[Cialug] Remove Thermal Paste?

[kristau]

Another April Fools answer (since we seem to have collected a few already):
Set it on fire. Fire kills everything.


On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 7:59 PM, Scott Yates <Scott at yatesframe.com> wrote:

> Honestly, fingernail polish remover (Acetone) and a paper towel have always
> been enough for my uses.  Even when it was dried up and crusty.
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 7:57 PM, <murraymckee at wellsfargo.com> wrote:
>
> > 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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> > MurrayMcKee at WellsFargo.com
> >
> > -----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?
> >
> > --
> > Todd
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