super glue

[RangerJoe]

what will get super glue off ram chips...id rather not chip at it with an exacto knife in the risk of chipping
so what can i use to get this stuff off

[flounder43]

finger nail polish remover is recommended if you get it on your fingers...

[RangerJoe]

not on my fingers, just on the card, and i cant reinstall the ramsinks until i get this stuff off, the glue is raising the sinks off the chip so there is little to no contact...and i cant really put the card back in until i get this stuff off

[Silversinksam]

Flounder gave you good advise, put some Nail polish remover on a Qtip and it should come off with a little patience, a razor Blade is helpful as well.

I've always said do not use Superglue as it has a low Flashpoint, and other reasons.

Anyway next time use Arctic alumina adhesive.

[Despotes]

Originally posted by Silversinksam
Flounder gave you good advise, put some Nail polish remover on a Qtip and it should come off with a little patience, a razor Blade is helpful as well.

I've always said do not use Superglue as it has a low Flashpoint, and other reasons.

Anyway next time use Arctic alumina adhesive.

Where is this Arctic alumina adhesive available?

[Silver]

Nail Polish remover= Acetone. Look for nail polish remover with acetone and no conditioners.

[flounder43]

Originally posted by Silver
Nail Polish remover= Acetone. Look for nail polish remover with acetone and no conditioners.

My GF had some non-acetone nail polish remover, and I wouldn't recommend it. Probably works great on nail polish, but for computer stuff, get the real stuff.

[Silversinksam]

Originally posted by Despotes


Where is this Arctic alumina adhesive available?



Click here for a list of US retailers of Arctic Alumina and Arctic Silver products (http://www.arcticsilver.com/us_dealers.htm)





http://www.arcticsilver.com/images/alumina_adhesive_med.jpg

[Silversinksam]

Originally posted by Silver
Nail Polish remover= Acetone. Look for nail polish remover with acetone and no conditioners.


Silver, thats good advise! We must be related, whats your middle name? mine is Ag :)


Did you know that Silver is present in the human body but has no known role -fact


http://klbproductions.com/images/ptmap.gif

[RangerJoe]

yes, i tried nail polish remover but it didnt have acetone in it...no luck, from what my friends tell me, at albertsons, they sell super glue remover....so maybe that will work

[Silver]

SilverSinkSam how about ug as in the size of the silver in arctic silver?

BTW acetone is naturally present in apples. Keeps the digestive tract clean?

[Silver]

Any of the dollar stores should carrry this nail polish as they are selling it for a buck with profit included and are loooking for cheap products, thus nail polish remover using acetone for a buck.

[Wa11y]

Spend a few bucks and get a can of actone. Straight acetone. Any store that has a painting department should have it. I got some at Walmart. Good size can for about $3 if I recall.

[RangerJoe]

thanks wa11y, i think ill try that, but just wondering is the stuff like water....i mean can i just wipe it on with a Q-tip or something and wipe it off??? i dont want to get soap or water anywhere near this video card since its not mine

[funnyperson1]

i think you can just leave the acetone on the card....i dipped my dads entire celly1.2in acetone and it worked fine...

[RangerJoe]

i dont really know what acetone is....is it the same basic priciple as isopropyl alcohol? like it evaporates really fast???

[AntmanMike]

Its designed to clean off glue. Its also marketed as "super glue removed" (works great on GF3 Sinks with glue on them). Use Arctic Alumina Adhesive because it is non conductive, and its safe to get on the pins, while Arctic Silver will likely disable it.
http://hardware.clanpages.com/CrystalOrb/Alumina.jpg

[RangerJoe]

ok
with any artic silver products...yes they are non conductive, but the stuff does act like a mini capacitor i suppose you could say...i think the word is it has capacitence or something like, but what i mean by this is that your card might work fine when you put it all on the card and there is some on the ram leads, but if you let it run for a while, there would be enough power built up in the stuff that it will either cause a short in the card, or will just make fuzzy lines on the screen....so thats why you need to make sure you dont get any sort of heat sink goop or whatever on anything except the surface....i have fried cards because of artic silver building up power. so....later