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    best way to get rid of the oem thermal tape on the heatsink.

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by zfactor, Oct 11, 2007.

  1. zfactor

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    any ideas?? without damaging the copper??
     
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    usapatriot Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Why would you want to remove the thermal tape? It's there for a reason.

    Anyways if you would want to remove it, just peel it off, it wont harm the copper heat sink but your notebook might overheat.
     
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    lol to apply artic silver 5. i bought a barebones system and i am assembling it now. i dont want to use that tape crap. i have a whole tube of arctic silver 5 here i want to use instead. im going to pull the sink off the gpu and appli it to that as well..

    and it will not peel off it just smears kinda.. maybe some rubbing alc. or nail polish remover??
     
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    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    Rubbing alcohol's supposed to work pretty well, but I've always ended up just scratching it off.
     
    Commander Wolf, Oct 11, 2007
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    A combination of both really. Use your fingernail to scrape off the majority, then use a cloth dipped in rubbing alcohol to remove residual, finger oils.
     
    teksurv, Oct 12, 2007
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    thanks ill try that tomm morning
     
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    credit cards are pretty good for that sort of scraping.
     
    BTG, Oct 12, 2007
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    im gonna clean it off then wet sand it down to 3000 grit then dremel it with a buffing wheel to a mirror shine lol.. should be sweet
     
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    Only thing I've found better than whats sugested above is getting some of the Arctic Sivler thermal compound remover.

    It comes as 2 parts the 1st sort of disolves and soffens teh thermal pad so you put it on and leave it for 10 min or so come back and the pad is just mush so you wipe it off. Then I thnk teh other part is just rubbing alcohol and is for priming ther surface so new stuff can be put on.
     
    BenArcher, Oct 12, 2007
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