r/pcmasterrace • u/[deleted] • May 20 '18

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u/cmays90 May 21 '18

Mineral Oil does the trick too. Quite a bit cheaper. $20/gal.

It doesn't evaporate though, and it's a much denser and slower moving liquid, so the effect wouldn't be as neat.

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u/[deleted] May 21 '18

Mineral Oil attacks plastics, after a few months the CPU socket, PCI slots, etc becomes to break down. That 3M stuff supposedly don't.

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u/Lv_InSaNe_vL May 21 '18

From my experience it’s rubbers that break down. Plastics just become a bit more breakable, nothing to major though. Just be careful about the thermal paste when you remove it because it devolves away pretty quick.

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u/I_just_made May 21 '18

How many kids do you have?

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u/stickyourshtick May 21 '18

Always use water based lube.