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A senior tech told me I was wasting time cleaning thermal paste with isopropyl and a rag
He showed me how using a coffee filter and a drop of lighter fluid gets it off way faster with no lint left behind. Tried it last week on a crusty old HP laptop and it worked way better than my old method. Anyone else got weird little tricks like that for routine stuff?
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grant.luna5d ago
Ha! Yeah, right? Next thing they'll tell me I'm supposed to use unicorn tears and a magic cloth. But for real, coffee filters are a game changer. I've been using them for years, way better than a rag that just smears the old paste around. Lighter fluid though, that's a new one on me. Might give that a shot next time I'm scraping off a decade-old CPU mess.
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jana_miller315d ago
Oh man, that reminds me of the time I tried using nail polish remover on an old GPU and nearly melted the plastic shroud off. Have you ever ruined a part with the wrong cleaner?
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