thermal pad removal

[cesear]

Is pure acetone ok to use on the heatsink and cpu to clean out the wax?

[aka665]

I used rubbing alcohol... isopropyl

I think you can use like 99 percent ethanol.. 70 percent ethanol... haven't used acetone... sounds like it'll work...

[schismspeak]

Yeah it is alright on the core, I believe, but it will eat the top layer of the pcb off so you have to be careful.

[cesear]

i try rubbing alcohol then, the eating away part scares me with the acetone :)

[phoenix111384]

lol, it would scare me too. rubbing alcohol is usually sufficient. you'd want to use 90% rubbing alcohol though, makes it a lot easier.

oh and welcome to the forums!:)

[rmonster]

Originally posted by cesear
Is pure acetone ok to use on the heatsink and cpu to clean out the wax?

Been using acetone straight-up for cleaning electronics for some fourteen years... Great stuff, but keep it well away from plastics. For thermal-pad removal, it's always worked better than anything else I've tried.