what do you use to clean/take off HSF

[fiji]

just wondering what i should use and do to take it off

thanks

and also what i should use to clean the die/HS





thanks guys

 

[su root]

I use canned air to blow off the heatsink. If it's really dirty, I use a thin rag, and try to wipe off the individual fins, but that rarely happens.

I use kleenex for the CPU die / heatsink bottom. AC3 didn't look like it would come out of cloth easily.

 

[fiji]

so you dont use any kind of solvent?

 

[su root]

no.. I'm usually just re-applying AC3 and reseating the heatsink anyway.. is old AC3 in the heatsink bottom bad?

 

[Starfoxer]

i always clean mine off with acetone or nail polish remover.

i use a lint free rag. then i reapply AS3.


acetone and NPR will be safe on the die as well.

 

[katka]

I use rubbing achlol and those cloths used for cleaning eye glasses.

 

[fiji]

anyone else use somthing diff?

 

[Ben721]

I use 91% Rubbing Alcohol with a tissue.

 

[Kid Payne]

Like su root, I just clean the eccess off and re-apply. When I make a mess and it goes on the sides or somewhere where it's not supposed to, I clean it off with alcohol and a lint free cloth I get from a friend.

 

[fiji]

where can you find a lint free cloth?

 

[Kid Payne]

Hmm, I guess hobby shops will have them. I get them free from a friend who owns an eyeglass business. Where he gets them? Who knows. But I know he used to get them in bulk.

 

[Bonka]

You can get lint free cloth at auto places or many automotive sections.

I prefer have preference to using isopropyl alcohol.

 

[verbatim]

Use goo remover with a cloth or tissue if u have to. Then rubbing alchohol to claen the residue. Works on the pads as well.

 

[JaY_III]

where can you find a lint free cloth?

a "KIWI" cloth would also work. you can find them in your local grocery store or anywhere that sells boot polish.
Cheap too

 

[Ridenow]

I use paint thinner to clean off any old AS or pad, then I use 91% alcohol to clean off any paint thinner residue.

 

[toastyfishands]

anyone else use somthing diff?

i use a hand and a fuacet, im not sure if this is the appropriate way to do it, but it works, and i havent had any problems

 

[fiji]

can you use alcohol on the cpu die?

 

[JaY_III]

can you use alcohol on the cpu die?

yes
that is what alot of people do....
just go out and buy the purriest rubbing achlol that you can

 

[Kid Payne]

i use a hand and a fuacet, im not sure if this is the appropriate way to do it, but it works, and i havent had any problems

Come again?

 

[weasel]

Mineral spirits does a good job too, and doesn't leave any residue.