[Gllug] OT(ish) Circuit board cleaner and the blu-tak stuff for heatsinks

[Dylan]

Hi

OK, so you get the idea I'm a little into the deep water here. My m8 (yes, 
it's a m8, not me!) has tipped a drink in his laptop. So far as I can see 
(the unit is fully functional) it needs a clean, and since the heatsink is 
now removed (well, dropped off when case prised open) and the putty stuff is 
like powder (maybe this explains his long running hanging problem, me thinks) 
I figure we'll need some of that too...

So, what should I use for cleaning the sticky residue off the board? Is there 
an aerosol (or similar) spray stuff for getting in all thos crannies, or 
should I be looking at iso-alcohol, or what?

And the putty stuff - where can I find that? The guy at Maplin looked blank 
(but then he was the guy who almost had an orgasm over a reverse cut screw 
[of the nut and bolt variety!] once)

Well, happy seasonals and all (bah humbug)

Cheers
Dylan

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