| | |  | Thermal Compound | Home » » ArctiClean kit 60ml Kit includes 30ml ArctiClean 1 and 30ml ArctiClean 2 | | | | | | | Description: | | ArctiClean is a two-step cleaning process that removes existing thermal grease or pads and prepares the thermal surface for a fresh application of thermal interface material. ArctiClean is a specially formulated product to remove TIM from heatsinks and electronics.
Features:
Unique 2-Step Process
ArctiClean 1 Thermal Material Remover quickly emulsifies and dissolves the existing thermal grease or pad from the CPU and/or heatsink so that it can easily be removed with a clean cloth or paper towel. A few drops of ArctiClean 2 Thermal Surface Purifier and some gentle wiping then removes the remaining residue and inhibits flash corrosion on copper or aluminum.
ArctiClean 1 Thermal Material Remover
ArctiClean 1 uses a proprietary combination of non-toxic biodegradable solvents to emulsify thermal greases or thermal pads. The citrus and soy based solvents in ArctiClean 1 match or exceed many hazardous and volatile solvents such as fluorinated and chlorinated organic solvents, acetone, MEK (methyl ethyl ketone), mineral spirits, isopropyl alcohol, and toluene.
ArctiClean 2 Thermal Surface Purifier
The cationic surfactants in ArctiClean 2 remove any residue left by the ArctiClean 1 leaving a pristine surface for the application of a new thermal interface material. It also incorporates advanced flash corrosion inhibitors that minimize the corrosion layer on copper and aluminum allowing for more intimate contact between the thermal interface material and the heatsink.
Using ArctiClean 2 With Other Solvents
Most solvents and cleaning products leave residue on the CPU and heatsink that negatively affects the performance of any subsequently applied thermal interface material. ArctiClean 1 Thermal Surface Purifier removes the residue of citrus or petroleum based cleaners and inhibits flash corrosion on a copper or aluminum heatsink. | | | Features: | |
• One 60ml Kit
• Includes both ArctiClean 1 (30ml) and ArctiClean 2 (30ml)
• Easy to Use
• Cleans heatsinks and other computer components in under a minute!
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Weight:
| 0.19 pounds | | Package Length:
| 3.8 inches | | Package Width:
| 3.5 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.1 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.2 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 42 reviews |
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9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
 Works very well.Aug 18, 2010
By Zhou Lee
These cleaning solutions are legit. They work almost perfectly for cleaning off old and dried thermal grease or thermal wax, and the company's website has a set of useful instructions for how to use it: [...]
Basically, the solution labeled '1' is the one you use first to clean off the grease and dissolve it. You keep it there for maybe 30 to 60 seconds, and then wipe it off or put something over it to soak up the dissolved grease. I used paper towels for this. After it's all cleaned off, you apply '2', which is a purifier that removes all the tiny particles of leftover stuff, and basically makes it very shiny, smooth, and ready for thermal grease application. The purifier you can wipe immediately, using lint free cloth. I also used paper towels, since I didn't have coffee filters or eyeglasses cloth at hand, but it works fine as long as the towels aren't dusty.
Overall, the cleaning fluids worked great, and I used the Arctic Silver 5 grease for my laptop after cleaning it with these. You could probably go by without buying these, but it gives a lot of peace of mind to know that you're using something specially formulated just for thermal grease and wax cleaning, instead of potentially different mixes of isopropyl alcohol. Might be good to air out the room you're working in, since it does have a bit of an odd lemon-y smell.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Unnecessary for most jobs; Perfect for those tricky messesSep 30, 2011
By Bill
First things first, yes bottle one is probably just a generic citrus based cleaner and bottle two is probably just isopropyl alcohol. Now that that's out of the way let me state: I don't care what it is, it works. Yes I could just clean old paste off with isopropyl but sometimes it's not strong enough to cut through a really nasty mess and using cleaning agents like Goo-Gone on electronics wigs me out because of the residue it leaves behind.
Here's my experience with this stuff today. I decided I'd tear apart my recently red ringed XBox 360 and perform a few fixes, among them was repasting the chips. Much to my surprise when I took the heatsinks off the GPU and CPU it looked like a toddler had applied the previous paste with a squeeze bottle. Even better the cheap crap Microsoft opted to use had turned into concrete in the time it had spent in my box.
Enter Arcticlean. After about 20 minutes of cycling between bottle 1 and bottle 2 and a lot of wiping up gunk with coffee filters the processors looked shiny and almost new and the 3mm border of gray gunk surrounding each chip was gone. After a little more work I now have a working 360 again. Also despite using absolutely excessive amounts of both liquids I still have more than enough for many a job ahead.
So here's my synopsis: If you've got a simple job like replacing your CPU cooler for a nice new aftermarket cooler then you probably don't need this. Buy a 16oz bottle of 90+% isopropyl alcohol and have more than enough to clean hundreds of processors for years to come (it also works great for cleaning dirty electronics). However if you've got a real mess that requires a little more heavy duty approach the stuff in bottle 1 will cut through it and the stuff in bottle 2 leave everything like new (as well as cleaning up any leftover cleaner from bottle 1).
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Worked PerfectlyMar 25, 2010
By Steve Heinrich
"pixelswim"
These cleaners made it easy to clean off my old thermal compound. It really gives me peace of mind that I am not hurting the processor with some other household cleaner. It made my life a lot easier and these cleaners are just a step in prolonging the life of my computer.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Works Very WellApr 13, 2006
By Arne East
This two-part cleaning solution worked great. I had excess thermal gunk on my CPU from the stock fan and thermal transfer paste, but the first solution dissolved it. The second solution had a visible brightening effect on the copper.
Get this if you are a builder modder.Apr 29, 2012
By linnemeyerhere
Flat out a must have for us who seek the best temps and change components regularly. I use Q tips and this combo is perfect and leaves and shockingly clean surface which is always preferred as the starting point for new thermal compounds.
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