cooling potential of WD-40?

Frodo Baggins · 09-03-02, 09:49 AM

I was whipping out the WD-40 can to help stop a squeak, when I noticed two things...

one: it says that it protects metal (I'm guessing from rust and stuff liek that) what would it help if you sprayed WD-40 over your heatsink to stop it from corroding?

two: it says it's also used to drive away moisture from short circuited electrical equipment. If your computer got a leak, then if you sprayed WD-40, would it help?

just two wacky theories...

Diggrr · 09-03-02, 11:14 AM

Nice thoughts, but it also eats some plastics and adhesives. I wouldn't spray it on the motherboard unless you want it to die.
If sprayed on the heatsink, what little oil that is in WD-40 would soon make one of the finest dust gathering devices you've ever seen.
Also, coating the aluminum/copper with anything is going to inhibit it's ability to transfer heat to the air.

Hate to be such a downer....

Iron Hawk · 09-03-02, 02:29 PM

PERHAPS, If you were to spray your WB with WD-40, let it sit for half an hour, then buff it dry with a rag, it might stay shiney longer. I am not sure about this, so do so only at your own risk.

JFettig · 09-03-02, 06:49 PM

shiny..........................................lon ger.

haha

ok well i think you should stay away from it, im sure it doesnt like to trancefer heat all that well..

safemode · 09-03-02, 06:55 PM

i think i remember hearing a friend of mine using wd-40 to clean arctic silver from this cpu core. That core is no more.

Frodo Baggins · 09-03-02, 08:15 PM

heh, just a theory

Tecumseh · 09-03-02, 08:16 PM

You Hobbits sure have a funny way of looking at things.

Did you forget the WD-40 also smells good?

Seriously, I think it would be of marginal value in protecting
a HS from corrosion and of no value in protecting your PC from
water. Sorry, Frodo.

grim · 09-03-02, 08:27 PM

Quote:

You Hobbits sure have a funny way of looking at things.

yeah, from closer to the ground. *drumroll*

AviClocker · 09-03-02, 08:33 PM

if you wanted to stop your heat sink from corroding could you coat it with a very fine layer of Heat transfer epoxy if the heat sink was clean to start off with it wouldnt corrode but would the epoxy reduce the heat sink performance

Neco · 09-03-02, 09:49 PM

I used to shine my shoes with the stuff.....haha smell greaaaaat

safemode · 09-03-02, 09:54 PM

too much propellant fumes for you

Pcmod · 09-03-02, 10:05 PM

Well if u are going to think about Wd-40, why don't your then just slap on some duck tape while your add it. It might help just as much as the WD-40. Very STicky MEss!
SNIFF< ahhh WD-fortttttttyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy?

Tecumseh · 09-03-02, 11:11 PM

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Originally posted by AviClocker
if you wanted to stop your heat sink from corroding could you coat it with a very fine layer of Heat transfer epoxy if the heat sink was clean to start off with it wouldnt corrode but would the epoxy reduce the heat sink performance

For aluminum HS's the best and most practical protection comes
from anodizing. For copper HS's the best protection is probably
nickel plating. Neither of these options will hurt the heat transfer.

nfsga · 09-05-02, 11:23 AM

A few months ago, when I was replacing the heatsink on my brand new ti4400, I managed to short circuit something with AS2. I kinda had the stuff smeared all over the board and I couldn't think of a way to get it off.

Took it outside, hung the card by a piece of wire and sprayed that thing down with wd-40 like crazy. I let it dry off, put it back in the computer and it worked. Unforunately, the car now collects dust like a MOFO. I have to wipe it off every week otherwise it'll overheat.

No more wd-40 inside my computer case for me.

