White Thermal Paste - how to remove it?

[howardb]

I stipped my wife's PC to do a general cleanout of dust bunnies - the idiots that put it together seemed to have spread white thermal paste over the whole CPU - the CPU is a socket A, Athlon 2500 and the paste should only be on the CPU core! (see pic.)

Any ideas what I can use to clean this all off - they even managed to get it on some of the pins! I've managed to remove a bulk of it that was caked on the top of the CPY, nut I want to get it all off.

 

[PostmanPot]

Rubbing alcohol, nail polish remover (wipe off slight oily residue if any)...

 

[howardb]

Many thanks PP - will give it a bash...

 

[Juggy]

I use methylated spiutirs.

 

[PostmanPot]

Many thanks PP - will give it a bash...

Careful now!

Pleasure.

 

[Zenbaas]

I use isopropyl alcohol with great success. You can get some from the pharmacy

 

[chickenbeef]

I take it no one here has heard of SPIT

 

[Juggy]

I take it no one here has heard of SPIT

Is that an acronym

 

[EchoZA]

I use methylated spiutirs.

Filtered through half a loaf of brown bread

 

[DJNgoma]

Arctic Silver ArtiClean, Thermal Surface Cleaner + Purifier

 

[The_Unbeliever]

Nah, I use a wire brush mounted on a drill

Just joking... elbow grease, a couple of small pieces of mutton clothes, rubbing alcohol/meth spirits and lots of time and patience will work wonders

 

[Juggy]

Filtered through half a loaf of brown bread

Jimminy, my spelling is up the pole.

 

[RSkeens]

rubbing alcohol/meth spirits and lots of time and patience will work wonders

I have also always done it that way, don't think you can go wrong doing it like that

 

[chickenbeef]

Is that an acronym

For what?

 

[CorneN]

If you use methylated spiutirs through half a loaf bread, SPIT is what drips on your CPU, which you wipe of with your sleeve...

 

[chickenbeef]

What if it drips elsewhere? Do you use a sponge to wipe it off in that case?

 

[Nameite]

I use Turps...so strong it cleans ppl off their religion

 

[Picard]

I use my fingernail.

 

[ggsmit]

can't always get isopropyl alcohol from pharmacies, go for http://www.mantech.co.za or omia protea chemicals. at pharmacy you'll pay about zar50 for 500ml, at mantech about zar200 for 5000ml
i know i'm 12 years late on this, but still...

 

[skeptic_SA]

Karcher