Any possible way to clean off...

dipstick · Dec 23, 2002, 08:21 PM

...Arctic Silver Epoxy?

Thanks for any help. -- I really mean it

Zarathustra · Dec 23, 2002, 08:42 PM

Epoxy? Damn that's hard. Try something with a high alcohol and/or acetone content. Nail polish remover *might* do it.

digitalwanderer · Dec 23, 2002, 08:53 PM

I'd also try lighter fluid, but no guarantees with it working with epoxy. It will break down the AS in there at least so it might weaken it....

DriveEuro · Dec 23, 2002, 09:35 PM

jizz on it? hahahah jk

Madgoat1979 · Dec 23, 2002, 09:53 PM

hey, ya never know... it might work......

silentsnow · Dec 23, 2002, 10:01 PM

You should try acetone. I found that that works best.

dipstick · Dec 23, 2002, 10:53 PM

Thanks guys. I've tried all those and they haven't done a thing. It's like I'm buffing steel. No joke this stuff is like JBWeld

I guess I'll leave it alone for now

Edit- I mean I've tried all but the jizz

Maybe I'll try it later

Zarathustra · Dec 24, 2002, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by kakarot
Edit- I mean I've tried all but the jizz Maybe I'll try it later

Hey you never know, jizz might be highly acidic

DriveEuro · Dec 24, 2002, 05:09 PM

Jizz is loaded with protein.

JavaFox · Dec 24, 2002, 05:12 PM

DriveEuro added, "And as a vegan, I gotta get my protein from somewhere!"

RACEOMATIC · Dec 30, 2002, 05:20 AM

This has worked for me with a glued on heat sinks.
Get a can of compressed air, if you hold the can upside down when you spray it, it will spray liquid out. This liquid will freeze the heat sink and the epoxy, when frozen the epoxy becomes brittle and much easier to brake.
Place something on the board to protect it then use a thin blade and try to wedge it between the sink and chip.
Be careful not to pry up on the sink you might pull the chip off the board try to split them. You need to freeze the sink real good before you start and you might haft do it again when you are prying on the sink. Some people tell me that this is nuts but it does work very well.

ToshiroOC · Dec 30, 2002, 07:07 AM

Make sure you use plenty of ventilation doing that! That compressed air stuff can get pretty nasty in close quarters, especially the Difluoroethane (supposedly causes reproductive problems with long term exposure to high levels of it) The 1, 1, 1, 2 Tetrafluoroethane stuff is supposed to be somewhat better...

dipstick · Dec 31, 2002, 03:41 PM

Cool, I'll give it a shot. But I have already gotten the hsf off, I just need to carefully clean off the core. Hope it helps

digitalwanderer · Dec 31, 2002, 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by kakarot
Cool, I'll give it a shot. But I have already gotten the hsf off, I just need to carefully clean off the core. Hope it helps

Hey, you didn't mention that! That makes it easy!

Screw the solutions and chemicals, get yourself some sandpaper and a small flat-block to wrap it around (I personally find a dugout to be perfectly suited to the task

) and just plain that crap off there! If it's really built up use a small file, but just manually grind that crap off there and finish your GPUs surface at the same time.

Zarathustra · Dec 31, 2002, 08:19 PM

Just make sure to NOT mix the upsidedown can of compressed air and the jizum. It possibly could hurt badly. But yeah sticking the CPU into the freezer for a few hours will definitely make the epoxy more brittle, but I don't think that will help much if coupled with acetone/alcohol.

Dec 23, 2002, 08:21 PM	#1
dipstick HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: USA Posts: 3,609 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	Any possible way to clean off... ...Arctic Silver Epoxy? Thanks for any help. -- I really mean it

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digitalwanderer Colour Commentator Join Date: May 2002 Location: Highland, IN USA Posts: 5,619 Rep Power: 0	Ouch. I'd also try lighter fluid, but no guarantees with it working with epoxy. It will break down the AS in there at least so it might weaken it.... __________________ WTF is up with the sigs?

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Madgoat1979 VTX NuTz!!! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 763 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	hey, ya never know... it might work...... __________________

Dec 24, 2002, 05:09 PM	#9
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	Jizz is loaded with protein. __________________ [color=orange]ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [color=black]-[/color] 2.4C --> 3300mhz [color=black]-[/color] Mushkin PC3200 at 220 5-2-2-2 (cpu limited) [color=black]-[/color] BBAti 9800Pro at 430/375 [/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]01[/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]03[/color] 16001200 12801024

Dec 23, 2002, 08:42 PM	#2
Zarathustra Elite Bastard Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Confederacy Posts: 841 Rep Power: 0	Epoxy? Damn that's hard. Try something with a high alcohol and/or acetone content. Nail polish remover might do it.

Dec 23, 2002, 10:01 PM	#6
silentsnow DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	You should try acetone. I found that that works best.

Dec 23, 2002, 10:53 PM	Thread Starter #7
dipstick HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: USA Posts: 3,609 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	Thanks guys. I've tried all those and they haven't done a thing. It's like I'm buffing steel. No joke this stuff is like JBWeld I guess I'll leave it alone for now Edit- I mean I've tried all but the jizz Maybe I'll try it later

Dec 24, 2002, 05:12 PM	#10
JavaFox E Pluribus Unum Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 3,203 Rep Power: 0	DriveEuro added, "And as a vegan, I gotta get my protein from somewhere!"

Dec 30, 2002, 05:20 AM	#11
RACEOMATIC Pecan Grower Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Cuchillo New Mexico U.S.A. Posts: 35 Rep Power: 0	This has worked for me with a glued on heat sinks. Get a can of compressed air, if you hold the can upside down when you spray it, it will spray liquid out. This liquid will freeze the heat sink and the epoxy, when frozen the epoxy becomes brittle and much easier to brake. Place something on the board to protect it then use a thin blade and try to wedge it between the sink and chip. Be careful not to pry up on the sink you might pull the chip off the board try to split them. You need to freeze the sink real good before you start and you might haft do it again when you are prying on the sink. Some people tell me that this is nuts but it does work very well.

Dec 30, 2002, 07:07 AM	#12
ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	Make sure you use plenty of ventilation doing that! That compressed air stuff can get pretty nasty in close quarters, especially the Difluoroethane (supposedly causes reproductive problems with long term exposure to high levels of it) The 1, 1, 1, 2 Tetrafluoroethane stuff is supposed to be somewhat better... __________________ [img][/img] [color=White]Peace be with you, Joe.[/color] Driverheaven Staff Member (Supermoderator)

Dec 31, 2002, 03:41 PM	Thread Starter #13
dipstick HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: USA Posts: 3,609 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	Cool, I'll give it a shot. But I have already gotten the hsf off, I just need to carefully clean off the core. Hope it helps

Dec 31, 2002, 08:19 PM	#15
Zarathustra Elite Bastard Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Confederacy Posts: 841 Rep Power: 0	Just make sure to NOT mix the upsidedown can of compressed air and the jizum. It possibly could hurt badly. But yeah sticking the CPU into the freezer for a few hours will definitely make the epoxy more brittle, but I don't think that will help much if coupled with acetone/alcohol.