[Cialug] Remove Thermal Paste?

[murraymckee at wellsfargo.com]

I'd recommend just dunking it in a shallow pan of gasoline.  Use a nylon, brass, or steel bristled brush, in order of increasing aggressiveness, while holding the heat sink under the surface of the gas to remove the goo.  Sometimes it is necessary to let it soak overnight.  Cover the pan with aluminum foil to keep the gas from evaporating too fast.  I find a 9" X 9" baking pan works great.  Just wash the pan and get it back into the kitchen drawer before the wife gets home.  That's what I do for the farm machinery parts that need cleaned at any rate.

NOTE:  DO this outside, and NO, inside the garage, even with the overhead door open, does NOT count as outside.  And for heaven's sake, don't do it in the basement next to the water heater, like the young fellow did who bought the house I grew up in.  This is a nasty NO - NO.

Murray R. McKee

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-----Original Message-----
From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org [mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org] On Behalf Of Todd Walton
Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 6:54 PM
To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
Subject: [Cialug] Remove Thermal Paste?

How does one go about carefully and efficiently removing thermal paste from a heatsink so that it can be re-used on a new CPU?  Any suggestions?

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Todd
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