[Cialug] Remove Thermal Paste?

[Scott Prader]

So, I've never kept the paste to re-use it.  Once it's done, it's done
for.  Get a new tube of one of the aforementioned pastes.  As for cleaning,
a debit or credit card works nicely to scrape it off, then some rubbing
alcohol (or gasoline if you're so inclined) wiped on to get the last smears
off of the heatsink.  Let it sit to dry for a few minutes and it's ready to
rock 'n roll.

-Scott
On Apr 3, 2013 8:36 PM, "Todd Walton" <tdwalton at gmail.com> wrote:

> ...sigh  How shall I put this?
>
> "Thank you for bringing to bear on this problem your expansive
> imaginations."
>
> --
> Todd
>
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 8:29 PM, Barry Von Ahsen <barry at vonahsen.com>
> wrote:
>
> > note to self: politely decline Murray's baked goods ;)
> >
> >
> > -barry
> >
> >
> > On 04/03/2013 07:57 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
> > >
> > > Operating Systems Analyst
> > > Mainframe/Midrange Services
> > >
> > > Wells Fargo Compute Platform Services  |  800 Walnut Street  |  Des
> > Moines, IA 50309-3605
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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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