- Joined
- Dec 4, 2002
- Location
- Rockville,MD
Um... I made a woopsie.
In trying to make a thermal adhesive, i mixed a ceramic based paste and superglue. The paste seemed like it would work (I mixed it in a bowl, then quickly applied it to my video card)
After making the concoction, and pasting my heatsink to the GeForce FX 5200, I waited for it to dry and gave a little tug on the heatsink to make sure it was attatched. The heatsink fell off.
I've now got a layer of hard ceramic on my video card. Meaning i can't use it until i get it off.
So I decide, well, i need to get it off. I've tried Isopropyl Alcohol, nail polish remover and water, but none of these have worked. I'm open to suggestions.
If anyone has made this mistake before, do you know how to get the stuff off? If anyone wants to try this mix... don't try it.
(I didn't post this in the video card sections because it really applies to most anything.)
In trying to make a thermal adhesive, i mixed a ceramic based paste and superglue. The paste seemed like it would work (I mixed it in a bowl, then quickly applied it to my video card)
After making the concoction, and pasting my heatsink to the GeForce FX 5200, I waited for it to dry and gave a little tug on the heatsink to make sure it was attatched. The heatsink fell off.
I've now got a layer of hard ceramic on my video card. Meaning i can't use it until i get it off.
So I decide, well, i need to get it off. I've tried Isopropyl Alcohol, nail polish remover and water, but none of these have worked. I'm open to suggestions.
If anyone has made this mistake before, do you know how to get the stuff off? If anyone wants to try this mix... don't try it.
(I didn't post this in the video card sections because it really applies to most anything.)