09-03-02, 09:49 AM	Thread Starter #1
Frodo Baggins Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: City of Dreaming Spires	cooling potential of WD-40? I was whipping out the WD-40 can to help stop a squeak, when I noticed two things... one: it says that it protects metal (I'm guessing from rust and stuff liek that) what would it help if you sprayed WD-40 over your heatsink to stop it from corroding? two: it says it's also used to drive away moisture from short circuited electrical equipment. If your computer got a leak, then if you sprayed WD-40, would it help? just two wacky theories...
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Diggrr Underwater Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Gun Lake, MI. USA	Nice thoughts, but it also eats some plastics and adhesives. I wouldn't spray it on the motherboard unless you want it to die. If sprayed on the heatsink, what little oil that is in WD-40 would soon make one of the finest dust gathering devices you've ever seen. Also, coating the aluminum/copper with anything is going to inhibit it's ability to transfer heat to the air. Hate to be such a downer.... __________________ Rig1: C2D E8400 @3510 Ф Asus P5G41T-M-LX Plus mobo Ф 8 Gigs Ballistix DDR3 1333 Ф Asus GT520 Silent Ф 4 Deep Cool 92mm case fans Ф FSP 1U 460 Watt PSU External Watercooling: 40' Copper Coil Geothermal ground loop Ф Cooling modded MCP350 & MCP355 W/Swiftech white dual pump top Ф D-Tek Fuzion V2, 1/4" Rig2: Via Esther C7 1.5 @ 1.65 Ф Jetway 7F2WE1G5D mITX mobo Ф 1 Gig Generic Ram (max) Ф 120 watt Pico PSU. Life's Tragedy is that we get old too soon and wise too late. ~ Benjamin Franklin
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09-03-02, 02:29 PM	#3
Iron Hawk Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Groton, CT	PERHAPS, If you were to spray your WB with WD-40, let it sit for half an hour, then buff it dry with a rag, it might stay shiney longer. I am not sure about this, so do so only at your own risk.
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safemode Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Michigan / Pennsylvania	i think i remember hearing a friend of mine using wd-40 to clean arctic silver from this cpu core. That core is no more.
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09-03-02, 08:15 PM	Thread Starter #6
Frodo Baggins Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: City of Dreaming Spires	heh, just a theory
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09-03-02, 08:16 PM	#7
Tecumseh Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Ohio	You Hobbits sure have a funny way of looking at things. Did you forget the WD-40 also smells good? Seriously, I think it would be of marginal value in protecting a HS from corrosion and of no value in protecting your PC from water. Sorry, Frodo.
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09-03-02, 08:33 PM	#9
AviClocker Registered Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: England	if you wanted to stop your heat sink from corroding could you coat it with a very fine layer of Heat transfer epoxy if the heat sink was clean to start off with it wouldnt corrode but would the epoxy reduce the heat sink performance
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09-03-02, 09:49 PM	#10
Neco Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Waterloo, Wisconsin, USA	I used to shine my shoes with the stuff.....haha smell greaaaaat __________________ "Dude, your so wrong about the G5, everything you said is bogus. Do you work for Dell??" Dude! Was that your entire message, or did you accidentally click the Send button before you finished writing it?
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09-03-02, 09:54 PM	#11
safemode Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Michigan / Pennsylvania	too much propellant fumes for you
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09-03-02, 10:05 PM	#12
Pcmod Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Austin, Texas	Umm, All-in-one fixer Well if u are going to think about Wd-40, why don't your then just slap on some duck tape while your add it. It might help just as much as the WD-40. Very STicky MEss! SNIFF< ahhh WD-fortttttttyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy?
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09-05-02, 11:23 AM	#14
nfsga Member Join Date: Jul 2002	A few months ago, when I was replacing the heatsink on my brand new ti4400, I managed to short circuit something with AS2. I kinda had the stuff smeared all over the board and I couldn't think of a way to get it off. Took it outside, hung the card by a piece of wire and sprayed that thing down with wd-40 like crazy. I let it dry off, put it back in the computer and it worked. Unforunately, the car now collects dust like a MOFO. I have to wipe it off every week otherwise it'll overheat. No more wd-40 inside my computer case for me.
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