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hey whats good stuff to clean water blocks. the insides?
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cleaning water blocks.
- Thread starter hank123
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methylated spirits
methylated spirits are good they clean them up really nice gets all the old paste off
methylated spirits are good they clean them up really nice gets all the old paste off
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You'd need a higher concentration of alcohol than whats in champagne, vodka would work.
I use ketchup to clean my copper blocks, works similar to vinegar but doesnt seem to let the copper oxidise as easily after.
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Isopropyl Alcohol. Greater than 90%. Available at Longs Drugs for under a dollar.
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I use acetone, very strong and works well. It works even better if you once over with 2000 grain to get the old layer of copper off, then clean with acetone, then install right quick so it doesn't oxidise any...
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Tarn-X works evry time for me.
Just make sure you clean it well with high% alcohol afterwards, tarn-x will leave a fairly heavy residue.
Dan
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Tarn-X works evry time for me.
This works good when they are nasty. It can turn them if not rinsed good though.
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I use that too. Works great.Tarn-X works evry time for me.
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Well I've been using Tarn-X for ages and after a good scrubbing with it, I flush it with hot water, then alcohol, then soapy water, followed by plain cold water.
Never had any problems and the blocks come out practically new. I'm sure ppl that will use any kind of cleaning agent on their blocks will be smart enough to throughly wash it out completely before installing. Of course they read the instructions as well.
Never had any problems and the blocks come out practically new. I'm sure ppl that will use any kind of cleaning agent on their blocks will be smart enough to throughly wash it out completely before installing. Of course they read the instructions as well.
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I live by this stuff! Had some lying around from model kit building when I was trying to apply some coollaboratory liquid silver thermal paste on my 7900GT. Ended up sh0ot a nice long line across my entire 7900GT
Grabbed the Isopropyl and ear buds and everything worked out fine.
JM
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Don't forget that its an abrasive cleaner afaik.
http://www.alconox.com/
That company creates, by far, the best products I have seen for cleaning waterblocks. Granted, you have to buy more than you'll need for many years, but it works wonders. PS: buy citranox.
I had a WhiteWater with Al. top that corroded the Copper, it took cintranox about 30-45min to clean off the vast majority of the corrosion. AND this is without me scrubbing and stuff like that. Just be warned, you do need to fallow directions and be careful, the stuff burns if you get it on your skin(just a little its not like "OHH <expletive of choice> IT BURNS")
Also, the stuff is meant for commercial/laboratory* use, so you don't really need any fancy post cleaning cleaning, just rinse with distilled water.
* Their product Alconox is used in the chem labs at University of Texas at Dallas.
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100 OC Points to the person who runs ketchup through a see-through loop and yells "Its a ALIVE!!!"
