · 07-01-2001, 05:04 AM

I'm with Guy Rubbing Alch, and Q-Tips works very well.

whiskeyinajar · 07-21-2001, 07:36 PM

wd40 works. wd40 can do anything

ondaedg · 07-21-2001, 11:59 PM

goo-gone works too =]

GuyBFF · 07-22-2001, 04:39 AM

I would stay away from oil based solvents as once you clean off the arctic silver, you'll next need to clean off the oily residue to re-apply arctic silver.

Due to Arctic Silver's properties, a little oil (even a fingerprint) will make its thermal conductivity worse than standard silicon grease.

06-29-2001, 11:05 AM	#1
X Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: MD Posts: 3	How To - Remove Arctic Silver i know this is a newbie question - bear with me. i've read Arctic Silver.com's site on how to remove it's product from the CPU - but the instructions make me concerned. is using ACETONE and a LINT FREE CLOTH really safe to remove ASII from my CPU.? i know it's printed - but ACETONE is h2o no matter if you use dampen a LINT FREE CLOTH with it. can someone explain to me why this is a safe technique or suggest a different one to remove the old ASII paste from my CPU so that i can reapply it when installing my new water kit.? and thanks in advance.! X __________________ ::-::-::-::-::-:: AMD 1ghz AXIA @1330 ::-::-::-::-::-::

06-29-2001, 01:17 PM	#2
GuyBFF Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Winnipeg, MB, CA Posts: 242	Use Isopropyl Alchohol (99% $3.00 at Drugstore) and Q-tips seem to scrub well. Also clean whatever your using to apply with alchohol first (any oil/dirt/lint bad). I have used a drop of dish soap and a drop of water to scrub very thick white paste off! It won't hurt as long as you clean it all off after with something like alchohol. Just don't do this while CPU in computer __________________ A7V8X Danger Den Maze II Danner Mag Drive 350 Heater Core Style Rad Thunderbird 1400 (Soon Barton) 512mb PC2700 CL2 Promise SX4000 Raid 5 w/256mb PC133 Cache 4x40gb Western Digital 7200hdd Plus More...

07-01-2001, 05:04 AM	#3
lancelh Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: B.C. MI Posts: 17	I'm with Guy Rubbing Alch, and Q-Tips works very well. __________________ "FIRE FROM ICE"

07-21-2001, 11:59 PM	#5
ondaedg Cooling Savant Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 130	goo-gone works too =] __________________ ondaedg@procooling.com

07-22-2001, 04:39 AM	#6
GuyBFF Cooling Savant Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Winnipeg, MB, CA Posts: 242	I would stay away from oil based solvents as once you clean off the arctic silver, you'll next need to clean off the oily residue to re-apply arctic silver. Due to Arctic Silver's properties, a little oil (even a fingerprint) will make its thermal conductivity worse than standard silicon grease. __________________ A7V8X Danger Den Maze II Danner Mag Drive 350 Heater Core Style Rad Thunderbird 1400 (Soon Barton) 512mb PC2700 CL2 Promise SX4000 Raid 5 w/256mb PC133 Cache 4x40gb Western Digital 7200hdd Plus More...

07-21-2001, 07:36 PM	#4
whiskeyinajar Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: oregon Posts: 11	wd40 works. wd40 can do anything

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